Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders live: latest updates on UK stock as My Nintendo Store prepares to go live, while US pre-orders remain delayed

We're now less than two hours away from when we're expecting the My Nintendo Store in the UK to start sending out invites to lucky Switch owners, giving them the chance to preorder the Switch 2. As someone in the United States, the jealousy levels are very high.

While Nintendo has not confirmed a time or detailed the exact process yet, we do know that preorders from the gaming giant will kick off on April 8, 2024 – which is now two hours away in the UK – and will be done via an invite process.

So, it's best to check your email and see if you get in the lucky wave. We can't give you an exact time when it will arrive.

While Amazon in the UK has been letting interested folks 'request an invitation' to purchase the Nintendo Switch 2, the retailer will no longer require that after seemingly a wave or two of them have gone out.

In an email from Amazon sent to Rob Dwiar, who requested an invite, it states:

"Hello,

You had recently requested to buy the Nintendo Switch 2 on amazon.co.uk.

Unfortunately, we were not able to accommodate your request.

Good news: Invitations are no longer required to buy the Switch 2 on amazon.co.uk and the console will be available to purchase without invitation soon.

If still interested in buying the console, we kindly ask you to visit amazon.co.uk and buy the Nintendo Switch 2 by putting it into your cart when available and proceed to checkout as usual.

Please note that it is possible that the console sells out quickly, so check our website regularly.

Thank you for choosing amazon."

This means that he didn't get the invite, but also that 'Invitations are no longer' a requirement and that Amazon in the UK plans to make it available to purchase – if stock is there – without an invite.

Similar to Very, it seems that John Lewis has kicked off preorders for the Switch 2 – including the console itself and the bundle with Mario Kart World. The team here at TechRadar in the United States did see the standard Switch 2 for £395.99 in stock at the retailer, but it seems that the preorder supply went fast.

The page now reads, "Pre-orders are now sold out. Available to buy from 5 June 2025." It's likely worth a refresh for a bit to see if it reappears, and you can sign up with your email to be notified if it returns.

While your luck may very well vary, Mackenzie Frazier, TechRadar's expert Deals Editor in the US, successfully added the Nintendo Switch 2 to the basket at Very.

In fact, after being added, Very even suggested adding the Joy-Con 2 wheel accessory to her cart as well. Mileage will vary, but it's worth a shot if you see it.

• Nintendo Switch 2: £395.99 at very.co.uk

See you in a bit, Rob! Jacob Krol, TechRadar's US Managing Editor News, stepping in as we continue breaking down the latest on Nintendo Switch 2 preorders in the UK. As Rob sorted through, we're all prepping for the My Nintendo Store preorder window to open in the UK in a few hours and keeping tabs on other retailers.

For those in the United States, like myself, we're in a holding pattern as Nintendo has delayed preorders of the Switch 2 for the foreseeable future, here.

Here's some good news for all of us, though. Nintendo fans have been a bit surprised by the cost of the console and the range of games, including upgrades for titles to play on the Switch 2, which you've already purchased.

Speaking to IGN, though, Bill Trinen, Nintendo of America’s VP of product and player experience, breaks down the difference in the editions of the game and the possible cost:

"What I would probably counter to some of that is that really what you're looking at is for the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, that's the physical price for somebody that has not bought the base game. For somebody who has bought Tears of the Kingdom or Breath of the Wild, the upgrade packs for those are $9.99."

He continued to note if you have Switch Online, it's a free upgrade but summed up Nintendo's approach as setting the price based on the content and the value you're getting.

That was a quick whistle-stop tour of the Switch 2 pre-order situation right now on both sides of the Atlantic, but I need to go and have some food and take a break for a while before returning to take our coverage into April 8 - My Nintendo store UK pre-order day!

Some of my illustrious colleagues will take over the coverage for now keeping you up to date on everything Switch 2 pre-order and price related, as well as all the best and most relevant recent Switch 2 news.

Catch you later!

UK retailers are live - but out of stock

So with the My Nintendo UK store only offering pre-orders for a select few, what's the state of play for everyone else in the UK?

Online things don't look that rosy with almost all retailers limiting action to registering interest or signing up for notifications at most. Amazon UK was inviting registrations for invitations but those buttons have disappeared from the listing pages. The likes of Argos and Very who went live with pre-order stock after the Switch 2 Direct haven't seen restocks since, either.

You might have better luck in stores though. Currys is accepting pre-orders in-store, as far as we know, and Smyths Toys is actually taking pre-orders right now for in-store purchases at a handful of its stores so that's definitely worth checking!

But it looks like you can't register there now

Nintendo had stated that to be eligible to receive the invite to pre-order from its store would have to be active Switch Online subscribers with a certain amount of gameplay hours clocked up too, so there were some pretty specific hoops to jump through.

If you've forgotten to register, or wanted to see whether it was still possible to register now, mere hours before April 8, then I have bad news for you as it just doesn't seem possible. I've tried multiple ways and on different devices and so on, but have had no luck in even finding the register for invite button or page.

For folks in a similar position, or who might not meet Nintendo's criteria, then it's the usual retailer that will prove the next best option.

My Nintendo store *should* be live on April 8

Aside from the usual UK retailer suspects going live or running out of stock - I'll get to them in a minute - the big news is that the My Nintendo UK store should be going live with its pre-orders tomorrow (April 8).

However, we don't know the time they'll go live, so that remains a mystery.

Another factor playing into that is the fact that these pre-orders will be by invitation only after fans have had the chance to register to potentially receive a chance to pre-order the console. So, if that's you then we'd recommend keeping that inbox close by!

...and US shoppers are out of luck

In the US, fans would have been excitedly looking forward to Switch 2 pre-orders beginning at all retailers on April 9 but then came the news on Friday that Nintendo was delaying all US pre-orders amid the recent tariff uncertainty.

As a result, all US retailers have not gone live with stock at all, and have changed messaging to 'coming soon' or similar. The pages are all worth keeping an eye on but we don't expect to see any US action anytime soon.

As a result, we're all about the UK stock situation...

The current state of affairs

So, where do we sit now?

For those in the UK, as soon as the presentation last week finished Switch 2 pre-orders started appearing without warning. Some folks were able to take advantage and throughout the rest of that first day, there were flutterings of stock here and there.

As of right now, however, no retailer has any stock, however, but it is clear that UK Switch 2 pre-orders are officially, definitely, very much open and out in the wild. Now it's a matter of hoping and looking and refreshing for stock at all the retailers, and trying to use a bit of nouse to predict when we might see more.

As for the US, however, things are, well, quite different...

Hello!

Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order situation!

The team and I will be doing our darndest to provide you with all the latest updates on stock in the UK - where pre-orders are open but inventory is hard to come by - as well as any news on the delayed US pre-orders.

Let's get stuck in!