After the United States imposed reciprocal tariffs on other counties, Nintendo announced at the beginning of the month that it was delaying pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch 2 in the United States so that the company could “assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions.”
The iDownloadBlog team are as big of Nintendo Switch fans as the next mobile console gamer, which is one of the reasons why we track the latest Nintendo Switch game and accessory deals every week and share them with our readers.
It’s only a matter of time before people start pre-ordering their Nintendo Switch 2, but for now, the Nintendo Switch remains the in-hand gaming platform for Nintendo gamers until its successor launches this June.
On Wednesday, Nintendo announced that the Nintendo Switch 2 would go on pre-order in the United States on April 9th, 2025 with initial unit availability beginning on June 5th. Unfortunately, the video game company had to backtrack a little bit on its pre-order plans in the United States, directly because of tariff changes imposed by the government’s current administration, the BBC reports.
Yes, the Nintendo Switch 2 was just formally announced to go on pre-order starting next Wednesday, but don’t you worry about compatibility with your existing Nintendo Switch games, because they’ll work just fine inside of Nintendo’s new game system.
During a Nintendo Direct on Wednesday, the company officially confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 would become available to consumers on June 5th, 2025, with pre-orders starting next Wednesday, April 9th, aligning with a report we shared at the end of last week.
The Nintendo Switch 2 is getting ripe for launch, but Nintendo has assured the gaming community that games made for the first generation Nintendo Switch will be backwards compatible. With that in mind, you can confidently invest in games ahead of its launch.
Each and every week, your friends at iDownloadBlog browse for the best deals to be had on Nintendo Switch games and accessories in an effort to not only save money on our next purchase, but also to share those savings with our readers.
According to Nintendo, the Nintendo Switch is due for an upgrade soon. But even so, there are loyal players who have the current generation Nintendo Switch right now who are looking to cash in on some amazing deals pertaining to games and accessories for their next big game night.
If we’re not blogging about iPhones and Macs, we’re playing games on the Nintendo Switch. In fact, we blow through games so quickly sometimes that we’re often looking online for the next best game to add to our collection.
The staff at iDownloadBlog work overtime to find our readers the best available deals on Nintendo Switch games and accessories every week. We do this as a labor of love because we not only appreciate our readers, but we are also avid gamers who want our readers to have access to affordable games and gear.
The Nintendo Switch is still one of the most popular game consoles ever made, and it seems like its reign is here to stay even with the Nintendo Switch 2 on the cusp of launching later this year.