Nintendo Switch 2 Preorders Quickly Sell Out at US Stores
US retailers began taking preorders for Nintendo Co. 's new Switch 2 console as early as midnight on Thursday and quickly sold out at many locations.
Orders for the $450 devices, which will be released on June 5, are no longer available on the Walmart Inc., Best Buy Co. and Target Corp. websites. Target had sent some customers in its database an email on Wednesday alerting them to the sale.
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