by New York (AP) – The US pre -orders for the Nintendo Switch 2 started shortly after the clock on Thursday midnight. But the chaos soon appeared in the middle of a high demand.
The numerous consumers who are among the first to have the latest Nintendo game console, which is to be officially launched on June 5, jumped online to try to get a pre -order. And while some happy buyers were successful, many other frustrating delays came up or saw that the early lists of the product were quickly sold out in the early hours of the night among participating retailers such as Target, Walmart and Best Buy.
Under the headache, social media users have shared painfully long waiting times, screenshots of error messages and carts, which suddenly appeared empty-in some cases confirmation emails, which will soon be canceled information about the orders.
Nintendo confirmed the “very high demand” in an update about those who want to buy the Switch 2 from his own My Nintendo Store. The company said that it would “work hard to fulfill orders when the product was available,” but found that the delivery was not guaranteed by June 5 – and called for those who want to increase their chances to increase Switch 2 to the start date in order to visit a participating retailer.
Nintendo did not immediately respond to an inquiry to receive further information about the demand before the pre -order on Thursday.
Gamestop also started to accept pre -orders for Switch 2 Thursday – hours after the late night starts at other retailers. Online pre -orders from Gamestop went live at 11 a.m., but the list did not seem to be available within minutes.
“We see an overwhelming demand for Switch 2, which causes some site problems,” Gamestop -Aid wrote on X, the platform, which was previously known as Twitter, shortly after 11:30 a.m. However, the company added that its previously announced pre -orders in the shop are “smooth and smooth”.
It was not immediately clear what this capacity gamestop and other retailers had for Switch 2 pre -orders. The Associated Press turned to Gamestop as well as Target, Walmart and Best Buy – for comments on Thursday.
The considerable (and quick) demand for Nintendos Switch 2 is not surprising. The new game console became larger and better than its predecessor of the past predecessors-with excitement with excitement awaited functions such as an interactive chat, a larger screen and new games.
Nevertheless, the rollout of Switch 2 arrives for a large part of the industry at an unsafe time, since new tariffs from US President Donald Trump have been implemented and the retaliation measures from targeted countries, especially in China, react. Economists have warned that the steeper taxes will lead to higher prices for a number of consumer goods that are now relying on a global supply chain, including electronics.
The Baseline start price of Switch 2 is $ 449.99 -significantly higher than the price of $ 299 of the original switch. While new frills can make up for a considerable part of this hike, experts have previously found that the new import taxes are also more involved.
And the US pre -orders for the Switch 2 were delayed at the beginning of this month – in front of Trump’s steepest levies, most of which have now been postponed were put into force.
The pre -orders were originally allowed to plan live on April 9, but an update from Nintendo, which was shared by Gamestop notes, was pushed back to “evaluate the potential effects of tariffs and further developed market conditions”. Nintendo later confirmed that a Switch 2-accessories determined price adjustments-Yedoch claimed that his previously announced basic line price for the console would remain the same.
The Super Mario creator Nintendo Co. sits on Switch 2 to revive the demand for their game consoles. The older predecessor recently loses dynamics. In February, this in Kyoto, Japan, said local company in Kyoto, in Japan, that 11 million switch consoles are expected to sell for his full financial year in March, lower than the initial forecast of 12.5 million.
Nintendo made a profit of 237 billion yen (1.5 billion US dollars) in the first nine months of the last financial year, which decreased by 42% in the same period in the previous year.
