I'm a bit confused about the pre-order physical items with eligibility. Would the code be sent out before the item is actually shipped? (And if so, isn't that like the worst idea on amazon's part for obvious reasons?)

I'll still look for something I can immediately buy now but since I just pre-ordered Persona 5, I was wondering how that would work.

EDIT: [https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/4o08d7/amazon_promotion_details/d48i94y](As this comment confirmed my doubt), time to order a physical [https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-eShop-20-Gift-Card/dp/B00U6DTA9S/ref=sr_1_1?s=gift-cards&ie=UTF8&qid=1465908629&sr=1-1&keywords=nintendo+eshop](Nintendo time card)!