Nintendo Switch pre-orders go live on Friday, but there's a catch

Nintendo's highly anticipated Switch hybrid portable handheld/game console will launch in March. When exactly? We won't know the details until Thursday night when Nintendo holds its Switch tell-all online stream.

But one thing we do know is when Nintendo fans will be able to put down their money for a pre-order.

According to a tweet sent out by Nintendo's flagship store in New York City, there will be a "limited quantity of pre-orders" for the Switch starting on Friday, Jan. 13 at 9 a.m. Eastern Time.

The catch, of course, is that the pre-orders will be taken at the brick-and-mortar store, so if you're not in the neighborhood, you might be out of luck. Read more...