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Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order this week: how to get an invite to buy the console

On Thursday, May 8, Nintendo will send out email invites to buy the Switch 2 in the US. We could see other stores restock the console after that.

Switch 2 pre-orders will come to the My Nintendo Store on Thursday, May 8, but only if you ‘request interest’ and pay attention to your email (Image credit: Matt Swider / The Shortcut) Even if you request an invite and pre-order, Nintendo says it’s not a guarantee of getting a console on June 5 (Image credit: Matt Swider / The Shortcut) 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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