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Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order date: reserve it on April 2 at this exact time
Nintendo Switch pre-orders launched right after a Nintendo's presentation eight years ago. The same could happen when the Nintendo Switch in April 2025.
As soon as the Nintendo Direct live stream on the morning of April 2 ends, you can expect retailers worldwide to launch pre-orders of the Switch 2 console. This will give you a leg up for scoring a Nintendo Switch 2 console – just like we helped people buy a PS5, PlayStation Portal, and so many other hard-to-find gaming items. That said, video game scalpers are notorious for making it difficult to buy consoles by purchasing all the inventory and reselling rare items at much higher rates.
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