As a PSA for any Aussies with a preorder for the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Collector’s Edition from the Nintendo Australia store: your order will be sent as a split shipment.
Updated 20/7/22: Added further clarification on NOA email to customers and Nintendo Australia’s response.
The first package, containing the game itself, should still arrive on the game’s release date on July 29, so no problems there. The second package, containing all the Collector’s Edition items, will arrive in Australian hands sometime in Spring. The reason for the delay, according to an email sent to customers by Nintendo of America, is “unforeseen logistical challenges.”
The Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Collector’s Edition is a My Nintendo Store exclusive. If you head to the game’s Australian My Nintendo Store page, you’ll see an update in the fine print explaining how deliveries will work for Aussies. It’s worth noting that you also can’t preorder the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Collector’s Edition any longer as Nintendo’s local stock allocation has sold out. Here’s the revised fine print:
Overseas, Nintendo of America has been upfront about the delay, emailing preorder customers in various territories to advise of the situation. The NOA email (which has been circulated extensively on Reddit and Twitter) indicated it would be splitting some of the Collector’s Edition bundles up, and allowing customers to buy the Collector’s Edition materials separately from the game. It’s important to note: that this approach does not apply to Australia. All the contents of your preordered Collector’s Edition will eventually find their way to you at no extra cost.
Nintendo Australia declined to comment on this piece.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 standard and expansion pass preorders are still live, and you can find all the cheapest copies in our buyer’s guide right over here.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 arrives July 29, 2022, exclusively on Nintendo Switch. The game recently screened its own Nintendo Direct broadcast full of new details and trailers.
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