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pitzy272 said: 

1. Should I buy a Switch now, or wait for a deal on BF or closer to Christmas? I feel like Nintendo doesn’t often do major discounts or bundles. So would I get the same deal now as I would during BF/the holidays?

2. I realllly would like to play the old Super Mario Galaxy games. Can I buy these and other prior-gen Nintendo games digitally on the Switch/Nintendo store? Or is the Switch BC?

3. Will I be able to enjoy Zelda BotW if I’ve never played a Zelda game before?

4. Is there any peripheral or anything else I have to buy other than what comes with the Switch? I’ve heard people talk about some alternate controller? Not sure what that’s about...

Sorry I know so little about Nintendo/the Switch. But thank you in advance for any and all answers! :) And any other tips or useful info you want to share is welcome as well!

1. Get whatever you can find in stock. Nintendo is very slow with their price drops when things are successful. 

2. Not yet, unfortunately. Nintendo would be insane not to bring virtual console over though. The platform is perfect for it as it has all prior control schemes and is portable. 

3. Absolutely. There is very little story continuity between The Legend of Zelda games, and this one breaks the conventions of 3D Zelda titles gameplay/design-wise. 

4. Get adapters for your current controllers, it'll save you a lot of money. The Pro Controller isn't worth the price. An adapter would only be between $10-20, a Pro Controller is $70.