Nintendo’s first round of Switch 2 preorder invites go out on May 8th, 2025, giving you 72 hours to place an order — so sign in now to register your interest. To qualify, you must have logged at least 50 hours of gameplay on the original Switch and have purchased at least a 12-month Switch Online membership as of April 2.

Walmart may have overextended itself...or not, depending on who you ask. As noted by GoNintendo, there are reports of Walmart cancelling Switch 2 preorders. In a thread on X, however, YouTuber Jake Randall not only called into question those reports, but said they're downright false.

Right now, your best hope might be to order through Nintendo itself, as the console maker says it'll start accepting pre-orders at its My Nintendo Store on Thursday, May 8. That said, the company is only offering the Switch 2 through an invite system.