She says she preordered it before the delay, this somehow than preloaded and she's able to play on her switch lite but it isn't in her library Or the option to redownload it
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Someone was able to get the Advanced Wars 1+2 Remake
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She says she preordered it before the delay, this somehow than preloaded and she's able to play on her switch lite but it isn't in her library Or the option to redownload it
Considering today was the originally scheduled release date...? Nah, it sounds about right to me. Someone forgot to change the unlock date, lmao.
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Aren't pre loads like 1 week before release? This would make impossible to have it as pre load since the game was delayed before that, also, there should be a ton of people playing, not only one
There have been cases of pre-loads over a month before launch before. Also... most people wouldn't have bothered to check/notice, so it's not unreasonable that folks just didn't catch this.
right but wouldn't multiple people who preloaded be playing the game in that case?
...would you have checked? I think most people either didn't pre-load before it got delayed, or just didn't bother to check.
I thought pre-loads stopped being downloaded immediately when the new pre-order system went into place, where now you're only charged and get to pre-load a week out from release.
Nintendo changed their preorder system on the eShop a while ago so that any preorders more than a week before the game launches don't actually get processed until a week before the game launches, at which point the preorder actually goes through (and a user's payment method is charged) at which point the game will start to preload. Before that there were preloads farther out than a week before the game launches but there shouldn't be any now.
The system also notifies you when a game has been preloaded (and will unlock on release date) with a little notification when it's done and another notification when it unlocks automatically. (And otherwise it connects online when you try to launch it.)
I think the preload story is way more believable than someone pirating this specific game somehow and then choosing to tweet about it.
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Glitches can and have happened, Nintendo having a system in place before that could preload games weeks beforehand can certainly lead to situations where someone could potentially get a game before they're suppose to, especially when it involves thousands if not potentially millions of switches
Before the change, there were far fewer pre-order items on the eShop because pre-orders only went up once the software was available to pre-load. There were cases of games pre-loading a month early.
Their eShop backend for the Switch is pretty solid though, for example even if you switch your Nintendo account to a region where a game has already released you won't be able to launch a game if it hasn't been released in the region you purchased it in. Unless this person was literally the only person in the world who preordered it on the eShop I don't think it's plausible Nintendo only messed up with them.
Yeah, that's what I said? Now that shouldn't be possible since even if the software would be available to preload more than a week before it's release date if a pre-order purchase went through it can't as you can't complete a pre-order purchase until a week before release. (You also can't switch the region of a Nintendo account with a preorder that hasn't preloaded yet unless you cancel it which is annoying.)
Nintendo eShop seemingly reveals Advance Wars’ new Switch release date | VGC
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is set to release on April 8th 2022, according to the eShop.
www.videogameschronicle.com
Just to check, did this not let people preorder back then?
I had it preordered back when it was still up. When it got delayed I got an email about the delay from Nintendo then maybe a week later I got another email saying the preorder was cancelled. Nothing ever downloaded to my Switch. If the story is true, definitely a weird glitch.
Pre-order sure, but this went up after the eShop changes, so I don't think the pre-load was ready at that point. But my only frame of reference is the NA eShop, so I can't say if these changes were instituted in other regions. It looks like the twitter poster is from Ireland?Nintendo eShop seemingly reveals Advance Wars’ new Switch release date | VGC
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is set to release on April 8th 2022, according to the eShop.
Just to check, did this not let people preorder back then?
I just checked and the game's been straight up pulled from the eShop. Is that new? Cause last I checked, it was still on the eShop, just with the released date listed as TBA. But now it's not even listed whatsoever.
Agreed but I do understand the delay, though. Here's to hoping Nintendo decides to release late May or something? (I have no idea when a good release date for this game would be lol)
I don't know why some of you don't believe her account of things- literally how else could she be playing it unless you're suggesting she somehow stole the game from within Nintendo? Review keys have not been distributed as far as I know.
Even if this person managed to pre-load the game, the game is unplayable until Nintendo distributes the title key to unencrypt the game. They'd have to connect to the internet to get the title key, and given that the title isn't for sale on the eShop, I'd be very surprised if they managed to get the key.
What doesn't add up is this only happening for this person. If it was an issue with a region and hardware, for example, you'd expect at least some more people from there experiencing it. I'm suspicious.
I dunno, fake it somehow? The preload story doesnt add up really, why only one person, why was it preloaded early? Apparently preload is only a week in advance?
Seems unlikely.
You think this story's unbelievable? I ran into this one fucker who insisted he got the game over a decade ago, on the GAME BOY ADVANCE. He tried to tell me it was sold in two parts as well, separate carts and everything!
People will try to peddle any stupid BS these days!
People will try to peddle any stupid BS these days!
This is wild. Maybe I'll get lucky and the physical copy I preordered from Target will accidentally get shipped to me. :p
The game hasn't leaked either, for reference. Just people being stupid
Maybe I'm on the wrong side of this but I didn't understand the delay anyway. Not like it helps the situation. Would have been cooler to release it and donate a percentage of first week sales to Ukraine.
I kind of feel the same way. Like I understand especially with Blue Moon being a Russian allegory who does invade Orange Star at the beginning. But if the war in Ukraine continues for months on end what is Nintendo going to do? The game appears to be finished. Better to have portion of sales go to humanitarian efforts than just sitting on it.
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I bet some hacker group is desperately trying to buy her Switch to see if they can rip and release the game somehow haha. Imagine the 'buzz' that would drum up, delayed game 'leaked' online for modded Switch.
I bet some hacker group is desperately trying to buy her Switch to see if they can rip and release the game somehow haha. Imagine the 'buzz' that would drum up, delayed game 'leaked' online for modded Switch.