If you want to pre -order the Switch for 2 next week, you will have to meet requirements for the time being.
Whenever a requested new hardware is introduced, you become a problem: Scalper! These want to stock up with the corresponding quantities in order to mix them in early interested parties for significantly more money. Nintendo absolutely wants to avoid this in the context of the Switch 2 and apparently uses hard measures.
From April 8, 2025, the Switch 2 will be pre -ordered, but it will not be possible without further ado – probably also to say the fight. If you want to strike early, you will have to meet certain requirements, whereby Nintendo wants to focus on long-time customers and Nintendo fans. Those who do not belong to the hard-boiled Nintendo cosmos have to be patient.
In this regard, it says in the Nintendo Store: “In order to reward the most committed Nintendo Switch players in Europe and the United Kingdom, the opportunity to pre-order a Nintendo Switch 2 console in the My Nintendo Store will initially only offer selected Nintendo Switch online members.”
As you can see from the integrated graphic, the requirements are not so low. In general, interested parties must have been online at Switch before March 31, 2025 – and that at least 2 years without interruption; In addition, membership on the day of the pre -order – at the earliest April 8, 2025 – must still be active.
In addition, a certain, not more detailed playing time with paid switch games is required and it needs to be given consent to be able to receive emails from Nintendo.
After all: “Over time, the selection criteria may be reduced, so that more users are offered the opportunity to pre-order a Nintendo Switch 2 console. We will consistently concentrate on giving priority to the most committed Nintendo switch players (while stocks last).”
While the console can be pre -ordered from April 8, games for Switch 2 as well as upgrade packs and amiibos can be pre -ordered from April 24th.
