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Metro
13-05-2025
- Business
- Metro
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are available now at one UK retailer
They're not going to last, but if you're very quick a big UK retailer has the Nintendo Switch 2 console in stock at the moment, via a range of different bundles. The Nintendo Switch 2 launches worldwide on June 5 but from the first moment pre-orders opened stock hasn't stayed available anywhere for more than a few minutes. That's probably not going to change until much later in the year and since there's never any forewarning, all anyone can really do is keep checking known retailers as often as possible. One of our readers has been doing exactly that and thanks to Mark Matthews we can tell you that as of time of writing Very does have stock of the console and a number of different bundles. As far as we can tell nobody else, including Nintendo themselves, has got new stock in but Very does and has created some unofficial bundles for it. You can't get the console, or the console and Mario Kart World, alone but the following more expensive variants are currently available: Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World + Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Nintendo Switch 2 Edition for £494 Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World + Samsung Micro SD Card for £479 Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World + Switch 2 Camera for £479 It's a lot of money but if you have it they are pretty good deals, because Tears Of The Kingdom is a great game and the SD card and camera are useful accessories, depending on how you intend to use the console. The high cost is no doubt why they're still available an hour after first being spotted but if they're gone by the time you read this, apologies for getting your hopes up. It's hard to tell what will happen with stock of newly launched consoles at the best of times, but given the situation with tariffs in the US it's especially difficult when it comes to the Switch 2. More Trending Apart from anything, and as Nintendo has already pointed out, tariffs on other non-luxury goods, including food, mean that people in the US are going to have less money than usual to spend on video games this year. Pre-orders are regularly available on eBay but there's always a risk in trying to buy something where the seller doesn't physically have the item yet, not to mention the inflated prices. If all goes well then the Switch 2 should be more readily available by Christmas, but the more popular it is the more difficult it is going to be to buy one. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: New Persona annoucement due this week but prepare for disappointment MORE: Horizon Zero Dawn 3 scheduled for 2027 as a cross-gen PS6 game claims rumour MORE: The 20 exclusive games that made Nintendo Switch the best console ever
Metro
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Switch 2 pre-orders direct from Nintendo UK drop invite requirements
Switch 2 pre-orders on the My Nintendo Store have been opened to all Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, as the console launch approaches. The Switch 2 might currently be out of stock at most UK retailers, after pre-orders went live last month, but Nintendo has now opened the floodgates on its own store. Initially, pre-orders through the My Nintendo Store were tied to an invite-only system, which hinged on your playtime, whether you were signed up to marketing emails, and if you were a long-time Nintendo Switch Online subscriber. As of today (May 7), Nintendo has lifted the invite-only requirements, with pre-orders now available to anyone who is subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online. More Trending At the time of writing, the £395.99 Switch 2 base console and the £429.99 Mario Kart World bundle are both still available. Although it's likely they will sell out fast. Pre-orders on the site are limited to one per customer, and if you don't have a Nintendo Switch Online membership, you can pick one up here for £3.49 for one month, £6.99 for three months, or £17.99 for 12 months. A number of games and accessories are also available to pre-order on the site too, including Donkey Kong Bananza, the Switch 2 edition of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom, and the camera peripheral for GameChat. The Nintendo Switch 2 is set to launch worldwide on June 5, 2025, with the launch line-up including Mario Kart World, Split Fiction, and Cyberpunk 2077. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: EA game prices will not increase 'at this point' as Battlefield 6 release window confirmed MORE: Elden Ring movie with Alex Garland is happening after all says insider MORE: Xbox handheld pic leaks in new photos of collaboration with Asus
