Nintendo Switch is just ten days away and I've already got some homework for you to get the best possible experience. Whether it's setting up your user ID for the new online services ahead of time or getting the best possible accessories picked out, you might as well get all this out of the way before you're sucked into 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查𝓰询🍌:The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the foreseeable future.

Set up your Nintendo Switch user ID

Switch ties into the new, unified Nintendo Account service which is used by mobile games like 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Super Mario Run and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fire Emblem Heroes. So if you've played those games before, you might already have a Nintendo Account but you may still not have a user ID. 

If the 'User ID' section is blank then you'll need to set one up. It looks like you can change your user ID without too much hassle,💫 but if you want to get your preferred moniker for Switch multiplayer before somebody else scoops it up, you'd better hurry!

Pre-order a Switch, duh

Unless you enjoy camping outside of stores for a chance at dropping hundreds on a new product, you should try to get a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Nintendo Switch pre-order in. Click that link to see our updated guide for securing a console early. You might have different luck depending on where you are in the world ꩲ- my UK colleagues say they're still not having much trouble securing pre-orders, while here in the US they tend to sell out within minutes of going live.

Get one of these stickers to make your Joy-Con grip look like a dog

Switch's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Joy-Con Grip 🧜looks like a goofy little dog face with handle-ears, stick-eyes, and a shiny logo-nose in the center. That's 🐲just a fact. Embrace 🐷your controller's caninity by backing this for Nintendo Switch dog tongue stickers. You can't unsee it, why should anyone else?

Grab a USB-C to USB-A cable for charging on the go

Nintendo Switch only comes with one AC adapter, which means you'll have to unplug it from both your Switch dock and the outlet every time you want to play and charge on the go. Save the hassle and pick up a USB-C to USB-A cable instead - it's a standard, common cable type༒ so they're nice and cheap. Pair that with any typical USB charger and bingo, you've got a fully powered Switch wherever there's electricity.

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Pick up a MicroSD card to meet your needs

which means it's time to pick up some additional storage in the form of a MicroSD card. If you fa꧙vour physical games, you should be fine with a nice and cheap 32GB card꧑ just for future-proofing and to cover any digital-only games; Switch already comes with 32GB of storage space (minus its OS stuff) so that will effectively double it.

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Heavy downloaders willꦺ want to go quite a bit bigger. For instance, installing Dragon Quest Heroes 1 & 2 takes up 32GB all by itself, though The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild weighs in at a comparatively light 13.4 GB. Nintendo Switch will eventually support cards up to 2TB in size, but 200GB should be plenty big enough to start.

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Clear out a nice spot near your TV

Pick a location with a decent amount of vertical clearance so you can pop your Switch in and out of its dock without banging into anything. And make sure it's di𒀰splayed prominent so your jealous friends can eyeball it, obviously.

Run down that list and you should be pretty well set up for when Nintendo Switch a🐻rrives on March 3. I'd joke about not leaving the house for weeks ꦇafter that, but hey, you can go wherever you want and not stop playing! Except for funerals, probably stop playing at funerals.

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