Nintendo's got the Switch 2 launch on lockdown
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The Switch 2 comes out on June 5, 2025. Here's what to know about preordering from Nintendo, Best Buy, Walmart, Target, GameStop and Amazon.
If we were judging by hype alone, the $450 Switch 2 could be the biggest console release of both this year and the past several years. And if you analyzed how well U.S. preorders have gone so far after tariff-born delays and mobbed retailers,
Nintendo Switch 2 comes out June 5. GameStop is hosting an official launch event, allowing customers to pick up consoles right at midnight.
The Nintendo Switch 2 is confirmed to have support for 5.1 surround sound with headphones while in handheld mode, which wasn't available on the Switch 1.
Nintendo has revealed that they will be launching the Switch 2 in some Southeast Asian countries at the end of this month.
Nintendo SEA has announced that the Switch 2 will be launching on 26 June, but not in Malaysia, but did not explain why.
Nintendo’s “game-key cards” may end up being physical gaming media’s last gasp—even though they don’t have a game on them at all.