Nintendo’s first round of Switch 2 preorder invites go out on May 8th, 2025, giving you 72 hours to place an order — so sign in now to register your interest. To qualify, you must have logged at least 50 hours of gameplay on the original Switch and have purchased at least a 12-month Switch Online membership as of April 2.

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are technically open, but you may have trouble grabbing the console before its June 5 release date if you haven't secured an order already. As of our latest sweep, the device is still completely out of stock at Walmart,

A fresh wave of Nintendo Switch 2 console pre-orders went live in one specific region, but the available units sold out within 10 minutes.