If you want a Nintendo Switch at launch but don't have a pre-order yet, you may be out of luck. In addition, we suggest to customers who want to take advantage of this to attend our midnight launch parties, as that will give them the best chance of securing one of these extra Switch consoles. Nintendo does not have a great history with delivering adequate stock for in-demand items, and consoles nearly always sell out at launch anyway. Still, some diehard fans will receive Switches at launch, and so the chances of getting one this way are officially more than zero. GameStop will be holding midnight launch events for the Switch at stores across the country.

Source: Forbes February 23, 2017 16:34 UTC