During the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct on April 2, 2025, Nintendo stated that pre-orders would begin on April 9. However, just a couple days later, we found out pre-orders would be delayed due to the newly announced tariffs. At that point, while the release date had not changed from June 5, 2025, we didn’t know exactly when we would be able to order our new consoles.
There is one bit of interesting information we found on the Nintendo website, though:
“The first batch of invitations will go out starting May 8, 2025, with additional batches of invitation emails sent periodically until purchasing on My Nintendo Store is opened to everyone.”
This might not be brand new information, but it has led many to believe that’s when the new pre-order date will be. Until then, we will continue to wait with anticipation for an official pre-order date and to get our hands on Nintendo’s newest console.
Steve is the Senior Editor of NintendoFuse and co-host of the NintendoFuse Podcast. He’s been a Nintendo gamer since age 6 and has been on staff with NintendoFuse since 2008.