{"id":14640,"date":"2025-04-04T17:35:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T17:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=14640"},"modified":"2025-04-04T17:35:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T17:35:49","slug":"heres-how-to-pre-order-a-nintendo-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=14640","title":{"rendered":"Here's How To Pre-Order A Nintendo Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Update 4\/4\/2025: Due to uncertainty regarding tariffs in the US, Nintendo has delayed the Switch 2 pre-order date until further notice<\/a>. The article below has been updated to reflect this change.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

The long-anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 Direct aired today, and it was jam-packed with announcements, including hardware specs, new Mario Kart, Kirby<\/a>, and Donkey Kong<\/a> games, and a long list of third-party titles coming to the console. The one thing it didn’t detail, however, is the pre-order process, which is a little convoluted.<\/p>\n

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Pre-orders at participating retailers will go live at an undetermined date, due to concerns around tariffs in the United States<\/a>. A number of retailers have online product pages, which you can expect to be updated closer to the pre-order date. The time of day each site will launch the product will likely vary by retailer. Here are some you can bookmark now:<\/p>\n

That said, based on how recent console launches have gone, it will likely be a fairly frantic process with scalpers attempting to buy up stock to resell at a higher price. Once we learn specific launch times, you’ll want to be right on the webpage the moment it goes live to maximize your chances.<\/p>\n

To avoid that scramble, you can try to grab your console directly from Nintendo, but there’s more to that process than meets the eye. If you head to Nintendo’s website<\/a>, you’ll be able to sign up to indicate interest in purchasing a system once they’re available. To be clear, this is not a pre-order, but a sign-up list to indicate who might want to pre-order, so there’s no payment information required. You will, however, need an active Nintendo account \u2013 more on that below. Once you sign in, you can choose between a base system for $449.99 USD or a bundle including a digital version of Mario Kart World for $499.99 USD.<\/p>\n

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The timeline here is different, however. Invitations from Nintendo won’t arrive until a month or so after, on Thursday, May 8. They’ll also come in waves, with additional invites sent out to eligible accounts until the store is open to the general public. Invitations will also only go to account holders that meet the following “priority criteria”:<\/p>\n