Save for stuff from LRG, I don't really do pre-orders or Day One these days. There's usually no good reason to jump in day one for me. I don't need something new to play- I have PLENTY to play. My friends don't really do online, so I don't need to be on for them. Waiting means price drops. I choose price drops.
Interestingly, everything I've pre-order this generation is still on pre-order right now:
Octopath Traveler: I had a gift card to burn.
Sonic Mania Plus: I bought one as a gift, and it glitched my Amazon wishlist (removed the game & wouldn't let me re-add it.) So I ordered my copy becuase it was cheap so I wouldn't forget it wasn't listed anymore.
Disgaea 1 Complete Rosen Queen's Edition: It's a gift.
I have been told I will be required to buy Smash Bros Ultimate at launch. I'm assuming becuase the friend in question is huge into Smash, and I'm the only other person in the group with a Switch right now. *shrugs* fine by me, I guess...