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A GameStop damaged Nintendo Switch 2 displays after stapling receipts to the boxes, but buyers will receive replacements.
Sam's Club: The Walmart-owned warehouse club had the Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World Bundle on June 5. It will only be available to Sam's Club members. New members can get an annual Sam's Club membership for $25 (was $50).
The release of the Nintendo Switch 2 saw a hiccup, at least in New York, as some GameStop customers reported purchasing damaged devices.
Some people reported an unwelcome surprise after picking up their Nintendo Switch 2 preorders at GameStop: staples used to attach receipts to Switch 2 boxes ended up damaging the screens on the console, as reported by IGN. However, GameStop says this was an issue that was “isolated” to a single store and that it has already offered replacements.
A thread went viral on the GameStop subreddit last night when someone shared pictures of a receipt stapled to their Switch 2 box that went through the cardboard and damaged their console. “Midnight release went bad for me,
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Staplers and LCD displays: a terrible, no-good, very bad combination.
Nintendo packed it tight, GameStop sealed the deal. With a stapler. I’d cry my eyes out if that happened to me.
Prior to launch day, GameStop was offering up to a $175 credit for your Switch OLED. That price has come down to $104 for GameStop Pro members and $95 for non-members. By comparison, Best Buy is still offering up to a $130 trade-in credit, which makes it the best trade-in deal right now.
The new Nintendo Switch 2 released Thursday, June 5, with superfans waiting outside stores for the official midnight release.
The months of anticipation for the Nintendo Switch 2 ended this week as the first buyers brought their consoles home and prepared to play games. But not everyone has had a seamless experience. As reported by IGN,