{"id":1183342,"date":"2026-02-15T15:49:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T15:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=564231"},"modified":"2026-02-15T15:49:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T15:49:22","slug":"ordering-a-nintendo-switch-2-last-night-was-chaos-predictably","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ordering-a-nintendo-switch-2-last-night-was-chaos-predictably\/","title":{"rendered":"Ordering a Nintendo Switch 2 last night was chaos, predictably"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ordering-a-nintendo-switch-2-last-night-was-chaos-predictably.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Shocking no one, least of all this author who recalls the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2021\/3\/1\/22298268\/the-hunt-playstation-5-how-to-buy-ps5-scalpers\">process of getting a PlayStation 5<\/a> (or rather, <em>not<\/em> getting one, at least at first), the rush to get a Nintendo Switch 2 into a virtual shopping cart last night was chaotic and ended in sadness for many participants. Preorders for US residents went live at midnight EDT today for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/ip\/Nintendo-Switch-2-System\/15949610846?classType=REGULAR\">Walmart<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuy.com\/site\/nintendo-switch-2-system-multi\/6614313.p\">Best Buy<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/p\/nintendo-switch-2-console\/-\/A-94693225\">Target<\/a>, but actually completing a transaction was another story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Of course, it wasn\u2019t all tears. Multiple Polygon staffers managed to secure a Switch 2 last night, but doing so required a whole lot of luck, as well as patience and the willingness to be awake in the middle of the night. Even for the West Coasters, staying up late was part of the deal. Although preorders went live at the far more reasonable time of 9 p.m. PDT for them, that was just the beginning. The night began with waiting in a digital queue \u2014 and waiting, and waiting \u2014 with only some members of that queue ending up getting to put a Switch 2 in their carts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The experience also involved some dicey page-refreshing shenanigans. Here are some of the anxious screenshots we were sharing with one another last night; the two below are from a staffer trying to close the deal on a Switch 2 at Target.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ordering-a-nintendo-switch-2-last-night-was-chaos-predictably.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ordering-a-nintendo-switch-2-last-night-was-chaos-predictably-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">And here\u2019s a screenshot of the demoralizing Walmart queue waiting screen \u2014 which some of us found to be useless anyway, since navigating to the actual Switch 2 product page on Walmart\u2019s website would allow some of us to complete a full transaction, without even bothering to wait in line to do so.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ordering-a-nintendo-switch-2-last-night-was-chaos-predictably-1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Social media was ablaze with jokes and commiseration over the state of the Switch 2 preorder chaos.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:nqo4xeqcohr3nanxkldejy52\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lnjtwuukxk2z\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreia2uxbv74b6pln5jxmctw7njwieq4ounbfrm7x4smkanqvjzdjoqa\">\n<p lang=\"en\">everyone looking at the switch 2 in their target cart but not being able to finalize the order<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:nqo4xeqcohr3nanxkldejy52?ref_src=embed\">Giovanni Colantonio (@marioprime.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:nqo4xeqcohr3nanxkldejy52\/post\/3lnjtwuukxk2z?ref_src=embed\">2025-04-24T04:16:00.558Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Everyone refreshing their browser at midnight to get a Switch 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GAmBhaGOkp\">pic.twitter.com\/GAmBhaGOkp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kit Ellis (@kitosan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kitosan\/status\/1915199916529603007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">And then, of course, there were the people who managed to secure a Switch 2, only to have their order canceled after the fact \u2014 either by the store, or by their bank.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&gt;finally get my switch 2 pre order through after 30 minutes<br \/>&gt;immediately gets cancelled <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tGuW9EQjKx\">pic.twitter.com\/tGuW9EQjKx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James (@MKUltraMoney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MKUltraMoney\/status\/1915261915992912121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lnjtwstfys2q\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreibe5evtcbpn25dw6lhk4nqasg7krpemnsaojgzv3msaife5p4ab6y\">\n<p lang=\"en\">is this grounds to sue jp morgan chase?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy?ref_src=embed\">Palette Swap (@paletteswap.site)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy\/post\/3lnjtwstfys2q?ref_src=embed\">2025-04-24T04:15:58.415Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">This is not our last chance to get a Switch 2 today, however. <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=nOD\/rLJHOac&amp;mid=24348&amp;murl=https:\/\/www.gamestop.com\/consoles-hardware\/nintendo-switch\/consoles\/products\/nintendo-switch-2\/20019700.html&amp;u1=[pl0424awD][544294][][][][][][][][][polygon.com]\">Gamestop<\/a> opens its preorder queues at 11 a.m. EDT. The preparations begin\u2026<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GameStop stores in the morning to everyone who couldn\u2019t get a Switch 2 preorder from Best Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sez8v9B9eg\">pic.twitter.com\/sez8v9B9eg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Doug (@OutsideKingg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OutsideKingg\/status\/1915262545809514545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/nintendo-switch-2\/564231\/preorder-chaos-success-failure\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shocking no one, least of all this author who recalls the process of getting a PlayStation 5 (or rather, not getting one, at least at first), the rush to get a Nintendo Switch 2 into a virtual shopping cart last night was chaotic and ended in sadness for many participants. Preorders for US residents went live at midnight EDT today for Walmart, Best Buy, and Target, but actually completing a transaction was another story. Of course, it wasn\u2019t all tears. Multiple Polygon staffers managed to secure a Switch 2 last night, but doing so required a whole lot of luck, as well as patience and the willingness to be awake in the middle of the night. 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