If you’re still on the hunt for a Nintendo Switch 2, follow these expert tips we’ve learned from years of tracking hard-to-find consoles.

Quantities will be limited and not all stores will have the handheld. Here's how to find out if your local store will have it in stock.

The Nintendo Switch 2 dropped in June 2025 – and 3.5 million units sold in just four days. But anyone who instinctively clicked their way to Amazon to grab the console was met with… nothing. Just a wasteland of third-party sellers and suspiciously cheap imports.