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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).
Not only does the Killswitch protect your new shiny Nintendo tech, but it also provides extra storage for your Switch and Switch 2 game carts. And it doesn't cover up your handheld's USB-C ports, so you can still give your console a quick charge, or hook up a portable USB-C camera on top of the handheld without issue.
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.
Staplers and LCD displays: a terrible, no-good, very bad combination.
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Nintendo Switch 2 owners are opening consoles with punctured screens due to store receipts being stapled into the front of the console's box.
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.
YouTube stars CoryxKenshin and Dashie had their Nintendo Switch 2 release meetup shut down by police after they got to takeover a Gamestop.