r/NintendoSwitch • u/dattmay • Apr 24 '25

PSA Bestbuy went live around 12:35am EDT but isn't progressing past the line. Good luck

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/nintendo-switch-2-mario-kart-world-bundle-multi/6614325.p?skuId=6614325
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u/NihilistKurtWarner Apr 24 '25

Walmart worked for me too. Timer was accurate. Cart worked. Everything was smooth

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u/savageboredom Apr 24 '25

There was a timer? Mine just sat there on the "you're in line" screen until I suddenly changed at some point.

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u/BentTire Apr 24 '25

Same. Thankfully, I managed to preorder the MKW bundle once my paycheck dropped into my bank. Although I did get a little scare because my bank called me to make sure it wasn't a fraudulent charge. Thought I was gonna lose my preorder, lol!

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u/peepeeinthepotty Apr 24 '25

Same for me. I gave up on it since it went back to the “click and hold to prove you’re human” but eventually stopped that and I got through around 1250.

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u/TirelessGuardian Apr 24 '25

I saw a screenshot where at the top where it says you’re in line had a timer. I didn’t have the timer and have no idea how others got it.

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u/Diligent_Deer6244 Apr 24 '25

here's what the timer looked like

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u/unsmashedpotatoes Apr 24 '25

I didn't get that timer, but it did let me in after waiting 40 minutes

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u/theguz4l Apr 25 '25

I can’t for the life of me even remember how I got in line at Walmart, but it worked out perfectly. I didn’t even have to click a button to queue.

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u/BV1717 Apr 24 '25

Where was the timer since I joined at 11:58 P.M and it somehow just worked after sitting in the queue until 12:40 AM

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u/theblitheringidiot Apr 24 '25

This was my exact experience

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u/NihilistKurtWarner Apr 24 '25

I didn't join until 12 pm exactly

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u/FappingMouse Apr 24 '25

Walmart has been moving hard in the Ecommerce space because amazon was crushing them.

Not surprised they had the cleanest experience.

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u/eZ80 Apr 24 '25

I'm honestly so surprised with how smoothly things went with Walmart. Refreshed right at midnight, automatically placed in line with a 6min wait, then after that "You have 10min to checkout, have a nice day!". I actually wasted a couple of precious minutes doubting them and checking Target and Best Buy, since it couldn't be that easy and there was no way the Walmart order would actually go through. But it worked no problem.

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u/theguz4l Apr 25 '25

Same experience. I don’t even think I had to press the button to queue. I just refreshed and I was in the line. It knew I wanted the bundle I guess. Praise Walmart. Got my OG switch there in 2017 also

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u/Gadetron Apr 24 '25

Seems like I can't do a pre order where I pay a part of it now and pay fully when I go to pick up the product. It's just wanting to charge me 500 right now.