GameStop says Switch demand is “tremendous”

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A GameStop spokesperson confirmed what many suspected for weeks: that there is huge demand for the Nintendo Switch out there, and that people are pre-ordering it like crazy.

GameStop senior director of merchandising Eric Bright said that demand for the console is “tremendous”.

“We’ve seen tremendous demand for Switch. And of the initial allocation of pre-orders we took, the majority of them were done by PowerUp Reward customers. They’re definitely looking for this device. We have a ways to go before we satisfy all the demand that’s out there.”

And Bright expects this to continue as the console launches.

“There’s no slowdown, and we don’t see that stopping. We see that continuing for some time” he said.

We recently reported that Walmart sold out of Swtich pre-orders, and Nintendo president has even higher hopes: he believes the Switch could sell as many units as the Wii.

Pre-orders are going well in other territories too: Last month Japanese retailers reported that 80% of the allocated pre-order units were sold out.

In fact, pre-orders were going so well that Nintendo increased production just to fulfill pre-orders that were placed.

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TomPosted:

well a new type of console is always popular at the start. Probably going to be millions sold on day 1. cant wait to see how much Nintendo makes.

RareparrotPosted:

yeah and im not one of them

IlcamorristaPosted:

not going to buy this one. GAMES HAVE GONE DOWN SO MUCH

NickPosted:

No interest from me for this console

djPosted:

Really excited to try out what nintendo has in store next. Pre-ordered this bad larry as soon as I could. Going back to them elementary days boiz.

Two_FacedPosted:

I think I'm gonna buy a couple and flip em. Other than that, no intrest right now.

SakuPosted:

Now that badass i have to say man

Mr_RobotPosted:

"wow this is super cool. lets make this news" said someone who must of been really bored. this isnt news at all and i couldn't care less about whether a employee at gamestop says the demand is high

SkatesPosted:

I'll be purchasing one a little after launch as the price will drop, like it always does for consoles. I'm not worried about it.

DecyPosted:

No wonder the console looks awesome.