It's been a wild month for Nintendo, as their announcement of the Switch 2 was immediately followed by the U.S. government upending international trade in dozens of ways. Things seem to have calmed down,

The Nintendo Switch 2 is now available to pre-order starting tonight with the official release date as June 5, 2025. Walmart is beginning pre-orders of the Switch 2 precisely at midnight Eastern Time on April 24, 2025 (which is 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the 23rd).

The long awaited Nintendo Switch 2 is nearly here. According to an announcement from the video game company, the Nintendo Switch 2 will be available to pre-order in the U.S. starting Thursday, which is six weeks before the new system will be released on June 5.