The Nintendo Switch game console was featured during the company's launch event in New York on March 3. (Kholood Eid/Bloomberg)

Since the Nintendo Switch has hit shelves, it's been hard to get a hold of it. The console has been either out of stock at most major retailers or egregiously marked up — with asking prices on eBay going for more than $4,000.

But if you've been dying for a Nintendo Switch to call your own, there's some relief in store. GameStop announced Friday that it will be getting new shipments of Nintendo’s new $300 console and expects a fresh supply to hit shelves on Wednesday.

GameStop, the country’s largest video game retailer, has had trouble keeping up with demand, Eric Bright, GameStop senior director of merchandising, said in a statement. Nintendo hasn’t released sales numbers, but said that the Switch had the fastest-selling debut of any of its consoles in the United States. The demand has been so great that the company plans to double production, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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No, we haven't seen widespread, Black Friday-style fistfights over these consoles. But the fact that GameStop issued a news release about a restock — normally a mundane event — certainly tells us something.

While GameStop expects consoles in stock by March 22, shipment times may vary at local stores. It’s best to call ahead to learn when your local store’s units are coming in before you get your hopes up. And be nice when you do: Yours may be the 10 bajillionth request they’ve heard in the past few weeks.

If you want the Switch but don't want to leave your house to buy it, you'll have to set aside more cash. Online auction sites regularly show the Switch going for more than its markup price, with a median selling price of $440 (about 47 percent higher), according to an analysis from Ars Technica. With extras, such as the latest title from the Zelda series, prices have jumped to a median of $525, Ars said.

The Nintendo Switch is a good console, and going fast, but it's not worth all that. At that point, you'd be better off investing in a tent as you wait in line to pick up one in your local store.