We're just days away from the official preorder date for the Nintendo Switch 2, which means you better start putting a plan in place. Major retailers in the U.S. like Best Buy, GameStop, and Walmart will all be taking pre-orders starting April 24,

Nintendo said today that Switch 2 preorders in the US will begin on April 24th ahead of the console’s June 5th launch day, and now GameStop, Target, and Walmart have shared exactly when you can try to snag a preorder.

After Trump's tariffs hit pause on the Switch 2's rollout in the U.S., we finally got some new details this week. Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders will kick off on April 24, and the standalone Switch 2 will keep its $449 price tag as elsewhere in the world.