Preordering the Nintendo Change 2? This is the place you may rating the perfect trade-in deal.

Nintendo lastly unveiled extra particulars concerning the Change 2 this week, together with its sticker value. The forthcoming console will price $449.99 by itself, or $499.99 as a part of a Mario Kart World bundle when it launches on June 5. Say it with me now: Ouch.

In line with Mashable’s Alex Perry, who performed Change 2 for a couple of hours at a press demo, the system continues to be a “must-buy” for its efficiency bump, bigger 1080p show, and the ethernet port in its revamped dock. “[Behind] all the price discourse and hardware gimmicks is a device that feels like a huge step up from its predecessor in almost every way,” Perry writes. Nonetheless, one will be forgiven for not wish to drop $450+ on what’s final a luxurious merchandise on this financial system.

Luckily, there is a comparatively straightforward method for customers to take a decent chunk out of the Change 2’s value, and that is by buying and selling in an older Change system. (No want to hold onto it should you nonetheless wish to play Change 1 video games: Backwards compatibility is a go.) GameStop had the perfect trade-in deal on the time of writing, providing as much as $175 off a Change 2 preorder while you relinquish a previous-gen console now by way of April 30.

GameStop’s Nintendo Change 2 preorder listings:

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Extra particularly, GameStop offers you $175 in retailer credit score for an OLED Change, $120 for the standard Change (V1 or V2), and $100 for a Change Lite. GameStop Professional members get 10% extra credit score. Keep in mind that these numbers hinge on the older system being in good situation and together with all of its elements — i.e., the dock, AC adapter, HDMI cable, and each Pleasure-Con.

GameStop’s provides simply beat different Change trade-in offers at competing retailers. For comparability’s sake, Finest Purchase offers you $90 for an OLED Change and solely $20 for a Change or Change Lite. At Goal, you will get $25 for a Change Lite and $20 for a daily Change.

Change 2 preorders start April 9 at taking part retailers and Might 8 by way of the My Nintendo Retailer, which is able to ship out staggered batches of preorder invitations by way of electronic mail (with precedence given to energetic Nintendo Change On-line members).