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Nuvendil on 15 January 2017
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GribbleGrunger said:
Nuvendil said:

Yeah, I could see that being the case.  Would also explain why this has happened in the past on rare occassions.

The thing is though, other stores don't seem to be able to do this. Clearly Gamestop have to wait for their next allocation of preorders before they can take them:

GRAPEVINE, Texas, Jan. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GameStop, a family of specialty retail brands that makes the most popular technologies affordable and simple, has reserved all of its first allotment of Nintendo Switch systems.
On Friday, the retailer began taking reservations for the Nintendo Switch online and in its more than 3,900 stores nationwide.
“The fact that this initial allotment has been completely reserved in a matter of a few days demonstrates gamers desire for this fun and revolutionary gaming system,” said Bob Puzon, senior vice president of merchandising at GameStop. “We’re working closely with Nintendo to get additional Nintendo Switch units, and will let our customers know when they become available. We encourage customers to visit www.gamestop.com/switch and sign up to be get updates about the product and availability.”

Hmmm, true, but every company does handle this differently.  I know that GameStop reportedly handles their business a bit differently than your other retailers.  So those differences could be it I suppose.  Would have to hear from Walmart, Target, and Best Buy to see if it's just GameStop's business model or if this is more of a widespread issue which would mean Amazon is the anomoly.