{"id":126550,"date":"2022-07-14T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-134488"},"modified":"2022-07-14T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T16:00:00","slug":"guide-where-to-pre-order-sega-genesis-mega-drive-mini-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/14\/guide-where-to-pre-order-sega-genesis-mega-drive-mini-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide: Where To Pre-Order SEGA Genesis \/ Mega Drive Mini 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0eca6d2b4f2d3\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0eca6d2b4f2d3\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0eca6d2b4f2d3\/sega-genesis-mini-2.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"SEGA Genesis Mini 2\"><\/figure>\n<p>If you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/07\/sega-genesis-mini-2-confirmed-for-north-american-release-this-october\">missed the news<\/a>, Sega has announced that it&#8217;s going to be bringing the upcoming <strong>SEGA Genesis Mini 2<\/strong> (or <strong>SEGA Mega Drive Mini 2<\/strong>) to the west, as well as the company&#8217;s homeland of Japan. If you&#8217;re wanting to secure one for yourself, you&#8217;ve absolutely come to the right place.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to learn more about the mini console before buying, make sure to check out our dedicated guide: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/mega-drive-mini-2-games-list-every-genesis-and-mega-cd-game-announced\">Mega Drive Mini 2 Games List &#8211; Every Genesis And Mega CD Game Announced<\/a>. The system launches on 27th October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/advertising\">FTC Disclosure<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<h2>Where To Pre-Order SEGA Genesis Mini 2 In North America<\/h2>\n<p>In North America, SEGA has confirmed that the Genesis Mini 2 will be exclusive to Amazon. The product page has already appeared below, albeit with a rather surprising price point of $103.80 at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, with the console supposedly being exclusive to Amazon, you won&#8217;t find one anywhere else:<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-products article-products-list\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item\" data-product-id=\"19700\">\n<div class=\"image\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendolife.com\/p\/19700\/134488\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/products\/19700\/100x100.jpg?v=40ea75ac630b95055fff6ea1f669bdbb\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What About Europe?<\/h2>\n<p>The console hasn&#8217;t been confirmed for a release in Europe yet. If that happens, we&#8217;ll post all the buying links you need right here in this guide.<\/p>\n<h2>Pre-Order The Japanese SEGA Mega Drive Mini 2<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re happy enough picking up the Japanese edition of the console, or if you simply want one for your collection anyway, sites like Amazon Japan and Play-Asia offer international shipping.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-products article-products-list\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item\" data-product-id=\"19701\">\n<div class=\"image\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendolife.com\/p\/19701\/134488\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/products\/19701\/100x100.jpg?v=17a35c7ea2d036947ff3f68ef2845afb\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item\" data-product-id=\"19702\">\n<div class=\"image\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendolife.com\/p\/19702\/134488\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/products\/19702\/100x100.jpg?v=92c1857647f609feec344cb7aa86c84d\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Where To Buy The Original SEGA Genesis Mini<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/50203d969c122\/genesis-mini-hero.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Genesis Mini Hero\"><\/figure>\n<p>Stock of the original SEGA Genesis \/ Mega Drive Mini isn&#8217;t easy to come by these days \u2013 especially at normal prices. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/where-to-buy-sega-genesis-mega-drive-mini\">dedicated buying guide<\/a> contains links to the original product pages of all the major retailers who stocked the console when it was readily available, but expect prices to be wildly over RRP these days \u2013 if they have any left at all!<\/p>\n<p>Your best bet might actually be to <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendolife.com\/p\/19703\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">search for the system on eBay<\/a>. <em>Good luck!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Are you happy that the Genesis\/Mega Drive Mini 2 is launching in the west? Are you thinking of picking one up? Let us know in the usual place.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you missed the news, Sega has announced that it&#8217;s going to be bringing the upcoming SEGA Genesis Mini 2 (or SEGA Mega Drive Mini 2) to the west, as well as the company&#8217;s homeland of Japan. If you&#8217;re wanting to secure one for yourself, you&#8217;ve absolutely come to the right place. 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