{"id":1236116319,"date":"2025-10-06T07:34:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T14:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/?p=1236116319"},"modified":"2025-10-06T07:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T14:34:34","slug":"where-when-to-buy-nintendo-switch-2-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lifestyle\/shopping\/where-when-to-buy-nintendo-switch-2-online-1236116319\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s Where to Buy the Nintendo Switch 2 Online, Ahead of the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\tSince the Nintendo Switch 2 was released back in June, the new gaming console has been selling out at retailers across the country. But now, Nintendo has restocked the Switch 2, with prices starting at $449, ahead of the holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\tWe rounded up the best retailers to get your hands on the Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>, including Walmart<\/a>, Target<\/a> and Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n
\t\t\t\tBuy: Nintendo Switch 2 at Walmart<\/span>\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n\tOur shopping editors recently tested the Switch 2 at Nintendo’s private preview in Los Angeles on April 11 at CBS Studios’ Television City. The new console screen is larger and brighter than the first-gen Switch and the OLED edition and has the same matte feel, while the Joy-Con 2 controllers felt thinner and more ergonomic with rounder edges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\tAhead, you’ll find how to buy the Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>, details about the new gaming console and what games are available to play on day one.<\/p>\n\n\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$449 at Walmart\t<\/span>\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\tWe also liked the Joy-Con 2’s new mouse control feature that lets you glide the controller along a table, mouse pad or even your legs for a new type of game play. We tried the feature out while playing Nintendo’s new “Drag & Drive” wheelchair basketball sports game, and found the rolling motion easy to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\tA peek at “Mario Kart World” gamplay on the Switch 2 during Nintendo’s exclusive preview in Los Angeles at CBS Studios on April 11, 2025.<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDanielle Directo-Meston\/THR<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figcaption>\n\n\t\t\t\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\tThe Joy-Con 2 also boasts stronger, more dynamic and responsive haptic feedback. For instance, Nintendo’s “Welcome Tour” game lets you use the controllers as maracas to feel the sensation of the beads shifting weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\tThe Joy-Con 2 also boasts stronger, more dynamic and responsive haptic feedback. For instance, Nintendo’s “Welcome Tour” game lets you use the controllers as maracas to feel the sensation of the beads shifting weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\tBack in stock online, the Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> is priced at $449 at Walmart<\/a>, Target<\/a> and Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n
\t\t\t\tBuy: Nintendo Switch 2 at Walmart<\/span>\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n
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