Where in Portland can you buy the Nintendo Switch at midnight on launch day?

Nintendo's newest console is due out this week and navigating who's got stock and who won't is too often a tricky proposition. That's why we reached out to major retailers in the Portland area to find out which stores will have the console. Although stores such...

Where in Portland can you buy the Nintendo Switch at midnight on launch day?

Nintendo's newest console is due out this week and navigating who's got stock and who won't is too often a tricky proposition. That's why we reached out to major retailers in the Portland area to find out which stores will have the console.

Although stores such as Best Buy and Target are selling the Switch on launch day, some will only be handing out pre-ordered units on March 3 while others will have some available for walk-ins.

Nintendo's newest machine is a hybrid home/handheld console -- its innards are contained within a tablet-style apparatus with detachable controllers. It can be hooked up to a TV via HDMI.

Pre-orders for the Switch went live at 10 p.m. on Jan. 12. Online reservations at major retailers in the Portland area were sold out within a couple of hours.

Nintendo's Switch launches alongside "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild," the next installment in one of the company's flagship series. The game will also release for the Wii U on Friday.

The Nintendo Switch is priced at $299.99 while most of its games will retain the $59.99 price point that's been standard since the Xbox 360 launched in 2005. Although the machine ships with two Joy-Cons -- tiny controllers that flank the left and right side of the console while it's in handheld mode -- four-player games will require another set.

Those won't be cheap: A pair of extra Joy Cons will run you $79.99. (Or one for $49.99.)

The Nintendo Switch Pro controller will run $69.99 while a charging dock suitable for two Joy Cons will cost $29.99.

Below you'll find the full list of Portland-area retailers that will have the console in stock, whether they'll be opening at 12:01 a.m. on Friday to sell Nintendo's newest hybrid machine and if there will be any stock for walk-in customers.

Best Buy

Jantzen Beach, 2055 N. Tomahak Island Dr., Portland
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? Yes

Washington Square, 8905 S.W. Cascade Ave., Beaverton
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? Yes

Clackamas, 9630 S.E. 82nd Ave, Portland
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? Yes

Beaverton, 3055 S.W. Cedar Hills Blvd.
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? Yes

Cascade Station, 9739 N.E. Cascades Parkway, Portland
Walk-in units? No
Midnight opening? Yes

Tanasbourne, 18085 N.W. Evergreen Pkwy., Hillsboro
Walk-in units? No
Midnight opening? Yes

Gresham, 1148 N.W. Norman Ave.
Walk-in units? No
Midnight opening? Yes

GameStop

Eastport Plaza, 4328 S.E. 82nd Ave., Portland
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? Yes

Gateway, 1307 N.E. 102nd Ave., Portland
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? Yes

Lloyd Center, 1137 N.E. Lloyd Blvd., Portland
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? Yes

Barnes Road, 11196 S.W. Barnes Rd., Beaverton
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? Yes

Tanasbourne, 18033 N.W. Evergreen Pkwy., Beaverton
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? Yes

Washington Square, 9414 S.W. Washington Square Rd., Beaverton
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? Yes

Hillsboro, 2351 S.E. Tualatin Valley Hwy.
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? Yes

Clackamas Town Center, 12000 S.E. 82nd Ave., Portland
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? Yes

Clackamas Promenade, 8954 Sunnyside Rd., Clackamas
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? Yes

Toys 'R Us

Jantzen Beach, 12305 N. Starlight Ave., Portland
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

Clackamas, 12535 S.E. 82nd Ave.
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

Tigard, 10065 S.W. Cascade Blvd.
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

Target

Hillsboro, 2295 S.E. Tualatin Valley Hwy.
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

Jantzen Beach, 1555 N. Tomahawk Island Dr.
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

Tanasbourne, 18101 N.W. Evergreen Pkwy., Beaverton
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

Downtown Portland, 939 S.W. Morrison St.
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

Beaverton, 10775 S.W. Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy.
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

Tigard, 9009 S.W. Hall Blvd.
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

Sherwood, 21365 S.W. Baler Way
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

Wilsonville, 25925 S.W. Heather Pl.
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

Walmart

Happy Valley, 10000 S.E. 82nd Ave.
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

Eastport Plaza, 4200 S.E. 82nd Ave., Portland
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

North Portland, 1123 N. Hayden Meadows Dr.
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

Wood Village, 23500 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? Yes

Tigard, 7600 S.W. Dartmouth St.
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

Sherwood, 21320 S.W. Langer Farms Pkwy
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

Cornelius, 220 N. Adair St.
Walk-in units? Yes
Midnight opening? No

--Eder Campuzano | 503.221.4344
@edercampuzano
ecampuzano@oregonian.com

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