Nintendo Switch 2 preorders are sold out everywhere

Nintendo Switch 2 preorders person sold retired online crossed the large retailers selling them successful the US. Walmart, Best Buy, and Target sold retired of their inventory aboriginal Thursday morning, portion GameStop says it sold out of online preorders hours aft they opened astatine 11AM ET.

It’s not wide erstwhile — oregon if — the 4 retailers volition reopen preorders down the line. You tin inactive motion up for preorders straight from Nintendo, but you’ll request to guarantee you have astatine slightest 50 hours of gameplay connected the archetypal Switch arsenic of April 2nd, 2025 and person purchased a 12-month Switch Online membership. GameStop besides says it has immoderate banal remaining in-store.

Nintendo volition commencement sending retired its archetypal circular of preorder invites connected May 8th earlier gradually opening it up to much people. But adjacent then, Nintendo says you whitethorn not receive the Switch 2 connected its June 5th merchandise time owed to “very precocious demand.” On Wednesday, Nintendo warned customers successful Japan that it “cannot fulfill” each of the preorders it received successful the country.

Nintendo pushed Switch 2 preorders successful the US to April 24th owed to concerns astir tariffs. The Switch 2 inactive costs $449.99, but Nintendo raised the price of its accessories, including the Switch 2 Joy-Con, Pro Controller, Switch 2 camera, and its caller amiibo.