Update []: Registration for Switch 2 'Experiences' scheduled between April and June is now open for the following cities:
Click on the links above to go to the respective event's registration page. As a reminder, you'll need a Nintendo Account to register, which is how you enter the lottery – you'll find out if you've been successful once the registration period ends. And you can only apply for one, so choose carefully!
Find more details below.
Original story: Nintendo wrapped up the first Switch 2 trailer by revealing the 'Nintendo Switch 2 Experience', a “series of hands-on events held around the world” taking place throughout April and May 2025. What's more, registration for many of these events opens tomorrow.
You can apply for a chance to attend one Exchange 2 events in the coming months by entering a ticket draw in your region corresponding website. The drawing is only open to people 18 and over with a Nintendo Account, and recipients will be randomly selected after the registration period ends — and we mean randomlythe website states that there is no special treatment for the first registration of interest.
If you register a group (including those under 17), each member must have their own Nintendo Account linked to the same family group.
A total of 13 Switch 2 'Experiences' are happening around the world in the coming months, each with their own website, registration times and event dates. You can find all the details on the local Nintendo websitealthough we have also listed each event and its key dates in the following table.
| Host city | The date of the event | Registration period |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | May 9 – 11 | January 18 at 15:00 – January 26 at 23:59 CET |
| Berlin | April 25 – 27 | January 17 at 15:00 – January 26 at 23:59 CET |
| Dallas | April 25 – 27 | January 17th at 12:00pm PT / 2:00pm CT / 3:00am ET – January 26th at 11:59pm (local time) |
| London | April 11 – 13 | 17 January 14:00 – 26 January 23:59 GMT |
| Los Angeles | April 11 – 13 | January 17th at 12:00pm PT / 2:00pm CT / 3:00am ET – January 26th at 11:59pm (local time) |
| Madrid | May 9 – 11 | January 18 at 15:00 – January 26 at 23:59 CET |
| Melbourne | May 10 – 11 | 18 January 11:00 – 26 January 23:59 AEDT |
| Milan | April 25 – 27 | January 17 at 15:00 – January 26 at 23:59 CET |
| New York | April 4 – 6 | January 17th at 12:00pm PT / 2:00pm CT / 3:00am ET – January 26th at 11:59pm (local time) |
| Paris | April 4 – 6 | January 17 at 15:00 – January 26 at 23:59 CET |
| Toronto | April 25 – 27 | January 17 at 3:00 PM – January 26 at 11:59 PM ET |
| Tokyo | April 26 – 27 | 16 January 15:00 – 20 February 15:00 JST |
| Seoul | May 31 – June 1 | TBA |
We won't know who has been successful until the registration period ends, but be sure to register your interest at one of the locations above by the closing date if you hope to take part.
