Nintendo Switch 2 preorders are off to a messy start
- Nintendo Switch 2 preorders have started in the US, but many users are experiencing issues.
- Some users reported success buying through Target’s app, while others encountered errors and problems.
- The preorder process has been delayed multiple times due to tariff concerns, with the original launch date set for April 9th.
- Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa issued a supply warning in Japan on Wednesday, indicating potential shortages of the console.
- Preorders are currently available at Target and Walmart, but Best Buy’s website still shows a “coming soon” button, suggesting that their preorders have not yet gone live.
Nintendo’s delayed Switch 2 preorders finally kicked off in the US at 12AM ET, but there have already been a lot of problems.
While some people reported success buying through Target’s app, a few Verge staffers have run into issues. Many of us were able to get to the checkout screen, but ran into errors from there that stopped a purchase. Personally, I have to run into a problem where the app will get to the Apple Pay checkout screen, but will then ask for me to update my address, and when I put my address in, it would error out and ask for an updated address again.
Walmart’s website, for me, currently has a vague queue. “This deal is almost gone,” according to the page.
In an X post at 12:20AM ET, deals hunter Wario64 said that “If you’re joining now, it’s still not too late. Target and Walmart have Nintendo Switch 2 units.”
Best Buy, which promised to launch preorders at 12AM ET, still shows a gray “coming soon” button on the Switch 2 and Mario Kart World bundle pack. It appears Best Buy’s preorders haven’t gone live yet.
Nintendo originally announced that preorders would go live in the US on April 9th ahead of a June 5th launch for the console, but the company delayed the preorders over tariff concerns without sharing a date for when they would kick off.
The preorder problems follow Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa issuing a supply warning in Japan on Wednesday.
Last week, Nintendo finally announced that preorders would start on April 24th and that the price would still start at $449.99 in the US. Accessories got price hikes. Preorders started earlier this month in some other territories, including the UK.
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