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In context: Nintendo has set a new date for Switch 2 pre-orders: April 24. The company initially promised pre-orders would begin on April 9 but backtracked just days before, citing ongoing tariff uncertainty as the reason for the delay. With those trade concerns seemingly resolved or at least accounted for, Nintendo is giving it another shot. The Switch 2 will still launch on June 5, featuring upgraded internals, improved Joy-Con controllers with magnetic snap-on rails, and backward compatibili
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In context: Nintendo has set a new date for Switch 2 pre-orders: April 24. The company initially promised pre-orders would begin on April 9 but backtracked just days before, citing ongoing tariff uncertainty as the reason for the delay. With those trade concerns seemingly resolved or at least accounted for, Nintendo is giving it another shot. The Switch 2 will still launch on June 5, featuring upgraded internals, improved Joy-Con controllers with magnetic snap-on rails, and backward compatibili
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is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Nintendo announced today that Switch 2 preorders will begin on April 24th, and now Target and GameStop have shared when you can try to buy one. Target’s Nintendo Switch 2 preorders in the US will kick off on April 24th at 12AM ET, according to Target’s website. The preorder time applies to consoles, games, and accessories, the website says. Image: Target GameStop said on X
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Nintendo announced today that it has set a new date for Switch 2 pre-orders in the U.S. — the new console’s preorders will open on April 24. It also added that the price for the console and its pre-announced flagship games will remain the same, but the prices of some of the Switch 2 accessories will change due to “changes in market conditions.” The Switch 2 is still $450, or $500 if you purchase the bundle with Mario Kart World. That game will also cost $80, and Donkey Kong Bananza will remain
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Nintendo announced today that it has set a new date for Switch 2 pre-orders in the U.S.A. — the new console’s pre-orders will open on April 24. It also added that the price for the console and its pre-announced flagship games will remain the same, the prices of some of the Switch 2 accessories will change due to “changes in market conditions.” The Switch 2 is still $450, or $500 if you purchase the bundle with Mario Kart World. That game will also cost $80, and Donkey Kong Bananza will remain $
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is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Target’s Nintendo Switch 2 preorders in the US will kick off on April 24th at 12AM ET, according to Target’s website. The preorder time applies to consoles, games, and accessories, the website says. The timing update follows Nintendo’s announcement this morning of the new April 24th date for Switch 2 preorders. The company originally planned to have them start on April 9th, b
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Nintendo announced on Friday that it will open Switch 2 preorders in the U.S. on April 24, following a delay due to the Trump administration’s hefty tariffs. Fans feared the long-awaited console would spike in price due to Trump’s import rules on international goods, but Nintendo confirmed the Switch 2 will still cost $449.99 and come out on June 5, as originally announced. Switch 2 accessories, however, will increase in price due to “changes in market conditions,” Nintendo said in a press rel
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Two weeks after Nintendo delayed Switch 2 preorders in the US due to new tariffs instituted by President Donald Trump, the company confirmed the price and when gamers in the US can preorder the next Switch. There are, however, some items that will go up in price. The Switch 2 will continue to start at $450, Nintendo posted on Friday on its site. Also staying the same price is the Switch 2 Mario Kart World Bundle for $500. US gamers will also be able to preorder their Switch 2 starting April 24.
