NYC Gamers Get First Crack At Switch On Jan. 13th

The Nintendo Switch is one of the most highly anticipated video game home consoles and it’s coming to the U.S. in just a few days. It would seem that gamers in New York City will be one of the first to get their hands on the unit since it will be made available on Friday, January 13th.

The consoles will start rolling out starting at 9 AM E.T., Polygon reports. According to the Tweet that the official account of Nintendo NY sent out notes that the units will only be available until supplies last. So those who made pre-orders will need to get there early if they want one and are not willing to wait.

On that note, there are still several details missing with regards to the console despite the many leaks that have already occurred. For example, the exact price of the Switch hasn’t been confirmed and neither have the titles that will be made available during launch.

Those details are going to be revealed during the January 12th press conference that Nintendo has set up with the Switch as the main focus. It will happen in Tokyo, Japan and will start at 11 PM E.T. when the precise release date will also be provided.

On the matter of the limited-time pre-order promotion, it does fall on the short-notice side of things that doesn’t really give gamers out of state a lot of time to take their chances at owning a Switch early, PC Mag reports. Then again, at this point, it can be assumed that local customers will likely be the majority of the crowd lining up to get their own unit.

For the rest, it’s not as if they really even have to wait that long. In all likelihood, the Switch will become available at retail stores in short order anyway.