UPDATE: This article initially pointed to the May 8 date as new data, however this has been the case since April 2. We apologize for the error. We have edited the headline and article to spherical up the particulars in an explainer format slightly than current it as new data, and make it clear there may be nonetheless no information on retail pre-orders. Thank you to all for mentioning the error.
ORIGINAL STORY: Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 have been set to go dwell throughout the world on April 9, however financial chaos attributable to Trump's tariffs pressured Nintendo to issue a delay in the U.S. first, and then Canada. Pre-orders went forward as deliberate elsewhere, including in the UK.
According to a FAQ posted to Nintendo’s website, the first batch of invites will exit beginning May 8, 2025 for the My Nintendo Store. There is no data but on retail pre-orders.
Additional batches of invitation emails will then be despatched “periodically” till buying on My Nintendo Store is opened to everybody, Nintendo added.
Initial invitation emails might be delivered on a first-come, first-serve foundation to “eligible registrants who meet the priority criteria,” Nintendo defined. Invitees could have 72 hours from the time when the electronic mail is distributed to finish their buy.
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order invitation precedence necessities:
- it’s essential to have been the one who bought any Nintendo Switch Online membership
- it’s essential to have had any paid Nintendo Switch Online membership for a minimal of 12 months, and
- it’s essential to have opted in to share gameplay knowledge and have at the very least 50 hours complete gameplay hours.
There is no phrase on whether or not Nintendo plans to stay to its already introduced pricing for the Switch 2, its video games (some of which price $79.99), and equipment, or increase them. Some analysts have expressed concern that Nintendo could also be pressured to raise the price of the base Switch 2 past $449.99 as a outcome of the ongoing tariff warfare, however Nintendo has but to make an announcement a technique or the different.
It’s price mentioning that Nintendo is bundling Mario Kart World with a Nintendo Switch 2 for $499.99, slicing the price of the game by a enormous $30 in the course of. However, Nintendo has indicated this bundle is a limited-time offer.
Nintendo Switch 2 pricing in the U.S.:
- Nintendo Switch 2 by itself: $449.99
- Nintendo Switch 2 with Mario Kart World bundled in: $499.99
- Mario Kart World by itself: $79.99
- Donkey Kong Bananza: $69.99
- Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller: $79.99
- Nintendo Switch 2 Camera: $49.99
- Joy-Con 2 Controller pair: $89.99
- Joy-Con 2 Charging Grip: $34.99
- Joy-Con 2 Strap: $12.99
- Joy-Con 2 Wheel pair: $19.99
- Nintendo Switch 2 Dock Set: $109.99
- Nintendo Switch 2 Carrying Case and Screen Protector: $34.99
- Nintendo Switch 2 All-In-One Carrying Case: $79.99
- Nintendo Switch 2 AC Adapter: $29.99
IGN has lots of response to Nintendo’s leap to $80 for the Switch 2 technology, together with from analysts who have helped us understand why this has happened.
Elsewhere, we’ve got the story on former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aimé, who pointed to the story of Wii pack-in game Wii Sports in thinly-veiled tweets addressing the controversy surrounding Nintendo’s resolution to charge for Switch 2 tutorial game Welcome Tour.
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