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An attendee wearing a Super Mario costume uses a Nintendo Switch 2 game console while playing a video game during the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention centre in London, Britain, April 11, 2025. Nintendo on Friday announced that retail preorder for its Nintendo Switch 2 gaming system will begin on April 24 starting at $449.99. Preorders for the hotly anticipated console were initially slated for April 9, but Nintendo delayed the date to as
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Nintendo TL;DR Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders will open in the US next Thursday, April 24. Pricing for the console itself and first-party launch games remains unchanged. Accessories are seeing small price bumps, largely in the $5 range. Nintendo’s Switch 2 is easily one of the most anticipated new console launches in years, and gamers everywhere tuned in to get all the details of how this follow-up would debut back at the start of the month. And while that should have been a relatively straigh
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The next-generation handheld will cost $450 and be available on June 5. With the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct showcase behind us, we now know more about the console than ever before, including its release date (June 5) and price ($450). We're also keeping a close eye on how the recently-announced tariffs in the United States are affecting Nintendo's launch plans. Pre-orders in the US and Canada are now set to start on April 24. Thanks to Nintendo's January 16 teaser trailer, we've long known what
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The Switch 2 preorder train is back on its rails. Close to two weeks after pausing preorders, citing Trump’s ongoing tariff chaos, Nintendo set the new date for when you can take your place in line to April 24. If you were praying at your shrine to Shigeru Miyamoto that the Switch maker wouldn’t increase the price, don’t worry. The Switch 2 will still cost you $450 for the console, or $500 if you get it bundled with Mario Kart World. The console will still launch June 5. Preorders for those liv
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Two weeks after Nintendo delayed Switch 2 preorders in the US due to new tariffs instituted by President Donald Trump, the company confirmed the price and when gamers in the US can preorder the next Switch. There are, however, some items that will go up in price. The Switch 2 will continue to start at $450, Nintendo posted on Friday on its site. Also staying the same price is the Switch 2 Mario Kart World Bundle for $500. US gamers will also be able to preorder their Switch 2 starting April 24.
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Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . We finally know when gamers in the US and Canada will be able to pre-order the Switch 2. Nintendo announced that Switch 2 pre-orders will open on April 24 in both regions. The original Switch 2 price will remain the same, $450, as will the original $500 price for the Nintendo Switch 2
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Nintendo announced Friday morning that a number of accessories for the Switch 2 "will experience price adjustments from those announced on April 2 due to changes in market conditions." And while the launch price of the console hardware and Nintendo's first-party exclusive games is not changing for now, the company warned that "other adjustments to the price of any Nintendo product are also possible in the future depending on market conditions." The announcement comes as Nintendo has set a new d
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We already knew that Mario Kart World was being released alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5 for a whopping $80 (or bundled with the Switch 2 hardware at a slight discount). But this morning, the latest Nintendo Direct gave us nearly 17 minutes of Mario Kart World gameplay. There are plenty of callbacks to classic Mario Kart modes (Balloon Battle Mode), mixed in with all-new options (Knockout Tour). Want the full download? Watch the replay below, and read our full summary of the latest Mar
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More details about Mario Kart World , the big first-party Nintendo Switch 2 launch title, were shown during a dedicated Direct on Thursday . The 17-minute presentation showcased some of the game's courses, such as the canal-based Salty Salty Speedway and spooky Boo Cinema, and revealed that some classic, reimagined courses will be dotted around the game's open world. Beyond regular races and the new Knockout Tour elimination mode, there are a bunch of other ways to play Mario Kart World. Team-b
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Earlier this month, Nintendo let Ars Technica and other outlets have access to a small hands-on slice of Mario Kart World ahead of its planned June 5 launch. Today, a short livestreamed video presentation gave a bit of extra information about how exactly the full version of the free-roaming Nintendo Switch 2 launch game will work in practice. As the name implies, Mario Kart World sets itself apart from previous games via a "vast interconnected world" that you can roam freely between the actual
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is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of video game communities. Nintendo is possibly hoping to steer the narrative regarding the Switch 2 back in a positive direction by showing off its most exciting game, Mario Kart World. The publisher held a Mario Kart World direct presentation on April 17th debuting 15 minutes of gameplay which showcased many of the game’s new features. Mario Kart W
