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Switch 2 release date: what time Nintendo's pre-order will start
The actual Switch 2 release date may not be until June, but if you want it on day one, you'll need to online to pre-order it, likely on April 2 at 10am ET
Second, and this will surprise a lot of casual observers, but the Nintendo Switch pre-order date won’t yield an immediate in-store pickup in the United States or anywhere in the world. It sounds like some retailers, like Best Buy, were originally told that April 2 is the date – and that makes sense as the Nintendo Direct presentation happens that morning. If you wait to pre-order until April 9 (if this wild card scenario plays out), expect five major US retail stores to offer reservations:
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