Nintendo Switch 2 US pre-orders are too crazy, causing multiple retail sites to crash

2025-04-29 22:06:41|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

After initially postponed the pre-order of the Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. due to tariff issues, Switch 2 pre-orders finally officially opened at midnight ET on Thursday.As everyone scrambles to pre-order, many websites are hit by a lot of traffic at the same time.

Some retailers have dealt with this better than others, while some sites have collapsed due to oversized pre-orders.Whether you buy it through Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target or GameStop, demand for this highly anticipated sequel is clearly far beyond expectations.

Switch 2 sold out in seconds

After the pre-orders began, Target was one of the first merchants to open pre-orders, but the website quickly crashed and many people were unable to place pre-order orders.Some people have better luck using the Target app, but even so, many orders were later reported as cancelled.Since Target has opened up the rating and review feature of the product, about 75% of the ratings and reviews are currently from complaints from dissatisfied customers.

Meanwhile, Best Buy and Walmart seem to be more prepared for demand, putting potential buyers into a virtual queue.This approach seems to have worked, with many users reporting successfully pre-ordering the Nintendo Switch 2 or Mario Kart: World console bundle when it was their turn.

On the official Nintendo Reddit forum, a large-scale theme post called "Did you buy Switch 2?" appeared, and users shared a variety of experiences.Some people successfully pre-ordered a few minutes before the stock was sold out, while others who thought they had successfully placed an order were later told that the console was sold out.

Even now, the situation has not improved much.The best advice for those who are still trying to pre-order is to check and refresh the page from time to time, as a small number of users report that the host will briefly appear as pre-ordered at random points in time.

A major retailer is not on the Switch 2 pre-order list

Interestingly, the pre-order situation in the United States is similar to what we have seen in the Japanese market recently.Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa issued a supply warning on his official Nintendo X account, saying that due to huge demand, a "large number of" people will not be able to successfully pre-order.There are 2.2 million pre-orders in Japan alone, and it is safe to say that even saying that the popularity of the Nintendo Switch 2 is "very high".

We are still waiting for the June 5th start date, when avid gamers are expected to line up a few hours before the store opens, especially those who missed their pre-orders.It is worth noting that Amazon is clearly not on the Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order retailers list.

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