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<p>Both in stores and online!</p>
<p>Target will sell the Nintendo Switch on its worldwide launch date — this Friday, March 3 — both in stores and online, a representative for the company confirmed to Polygon today.</p>
<p>“Although we sold through pre-order quantities last month, Target will have an additional wave of units available in stores and online beginning March 3,” the spokesperson said in an email.</p>
<p>Unlike <a href="http://ift.tt/2mDrDOX">Best Buy</a> and <a href="http://ift.tt/2m7YNds">GameStop</a>, Target will not be holding any midnight launch events for the Switch. Instead, Target locations will begin selling the console, as well as games and accessories, on March 3 at 8 a.m. local time, according to the company’s <a href="http://ift.tt/2ls9i6F">current weekly ad</a>. Because Target refreshes its website overnight, the rep said they could not be any more specific than “Friday morning” as to when the Switch will be available to buy online.</p>
<p>Most Target locations open at 8 a.m., and the retailer is advising that customers who are looking to pick up a Switch check with their local store for availability. The Target spokesperson could not confirm the number of consoles that each location will have, but they will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, so you should line up early if you want to snag one. The rep told Polygon that while stores are “always encouraged to use a ticketing system [&#8230;] where warranted,” they make that call “at the individual store level.”</p>
<p>For more on the Nintendo Switch, read our <a href="http://ift.tt/2msS6TC">review of the console</a>.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="http://ift.tt/2lscv6c">Polygon &#8211;  Full</a></em></div>
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