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Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order guide: date, time and everything you need to know


Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders start on April 24 at 12 am ET, according to US retailers. Here's when and where to buy it

The Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order in the US will sell out, so we suggest reserving the console at midnight ET (Image credit: Matt Swider / The Shortcut) This week’s US pre-order date on April 24 for Switch 2 is actually a significant delay from when Nintendo was supposed to start selling the new console in North America, with the video game company blaming US tariffs for the two-week setback. Matt, a trusted technology expert with over 25 years of journalism experience and the former US Editor-in-Chief of TechRadar, can be found on social media through X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

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