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The nine Asda stores in Scotland set to sell the Nintendo Switch 2 tomorrow
Nintendo's latest edition of the flagship console will be hitting the shelves tomorrow, much to the delight of those who failed to secure a pre-order. While it is coming from an unexpected source - Asda - this is another opportunity for shoppers and gamers to snap up this highly-anticipated device.
However, with over a thousand stores across the UK, only 80 will be stocking the new Nintendo Switch 2 on its release day - nine of which are in Scotland. So for those who do not live near one of the stores, it may be easier to wait for online retailers to restock the device.
The original Nintendo Switch was released in 2017 in order to replace the Wii U system, reports the Mirror. Eight years later and the highly-anticipated update is now being released, with a bigger screen, new games and more built-in features.
Many fans of the handheld device have struggled to snatch up a pre-order online, so quite a few may take their chances and head to stores across the country.
Asda announced it would be offering the Mario Kart World Bundle for £429.98 on launch day - June 5. The new Mario Kart World game is exclusive to the new device and is said to include all the fun-filled racing chaos that fans love.
The Nintendo Switch 2 will be available online at once the stock arrives into stores. However, shoppers can take their chance and try to buy the bundle deal in the selected Asda stores.
It should be noted that this is a popular gaming console, so would be expected to sell out quickly.
In Scotland, the Asda stores selling the device are Asda Living Glasgow Fort, Bridge of Dee, Clydebank, Edinburgh, Galashiels, Hamilton, Milton of Craigie, Motherwell and Toryglen.
Full list of Asda stores selling the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5
Aintree
Asda Living Belfast
Asda Living Broughton
Asda Living Casnewydd
Asda Living Glasgow Fort
Asda Living Oldham
Asda Living Wrekin Park
Ashington Lintonville Ter
Barnes Hill
Benton
Bodmin
Boldon
Boston
Bridge Of Dee
Brynmawr
Burgh Heath
Caerphilly
Canterbury
Clydebank
Crewe
Cwmbran
Dagenham
Derby
Dewsbury
Doncaster
Donnington Wood
Eastlands
Eastleigh
Edinburgh
Fareham
Farnworth
Fleetwood
Galashiels
Gateshead
George Leeds Crown Point
Gloucester
Grantham
Gravesend
Grimsby
Hamilton
Hartlepool
Havant
Hereford
Hull Mount Pleasant
Huyton
Kingswood
Leicester
Lower Earley
Lowestoft
Mansfield
Merthyr Tydfil
Milton Keynes
Milton Of Craigie
Morley
Motherwell
Nuneaton
Patchway
Peterlee
Poole
Portadown
Pudsey
Queensferry
Rawtenstall
Runcorn
Sheffield
Sheffield Chaucer Road
Stevenage
Sutton Ashfield
Swindon Haydon
Tamworth
Toryglen
Trafford Park
Wakefield Durkar
Watford
West Bridgford
Weston-Super-Mare
Weymouth
Wigan
Wythenshawe
Many people have struggled to get the new switch as pre-orders for the console - both of the base unit and the Mario bundle - on Amazon have sold out.
UK retailer GAME also had to take to social media to acknowledge that it had to cancel several of their online pre-orders. They said: "We understand how disappointing this is, especially for those who have been eagerly awaiting their order."
The Switch 2 is still available for pre-order on the Nintendo Website. Nintendo Switch Online members can get the normal device for £395.99, while the Nintendo Switch 2 and Mario Kart World bundle cost a bit more at £429.99.
