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Switch 2 pre-orders have basically been sold out since they went live last month, but a lucky few might still be able to nab the new Nintendo console in person when it launches on June 5. GameStop, Best Buy, and others have promised limited quantities on site at certain stores when fans go to pick-up their midnight pre-orders.

Nintendo Switch 2 Could Launch With Almost No Reviews

Best Buy was the first to signal that at least some of its Switch 2 inventory at certain stores was being set aside for day-one sales. The electronics retailer promised “limited inventory of systems, games, accessories [and] the chance for a free Nintendo collectible” for those showing up at 12:01 a.m. ET on June 5.

Target appears to be doing something similar. According to multiple reports, certain locations will have anywhere from 30 to 100 Switch 2 consoles available to the first customers to arrive without existing pre-orders. The company hasn’t announced anything official yet, and it’s not clear if its stores will be doing midnight pre-order pickups or customers there will have to wait until regular opening hours.

GameStop, on the other hand, is all-in on the Switch 2 midnight launch party. “Additional Switch 2 units will be available in-store and online while supplies last,” the retailer confirmed last week. The “launch event” begins at 3:00 p.m. local time, with pre-order pickups beginning at midnight. The suggestion is that if you want a shot at one of those on-site consoles, you’ll need to be some of the first in line for that 3:00 p.m. start time. You’ll also get a free Red Bull.

Walmart hasn’t yet confirmed its plans for launch day inventory yet, and Amazon has been completely silent about pre-orders and when it will begin selling the Switch 2, if at all. Nintendo is still slowly going through its own My Nintendo Store pre-order process with invitations going out on a rolling basis. But those units aren’t guaranteed to arrive on launch day and some might not arrive until days or weeks later.

Basically, what I’m saying is that if you failed to lock down a pre-order in the initial frenzy last month, there’s still hope. Now, does that mean showing up on the day of or camping out for a week? Knowing Nintendo fans, and with the Switch 2 being the biggest console launch in the company’s history, I wouldn’t put anything past them.

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Board game company WizKids has apologised for its recent line of Baldur’s Gate 3 miniatures, acknowledging the melty faced monstrosities “missed the mark” and offering full refunds.

WizKids announced the range – officially known as Dungeons & Dragons: Icons Of The Realms: Baldur’s Gate 3 – at the end of last year, and US customers began receiving their £50/$49.99, seven-character sets earlier this month. However, rather than the crisply detailed renditions of Astarion, Karlach, Gale, Shadowheart, Wyll, Lae’zel and Withers featured in WizKids’ promotional material, customers instead received pre-painted miniatures that wouldn’t have looked out of place in a Borja church fresco – and complaints were swift.

And now, with more and more images of the squishy faced disappointments being shared online, WizKids has been forced to concede that, yes, its Baldur’s Gate 3 miniatures are in fact rubbish. “As a company, WizKids seeks to create products that enhance and add to the enjoyment of game play,” it wrote on its website. “We want our customers to build long-lasting, fond memories around game nights with friends and family using our products.”

Uncanny. | Image credit: Eurogamer/WizKids

“Unfortunately, we missed the mark on this goal with the D&D Icons of the Realms: Baldur’s Gate 3 Character Boxed Set,” it continued. “If you purchased this set through our online stores, we will be offering a full refund to those who are unsatisfied with their set… We’re aware of the recent reports and complaints and are taking them seriously. Our team is currently investigating these issues and taking action to make this right for those whose purchases were negatively affected and to ensure these issues do not recur in future products and reprints.”

WizKids notes anyone who purchased the box set from a third-party retailer should contact them directly for a refund, while those wishing for a replacement – one that “meets the standards expected” – can do so via its website.

“Please accept our sincerest apologies for the frustration and disappointment these quality issues caused our customers,” WizKids concluded. “We, too, feel the same as the final product did not meet our expectations or that of our Wizards of the Coast partner. Our teams are working to find the best solutions to resolve this for all involved and to work with you, our customers, to fix this. We appreciate your patience as we focus on getting back to those affected and helping them with their refunds in a timely manner.”

It’s hardly a fitting celebration of developer Larian’s acclaimed 2023 RPG, but with the studio’s work on the game now largely at an end following April’s massive Patch 8, Astarion, Karlach, and friends are now entirely at Dungeons & Dragons owner Hasbro’s mercy. And if that means licensing them out to be turned into unrecgonsisable bits of plastic, then so be. Hasbro has, of course, already confirmed it’s keen to find a studio to make Baldur’s Gate 4, but with Larian now working on its own mysterious projects, it’s unclear how far off that may be.

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Stores Tease Switch 2 Stock At Launch If You Missed Pre-Orders

Baldur’s Gate 3’s terrible miniatures “missed the mark” so much, WizKids is offering refunds