Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are now live (or will be momentarily) at Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and more. Nintendo hosted its long-awaited Switch 2 Direct on April 2, 2025 after officially unveiling the new Switch 2 console back in January, and, after pre-orders were initially delayed, they are finally set to go live at (just about) all major retailers in the U.S any minute, and it might be a good idea to go get in the queue folks, just in case.
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders now live
Walmart – Nintendo Switch 2 preorder (12 a.m ET)
- Nintendo Switch 2 Console
- Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle
Best Buy – Nintendo Switch 2 preorder (12 a.m ET)
- Nintendo Switch 2 Console
- Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle
Target – Nintendo Switch 2 preorder (12 a.m ET)
- Nintendo Switch 2 Console
- Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle
GameStop – Nintendo Switch 2 preorder (11 a.m ET)
- Nintendo Switch 2 Console
- Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle
Amazon – Nintendo Switch 2 preorder (TBD)
Nintendo Switch 2 game pre-orders:
- Donkey Kong Bananza $69
- Walmart | Best Buy | Target
- Mario Kart World $79
- Walmart | Best Buy | Target
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Switch 2 Edition $79
- Walmart | Best Buy | Target
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildSwitch 2 Edition $69
- Walmart | Best Buy | Target
- Super Mario Party Jamboree Switch 2 Edition $80
- Walmart | Best Buy | Target
- Kirby and The Forgotten Land Switch 2 Edition $79
- Walmart | Best Buy | Target
- Street Fighter 6 $60
- Walmart | Best Buy | Target
- Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion $70
- Walmart | Best Buy | Target
- Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma $70
- Walmart | Best Buy | Target
- No Sleep For Kaname Date $50
- Walmart | Best Buy | Target
Let’s-a-go!
Nintendo Switch 2 preorders are now live at Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and elsewhere (or will be very soon!). As early reports suggested, we expect the pre-sale units to be limited at best – just about everyone on the internet is going to be trying to scoop up a Switch 2 tonight and there’s just no telling how long stock might stick around for – get in there while you can and be ready before the clock strikes midnight.
There are several major retailers with Nintendo Switch 2 units now up for grabs and we will be scouring the web for others today as Nintendo’s next-generation of gaming goes up for sale ahead of release this summer. Early leaked internal documents from a major U.S. retailer have already suggested that it expects to sell out of Switch 2 units very quickly.
You’ll want to pay very close attention to our social feeds – especially on X (formerly Twitter) where we will be be serving up-to-the-minute details on live listings across the web through the Switch 2 pre-order phase and subsequent release.
Nintendo already said it was very much aware of the bots looking to scoop up preorder units only to scalp them at exorbitant prices elsewhere, and that it was doing everything it can to circumvent these evil resellers. While it might end up a fruitless endeavor, we will be working around the clock to uncover live listings to fight back against the dastardly trolls to ensure you get yourself a shiny new Switch 2 and have it delivered on release day (or very close to it).
Industry analysts, financial advisors in the gaming sector, and just about everyone else suggested Switch 2 would be the biggest launch in all of gaming, certainly this year, and perhaps even of all-time, so while it might not be easy to actual secure your Switch 2 preorder, never mind the fair share of obstacles Nintendo is attempting to doge in the wake of Trump tariffs, stay hopeful and vigilant…we are doing everything we can to make it happen for ourselves and everyone else at this point.
The Nintendo Switch 2 is set for official release this summer, but there’s just no telling when retailers will re-stock units before then, on day one, or even after. If the last few major console releases are any indication, it’s going to be a frustrating mess for some folks, with listings going in and out of stock constantly and, in many cases, in seconds – our entire staff is scouring the nets and hounding retail contacts for in-stock details in hopes of getting a jump on the scalpers for our readers and we will be serving up constant details from now through year’s end, an potentially even beyond that to help the cause.
Reports suggested Switch 2 preorders would begin on April 2, only to have internal retailer documents leak suggesting they wouldn’t go live until April 9, and then official delays hit. But none of that matters now as Switch preorders are now going live across the web and at retail.
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