Nintendo finally revealed when players in the United States and Canada will be able to place their commands for Switch 2 consoles. Nintendo announcement This pre -order 2 switch will open on April 24 in both regions. The price remained the same, even in the face of the prices: the Switch 2 console alone will cost $ 450, while the Nintendo 2 + switch Mario Kart World The package will cost $ 500.
However, Nintendo also said that it would adjust the prices of switching accessories 2 due to “market conditions”. “Other adjustments to the price of any Nintendo product are also possible in the future depending on market conditions,” the company said in the press release.
Still in its declaration, the company apologized for the delay in pre -order and reiterated that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be widely available from June 5.
How pre -order switch 2
In addition to Nintendo directly, you can hang a 2 -party switch from the participating retailers when the console is available. Best purchase,, GameStop,, Walmart And Target confirmed that they will open pre -orders on April 24. GameStop said he would accept pre-orders both in stores and online, the latter from 11 a.m. he that day. Target pre -orders will open at midnight. We also expect it to be available from Amazon.
There is a final print attached to the pre -order directly from Nintendo. According to the pre -order page On the Nintendo site, you must be 18 or more, log into your Nintendo account and save your interest in pre-order. Then you will receive an invitation email when playing your pre-order, and the invitation will be valid for 72 hours. And then there is this information: “The invitation emails will be priority on a basis of first arrival, first served by the registrants which bought an online membership Nintendo Switch with a minimum of 12 months of remunerated membership and a minimum of 50 hours of play in total, April 2, 2025.”
This seems to mean those who have paid for switch online in the recent past and those who have spent a lot of time playing Switch Games during the first choice to buy a Switch 2. There is no knowledge if these same restrictions apply if you want to pre -order third -party retailers.
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Prices and switch Nintendo 2
During its last direct presentation in early April, Nintendo showed more Switch 2 than ever before. This included the revelation of the pre -order opening date of April 9, in addition to the original starting price of $ 450. Shortly after, President Trump announced scanning prices on China and other countries, which has prompted Nintendo to delay pre-orders in the United States and Canada.
In a reversal, President Trump then announced a 90 -day break on “reciprocal” prices steep Affecting 75 countries, but also announced that the price imposed on China would increase even more (currently, it is 245% for this country).
We now know that the original price of $ 450 for the Switch 2 will remain the same in the United States and Canada, but on the basis of its official declaration, it seems that Nintendo leaves the door open to potential future price increases.
We also know that Nintendo has started to move part of its Manufacturing of the Vietnam switching console In 2019. The reciprocal price of Vietnam had to be 46%, but this seems to be pending for the moment in favor of a reciprocal rate of 10% which is now in force for the 90 -day break period. Nintendo has been issued that Nintendo will increase the production of Switch 2 consoles in Vietnam so that it can remain on time, even if it sells the short -term console.
More details Switch 2
We knew from the Switch 2 trailer that the new Nintendo equipment would be greater and would have a new approach to the Detachable Joy-Cons. The new Joy-Con 2 have a new C button, mouse controls and an integrated gyroscope for tilting control. The console has an integrated microphone to support a new feature called Game Chat which will allow you to communicate with friends in the game. The device is indeed a little larger, with a 7.9 -inch LCD screen which supports a 120 Hz, HDR refresh rate and 1080p resolution.
Once moored, you can play up to 4K on your television, and Nintendo says that this has also improved internal consoles speakers. The new quay also has an integrated fan to keep the console cool and help maintain performance during long game sessions. The switch 2 has two USB-C Ports for the load, and the storage amount of the base has increased to 256 GB. Storage of switch 2 can be extended as the previous model, but it will only work with more recent microSD cards.
Switch 2 has a number of accessories That you can also buy separately. These are the accessories that said Nintendo will receive price adjustments – otherwise called price increases. The new Switch 2 camera will now cost $ 55, instead of the original price of $ 50; The new Switch 2 Pro controller will cost $ 85 instead of $ 80; An additional pair of Joy-Con 2 controllers will cost you $ 95 instead of $ 90 and a handful of Joy-Con load will cost $ 40 instead of $ 35. Check Official Declaration of Nintendo For all accessory prices adjustments.
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