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2025-04-02T09:37:02.333Z
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While we’re talking Switch 2 pre-orders, we have to address scalpers and resellers. Unfortunately, it’s a near certainty they will be looking to hoover up as much launch stock as possible to sell at a massively inflated markup.
Fortunately, Nintendo has confirmed it’s “making preparations” to ensure the upcoming launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 won’t be spoiled by scalpers.
During an interview with Japanese publication Nikkei (and translated by the folks over at VGC), Nintendo’s president Shuntaro Furukawa was quizzed on the company’s plans to ensure a smooth launch and avoid the rampant stock shortages that plagued the original Switch’s first-year on the market, and which subsequently resurfaced in 2020 and 2021.
“We will take all possible measures based on the experience we have accumulated to date (regarding scalpers and the like). We are making preparations,” said Furukawa.
While there was no further elaboration on what these specific “measures” will be, it’s at least comforting to know that Nintendo is aware of the potential problem and taking preemptive steps to address the problem before it becomes a major issue.
Of course, whether said measures will work remains to be seen…
2025-04-02T09:31:01.495Z
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One of the biggest questions now is “When will Switch 2 pre-orders go live?” And while we can’t give a firm answer quite yet, we do have a few clues.
Initially, it seemed that Switch 2 pre-orders were set to go live today (April 2) directly following the live event. This seemed to be confirmed when Best Buy Canada published (and then quickly deleted) a blog post claiming Switch 2 pre-orders would go live following the Nintendo Direct.
However, Tom Henderson at Insider Gaming has suggested we might have a whole other week to wait. The well-known industry insider claims to have seen “internal emails and documents” from a source at a major U.S. retailer which point to Switch 2 pre-orders beginning on April 9.
This would be later than previously expected, but would at least give eager gamers a week to get ready for the pre-order drop which will be intense.
Henderson also reports that retailers expect Switch 2 pre-order allocations to sell out on the same day, so be sure to bookmark our Switch 2 pre-order hub for the latest updates, and those important retailer links when the time comes.
2025-04-02T09:23:24.071ZNintendo Switch 2 – First-look trailer – YouTube 
If you’ve been out of the loop on Nintendo Switch 2, you’ve got a lot of catching up to. We have a dedicated Switch 2 launch hub to guide you through from the earliest rumors to the console’s unveiling back in January.
However, if you’re short on time, the most important information can be found in the linked video above: The Switch 2’s “first-look trailer.” This two-minute video gave us our first look at Nintendo’s upcoming console and also appears to confirm that a new Mario Kart title is in development for the console.
2025-04-02T09:03:42.327ZWelcome, I’m Rory, Entertainment Editor here at Tom’s Guide, and over the next several hours I’ll be guiding you through the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct event with all the latest updates as they happen. Plus, I’ll be bringing you a nice scoop of my own speculation, and also keeping an eye out for pre-orders.
