Stores Are Starting to Make Room for the Switch 2

Summary

Retailers are already preparing for the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5.
Some Walmart locations are preparing to install the new console at their demo kiosks.
Online pre-orders for the system began in April, with stock running out almost immediately at most outlets.

It looks like some retailers are already making room for the Nintendo Switch 2 on their shelves. The next Nintendo console is less than a month away from release, and gamers have already been scrambling to get their hands on a Switch 2 ahead of its June 5 launch. Online pre-orders for the Switch 2 started last month, and stock ran out almost as soon as it became available at most outlets.

Fans who want the Nintendo Switch 2 have since been on high alert for any new supply of consoles, with the most recent batch of pre-orders selling out immediately on the UK My Nintendo Store website earlier this week. Other outlets like Walmart have already reposted their Nintendo Switch 2 pages, though pre-orders are still unavailable at this time.

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By Jo Craig

Anyone who doesn’t manage to secure a Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order can eventually buy a console from a brick-and-mortar retailer, and some locations might already be preparing for the new system’s arrival on June 5. Reddit user MathematicianRich615 noticed that the Nintendo Switch section at their local Walmart now has an “Under Construction” sign placed on its display screen. The Switch console and controller used to try out games before buying them have also been taken out, and in their place hangs another sign showing the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2.

Walmart Is Already Making Room For the Switch 2

MathematicianRich615 says that this change must have occurred a few nights before their visit, and seems to be a sign that their local Walmart is getting ready to install a new Switch 2 display soon. Others have taken the chance to express their excitement that the Switch 2 is now only a few weeks away from release. A few are interested in seeing how the Switch 2’s new controllers measure up to the original Joy-Cons, while others joke that they are going to spend their days playing the games at the kiosk.

Many are excited for the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, with some dedicated gamers even camping out for the console’s June 5 street date. There may still be some opportunities to pre-order the system online before then, but now it seems like the brick-and-mortar retailers are getting ready for the Switch 2 by making space at their gaming section display kiosks. In addition to the console itself, Nintendo Switch 2 launch titles like Mario Kart World, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, and the Switch 2 ports of Hogwarts Legacy, Sonic X Shadow Generations, and Cyberpunk 2077 will be available next month.