The Switch 2 announcement cycle sure has been fun folks, hasn’t it? First, we had a teaser trailer that basically announced there was, theoretically, a new Nintendo system that looked slightly different from the old Nintendo system but not really. Then nothing for months like Nintendo had gone out for a pack of cigarettes and just married som🔥eone else and started a new family.

Then we got 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:anoth🌠er trailer that lo𝐆oked really cool and we were all like, “Nice!” and then we saw the price and we were all like, “Oh, look at the time! Must be going!” And then after that, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:North America had its pre-order deℱlayed because t🍒he United States decided to set its sanity on “shuffle” to just seꦍe where the playlist takes us.

But now that we know pre-orders are coming to North America ꦅnext week, it’s time I started thinking seriously about whether or not I’m going to pre-order the system. Probably! On one hand, I’m a massive Nintendo fan who falls for everything like a complete mark. Full disclosure: a long time ago I worked for the company, but trust me, folks, they will not get me free stuff, no matter how much I ask.

I wish ꧋my former colleagues were corrupt enough to sway my opinion because lord knows I’m corrupt enough to have my opinion swayed. On the other hand, seriously, for the love of god, $450 or $500 is a lot of money for a portable console. And with a decision that big, I’ve got a few questions I need to ask myself.

Am I A Complete Sucker Doing This Again?

Probably the most important question. Am I ready to go through this whole process again? Am I really going to buy another console when I have hundreds of games I still haven’t finished? Hell, I still have a good number of Nintendo Switch games just waiting to be played. Hell, I’ve got a good number of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:PlayStation Vita games just waiting to be played. Not completed! Played!

Vast roleplaying games that could take up hundreds of hours. And sure, buying a console on day one worked out for the original Nintendo Switch, but maybe less so for the launches of the Wii U, 3DS, or DS. Those I probably should have waited a beat on, right? Maybe even a long beat. But like a ♛cartoon character running into a tunnel pa⭕inted on a wall, I’m an eternal candidate for the ‘Fell For It Again’ award.

Should I trust my experience telling me that holding off on a console is both a good way to assess value and allow the company to work out any technical flaws in the first run of the product? Sure. Will I? Ha ha ha, oh, you!

How Many Tabs Am I Going To Keep Open?

Seriously, how far am I going to go to get this pre-order? I’m now over 40. I have no family. I have no children. The last person with a memory of my existence will be the man who digs my grave. So I’m going to be sitting alone in a dark room - at literal midnight - with mul🍒tiple computer and tablet screens open to different retail websites. Best Buy. GameStop. Walmart. Nintendo’s own website. I’m sure I’ll also have random🌱, shady company websites that are more likely to steal my information and Talented Mr. Ripley my life than deliver a real system.

But I’ll have those tabs open anyway. The question is just how many. Will the💯re be enough? Will I find the one legitimate store that actually has a Nintendo Switch? Or will I do that thing where I have so many tabs that you can’t tell what any of them are? Probably that latter one, because I’m the stupidest man alive. I’ll open tab after tab after tab while losing hope after hope after hope.

How Long Am I Going To Refresh These Tabs?

My favorite video game is clicking refres🙈h on websites that are desperately trying to stay on as millions of other people click “refresh” at the same time. It’s 12:00! Better refresh every we♔bsite ever made to see if the Switch 2 is up for pre-order! 12:01! Better refresh again! I’m certainly not helping crash all these sites; everyone else is the problem. Better hit that old refresh!

I’ll keep clicking like a rat trying to get a small pellet of food from a scientist. Just clicking and tapping and hitting enter, hoping those little reward cube comes my way. Not yet available. Refresh. Not yet available. Refresh. Not yet available. Refresh. Add to cart! Oh my God! Wait, wait, wait, two websites said I can add it to the cart! 🐈What luck! Better kill valuable time and try to add i🦩t to both carts in what most certainly won’t turn out to be a lesson in patience and greed.

Am I Really Going To Spend This Much On Launch Games?

This is one of the most challenging parts. Once I finally manage to get something into a cart on a retail website, I’ll have to look at the price. And I’m going to have to ask myself: Am I really going to spend $80 or more on launch games? Sure, sure, sure there’s a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mario Kart bundle. But am I getting a whole Switch 2 for just one new game? Yeah, no. I 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:don’t thi💝nk that’s the way🥂 this world works.

When it comes to a console launch, I need at least one great game, one almost good game, and one game that feels like a mistake 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:God forgot to delete from his plan. But how much are these going to cost? Will they even be available? Am I going to do that dumbass thing I always do where I add too much toꦗ the cart and then panic? And, more importantly, am I explicitly part of the problem ruining it for everyone else? I’ll never face the truth!

When I Finally Get One Into The Cart And It Disappears, Will I Break Down?

Everyone knows the most challenging part of pre-ordering a console is the mysterious transition between ‘in your cart’ and ‘actually purchased’. Many websites are happy to let you add something to a cart. This is because many websites hate you and want you to feel a false tinge of hope before hitting ‘confirm purchase’. Because, hoo baby, this is when your cart is about to be empty. All of that refreshing. All of that waiting. And all of thꦰat desperately adding games and accessories to a cart only to find they’re gone.

‘Out of stock’ it’ll say, while refreshing earlier pages will say it’s still in stock. ‘Enter your email to get notified when availabl⛦e’ it’ll say, after you’ve spent a week checking your email for when pre-orders go up. And because this is a pre-order, none of that will make sense anyway. It’ll all feel bad. So when it happens to me, the question is, just how far will it break me.

Will I lose my mind? Will I give up? Will I realize that I’ve got a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Steam Deck that I just bought a ton of games on for a tour and therefore I should be fine and just wait for the Switch 2 to become more available literally one monthꦏ later? Nah. I’ll probably cry in the shower, then step out of the shower, turn off the lights, and cry in the shower in the dark where even I can’t see how pathetic I am.

When An Order Finally Makes It Through, Why Will I Feel Nothing?

Yes.

Should I Get A Switch Camera So I Can See My Cool Friends While Playing Online?

Absolutely not. Even I have some self-respect.