Nintendo Switch 2 preorders were a total mess — at first
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, showed a gray “coming soon” button on the Switch 2 and Mario Kart World bundle pack for about 30 minutes. As of 12:31AM ET, I’m in a line for the bundle.
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.
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…
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