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How Nintendo Bled Atari Games to Death Behind every great console is a great legal fight. By: Julien Mailland A↑ A↓ Off Bright Dark Blues Gray BeeLine Reader uses subtle color gradients to help you read more efficiently. In July 2024, a new company called Tengen Games released its first game, “Zed and Zee,” for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The surprising part of this story is not the release of a new “homebrew” game for a system released in 1985 — hobbyist computing has been
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There’s yet another Nintendo Direct coming our way, which is the third in less than a month. This one is entirely focused on the upcoming Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World. It starts at 9AM ET and should last around 15 minutes . It’s livestreaming on Nintendo’s YouTube page , but mega-fans can also open up that recently-launched Nintendo Today! app to follow along. We are embedding the YouTube link, so feel free to keep this tab open. We have no idea what information Nintendo is going to
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Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Americans and Canadians are still waiting to pay up for a new Switch 2. Switch 2 pre-orders remain indefinitely delayed in the U.S. and Canada right now, after Nintendo previous announced an April 9 pre-order date and promptly walked that back in response to tariffs announced by Presid
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When Nintendo officially revealed the Switch 2 back in January, it confirmed long-standing rumors that the new handheld console would enjoy backward compatibility with the games from the original Switch—physically and digitally. Good news, but there was one disclaimer: "Certain Nintendo Switch games may not be supported on or fully compatible with Nintendo Switch 2." That sent some players into, if not a panic, at least a period of confusion. Given that the original Switch launched in 2017, man
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TL;DR A leaker claims that Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders will start on April 23 in Canada. They also claim that pre-orders in the US could open up on April 21 or April 30. Pre-orders for accessories are said to start on April 30. The Nintendo Switch 2 hasn’t exactly had the smoothest of launches so far. In addition to pricing uncertainty due to tariffs, another lingering question has been the pre-order date. A new leak, however, may have given us the answer to this question. Originally, Ninte
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What just happened? A man who became the first person ever arrested in Japan for selling modded Nintendo Switch consoles has been fined and given a suspended prison sentence. 58-year-old Fumihiro Otobe was arrested in January and has just been found guilty by the Kochi District Court. While people have been arrested in other parts of the world for selling modified Nintendo Switch consoles, it had never happened in Japan before Otobe's apprehension at the start of this year. Otobe, a transporta
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The future of the cheap retro gaming handheld is looking grim, and it couldn’t come at a worse time for gamers looking for a cheap and well executed fix. The upcoming Switch 2 is set to sell for $450, $150 more than the starting price of 2017’s original Switch. The PS5 is going up in price in some regions. Games themselves will cost $70, $80, or even $100. All these price hikes should only help propel the legion of great-feeling, excessively cheap handhelds to even greater stardom. Unfortunately
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The future of the cheap retro gaming handheld is looking grim, and it couldn’t come at a worse time for gamers looking for a cheap and well executed fix. The upcoming Switch 2 is set to sell for $450, $150 more than the starting price of 2017’s original Switch. The PS5 is going up in price in some regions. Games themselves will cost $70, $80, or even $100. All these price hikes should only help propel the legion of great-feeling, excessively cheap handhelds to even greater stardom. Unfortunately
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After eight years of waiting, fans are understandably excited for the Nintendo Switch 2 to finally be released this summer. The franchise unveiled new games and features that could help justify the sticker price, including Mario Kart World, Hogwarts Legacy and Madden NFL. After years of waiting, loyal Nintendo gamers are ready for a new and improved system. However, the big question is, will the Switch 2 deliver? A new CNET survey finds that more than half of US gaming adults (58%) are interes
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Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . If you somehow haven't already heard, Switch 2 pre-orders remain indefinitely delayed in the U.S. While folks in the UK are able to pre-order the new console now (while stock lasts, of course), Americans will have to wait for their time to shine. In response to new tariffs announced by
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The next-generation handheld will cost $450 and be available on June 5. With Nintendo's April 2 Direct showcase over and done, we now know more about the Switch 2 than ever before, including its release date (June 5) and price ($450!). We're also keeping a close eye on how the recently-announced tariffs in the United States are affecting Nintendo's launch plans — the company has already paused pre-orders in the US that were set to take place on April 9. Thanks to Nintendo's January 16 teaser t
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