Nintendo lastly revealed when avid gamers within the US and Canada will have the ability to place their orders for Swap 2 consoles. Nintendo announced that Swap 2 pre-orders will open on April 24 in each regions. Value has remained the identical, even within the face of tariffs: the Swap 2 console alone will price $450, whereas the Nintendo Swap 2 + Mario Kart World bundle will price $500.
Nonetheless, Nintendo additionally said it’ll alter costs of Swap 2 equipment as a result of “market situations.” “Different changes to the value of any Nintendo product are additionally attainable sooner or later relying on market situations,” the corporate stated within the press launch.
Additionally in its assertion, the corporate apologized for the pre-order delay and reiterated that the Nintendo Swap 2 will probably be broadly obtainable beginning June 5.
How you can pre-order the Swap 2
Along with direct from Nintendo, you can snag a Swap 2 from collaborating retailers when the console turns into obtainable. We anticipate these to incorporate Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Walmart and others.
However there’s some fine-print connected to pre-ordering straight from Nintendo. Based on the pre-order page on Nintendo’s web site, you have to be 18 years or older, register together with your Nintendo account and register your curiosity in pre-ordering. Then, you may be despatched an invite e mail when it is time to play your pre-order, and the invitation will probably be legitimate for 72 hours. After which there’s this bit of information: “Invitation emails will probably be prioritized on a first-come, first-served foundation to registrants who’ve bought a Nintendo Swap On-line membership with a minimal of 12 months of paid membership and a minimal of fifty whole gameplay hours, as of April 2, 2025.”
That appears to imply those that have paid for Swap On-line within the latest previous and those that have spent a great period of time enjoying Swap video games as of late will get first decide at shopping for a Swap 2. There is not any telling if these similar restrictions will apply if you wish to pre-order from third-party retailers.
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Tariffs and the Nintendo Swap 2
Throughout its most up-to-date Direct presentation in the beginning of April, Nintendo confirmed off extra of the Swap 2 than it ever had earlier than. That included the reveal of the April 9 pre-order opening date, along with the unique $450 beginning worth. Shortly after, President Trump introduced sweeping tariffs on China and different international locations, prompting Nintendo to delay pre-orders within the US and Canada.
In a reversal, President Trump then introduced a 90-day pause on steep “reciprocal” tariffs affecting 75 international locations, but additionally introduced that the tariff imposed on China will go up even additional (presently, it is as much as 245 percent for that nation).
We now know that the unique $450 worth for the Swap 2 will stay the identical within the US and Canada, however based mostly on its official assertion, it seems Nintendo is leaving the door open for potential future worth will increase.
We additionally know that Nintendo began transferring a few of its Switch console manufacturing to Vietnam in 2019. The reciprocal tariff for Vietnam was set to be 46 %, however that seems to be on maintain for now in favor of a ten % reciprocal tariff that’s now in impact for the 90-day pause interval. It has been speculated that Nintendo will ramp up manufacturing of Swap 2 consoles in Vietnam so it will possibly keep on schedule, even when it sells the console at a loss within the quick time period.
Extra Swap 2 particulars
We knew from the teaser trailer for the Switch 2 that Nintendo’s new {hardware} could be larger and would have a brand new method to the removable Pleasure-Cons. The brand new Pleasure-Con 2 have a brand new C button, mouse controls and a inbuilt gyroscope for tilt management. The console has a built-in mic to help a brand new function known as Sport Chat that may allow you to talk with mates in-game. The system is certainly a bit bigger, with a 7.9-inch LCD display that helps a 120Hz refresh charge, HDR and a 1080p decision.
When docked, you can play at as much as 4K in your TV, and Nintendo says it improved the consoles inner audio system as nicely. The brand new dock additionally has a built-in fan to maintain the console cool and assist preserve efficiency throughout lengthy play classes. The Swap 2 has twin USB-C ports for charging, and the bottom storage quantity has elevated to 256GB. The Swap 2’s storage might be expanded just like the earlier mannequin, however it’ll solely work with newer microSD Categorical playing cards.
The Swap 2 has quite a few accessories that you can buy individually as nicely. These are the equipment that Nintendo said will obtain worth changes — in any other case referred to as worth will increase. The new Switch 2 camera will now price $55, as an alternative of the unique $50 price ticket; the brand new Swap 2 Professional controller will probably be $85 as an alternative of $80; an additional pair of Pleasure-Con 2 controllers will set you again $95 as an alternative of $90 and a Pleasure-Con charging grip will go for $40 as an alternative of $35. Try Nintendo’s official statement for the entire accent worth changes.
