In less than 4 hours as of this article’s writing, pre-orders for the next Nintendo console, the Switch 2, will be going live in the United States. To be more specific, that is for Best Buy, Target and Wal-Mart. Amazon US will not have any Switch 2 pre-orders, and GameStop will not be doing pre-orders at midnight. In fact, when pre-orders go live at GameStop is going to heavily depend on whether you order online or actually pre-ordering in-store. Online pre-orders begin at 11am Eastern Time on the 24th, and in-store pre-orders begin on the 24th depending on when your local GameStop store opens its doors.
If you’re in the United States and plan to order from GameStop, there is some good news that may help you with your Switch 2 pre-ordering search. Various GameStop stores have begun informing curious Switch 2 consumers about their local Switch 2 stock. Most of the reports, which come from various ResetEra users, have been via calling their local GameStop stores.
It seems that the Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle is what GameStop has recieved the most of, with some stores reporting that they have as much as double the amount of standalone Switch 2 consoles. As for the standalone Switch 2 consoles, the amount of those seems to vary depending on the store location. Some have reported as few as 10 and as many as 50. For some stores, however, it seems that they are revealing their Switch 2 stock in-store right on the front doors. You can see an example of that, courtesy of Wario64 on social media, down below.
