Nintendo earlier this week revealed that Nintendo Switch 2 demand in Japan far exceeded the available supply for the first two planned preorder batches. The news dropped ahead of the US preorder process, with Nintendo telling Japanese gamers that it’s doing everything it plans to ramp up production significantly.
I warned the other day that the Nintendo Switch 2 demand in Japan is probably indicative of what will happen in other markets, including the US, where Switch 2 preorders were about to go live.
American gamers got the chance to preorder the console much later than their international counterparts. Nintendo postponed the preorder start because of Trump’s new tariffs that started dropping around the time the Switch 2 launch event happened.
Thankfully, Nintendo kept the Switch 2 prices unchanged when it announced the April 24th preorder date. This gives us all the more reason to worry about supply and release date deliveries.
Soon after midnight on April 24th, Nintendo Switch 2 preorders opened, not without issues and hitches. Unsurprisingly, the initial batch of Switch 2 stock is gone, and you’ll probably have a tough time getting a console on release date.
However, you have one more chance to preorder the new handheld. Unlike its rivals, GameStop didn’t start Switch 2 preorders at midnight. Instead, sales will begin at 11:00 AM EST in just a few hours.
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