Nintendo Switch 2 preorder date and time tipped by trusted stock tracker

Nintendo’s big Nintendo Direct presentation, where the company will launch the Switch 2, is just a few days away. Also, Nintendo is tipped to hold another surprise event before that April 2nd press conference where it’ll fully unveil the Switch 2.

Nintendo did show the world the Switch 2 design a few months ago, but it only did it to put a stop to all the design leaks happening in late 2024 and early January. While Nintendo confirmed those design leaks with the Switch 2 design reveal, it never gave us anything meaningful.

The Switch 2 specs, games, price, preorder, and release dates remain secret. Nintendo did announce the April 2nd event in January, teasing that’s when it would reveal everything about the console.

With a few days to go, a trusted restock tracker thinks he knows exactly when the Nintendo Switch 2 preorders will start. If he’s right, it’ll happen next Wednesday, April 2nd, right after that highly anticipated launch event.

The Shortcut’s Matt Swider said in a new report that Nintendo and its partners will kick off Switch 2 preorders at 10 AM ET, exactly one hour after the Nintendo Direct presentation is supposed to start. Swider believes Nintendo will do a repeat of the first-gen Switch launch. Eight years ago, the original Switch console went on preorder one hour after the launch presentation.

While Swider is speculating here, it wouldn’t be surprising if the information is accurate given his day job. Tom’s Guide says he’s “one of the internet’s biggest restock trackers, having helped thousands of gamers secure hard-to-buy products including PS5, Xbox Series X, PlayStation Portal, and the PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection.”

Swider also offers a price guess for the Switch 2, saying the next-gen handheld console will cost $399. That’s $100 more than the first model and $50 more than the OLED Switch. It’s also a price we’ve seen in other Switch 2 leaks and estimates.