Nintendo lastly revealed when players within the US and Canada will have the ability to place their orders for Swap 2 consoles. Nintendo introduced that Swap 2 pre-orders will open on April 24 in each areas. Worth has remained the identical, even within the face of tariffs: the Swap 2 console alone will price $450, whereas the Nintendo Swap 2 + Mario Kart World bundle will price $500.
Nevertheless, Nintendo additionally said it is going to regulate costs of Swap 2 equipment attributable to “market circumstances.” “Different changes to the worth of any Nintendo product are additionally doable sooner or later relying on market circumstances,” the corporate mentioned within the press launch.
Additionally in its assertion, the corporate apologized for the pre-order delay and reiterated that the Nintendo Swap 2 might be broadly accessible beginning June 5.
Find out how to pre-order the Swap 2
Along with direct from Nintendo, you can snag a Swap 2 from taking part retailers when the console turns into accessible. Greatest Purchase, GameStop, Walmart and Goal have confirmed they will be opening pre-orders on April 24. GameStop mentioned will probably be accepting pre-orders each in shops and on-line, the latter beginning at 11AM ET that day. Goal’s pre-orders will open at midnight. We additionally anticipate it to be accessible from Amazon.
There’s some fine-print connected to pre-ordering instantly from Nintendo. Based on the pre-order web page on Nintendo’s website, you should be 18 years or older, register along with your Nintendo account and register your curiosity in pre-ordering. Then, you will be despatched an invite e mail when it is time to play your pre-order, and the invitation might be legitimate for 72 hours. After which there’s this bit of information: “Invitation emails might be prioritized on a first-come, first-served foundation to registrants who’ve bought a Nintendo Swap On-line membership with a minimal of 12 months of paid membership and a minimal of fifty whole gameplay hours, as of April 2, 2025.”
That appears to imply those that have paid for Swap On-line within the latest previous and people who have spent period of time taking part in Swap video games as of late will get first decide at shopping for a Swap 2. There is not any telling if these identical restrictions will apply if you wish to pre-order from third-party retailers.
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Tariffs and the Nintendo Swap 2
Throughout its most up-to-date Direct presentation firstly of April, Nintendo confirmed off extra of the Swap 2 than it ever had earlier than. That included the reveal of the April 9 pre-order opening date, along with the unique $450 beginning worth. Shortly after, President Trump introduced sweeping tariffs on China and different international locations, prompting Nintendo to delay pre-orders within the US and Canada.
In a reversal, President Trump then introduced a 90-day pause on steep “reciprocal” tariffs affecting 75 international locations, but additionally introduced that the tariff imposed on China will go up even additional (at the moment, it is as much as 245 % for that nation).
We now know that the unique $450 worth for the Swap 2 will stay the identical within the US and Canada, however based mostly on its official assertion, it seems Nintendo is leaving the door open for potential future worth will increase.
We additionally know that Nintendo began transferring a few of its Swap console manufacturing to Vietnam in 2019. The reciprocal tariff for Vietnam was set to be 46 %, however that seems to be on maintain for now in favor of a ten % reciprocal tariff that’s now in impact for the 90-day pause interval. It has been speculated that Nintendo will ramp up manufacturing of Swap 2 consoles in Vietnam so it might keep on schedule, even when it sells the console at a loss within the quick time period.
Extra Swap 2 particulars
We knew from the teaser trailer for the Swap 2 that Nintendo’s new {hardware} could be larger and would have a brand new strategy to the removable Pleasure-Cons. The brand new Pleasure-Con 2 have a brand new C button, mouse controls and a in-built gyroscope for tilt management. The console has a built-in mic to assist a brand new function known as Sport Chat that may allow you to talk with buddies in-game. The gadget is certainly a bit bigger, with a 7.9-inch LCD display that helps a 120Hz refresh charge, HDR and a 1080p decision.
When docked, you can play at as much as 4K in your TV, and Nintendo says it improved the consoles inner audio system as nicely. The brand new dock additionally has a built-in fan to maintain the console cool and assist preserve efficiency throughout lengthy play periods. The Swap 2 has twin USB-C ports for charging, and the bottom storage quantity has elevated to 256GB. The Swap 2’s storage will be expanded just like the earlier mannequin, however it is going to solely work with newer microSD Categorical playing cards.
The Swap 2 has quite a lot of equipment that you can buy individually as nicely. These are the equipment that Nintendo said will obtain worth changes — in any other case referred to as worth will increase. The new Swap 2 digital camera will now price $55, as an alternative of the unique $50 price ticket; the brand new Swap 2 Professional controller might be $85 as an alternative of $80; an additional pair of Pleasure-Con 2 controllers will set you again $95 as an alternative of $90 and a Pleasure-Con charging grip will go for $40 as an alternative of $35. Take a look at Nintendo’s official assertion for the entire accent worth changes.
