The highly anticipated Nintendo Switch OLED console arrives in October for $349, but preorders might go live as soon as this week.
In just under three months from now, the upgraded Nintendo Switch OLED will release to retail for $349, and though some people have been disappointed that it is not a bigger hardware refresh, we have little doubt it will be one of the hottest tech items around when it arrives. Your best chance at grabbing one is to secure a preorder. If that is your plan, you might be able to place one as early as this week in the US. Here’s the thing—Nintendo so far has only said the Switch OLED will release on October 8,2021, but did not say when preorders will actually go live. There were reports that some retailers in the UK had opened up preorders for the upcoming game console, but as of this writing, it does not seem that any of them are accepting orders. It’s possible they went live in error, or sold out whatever initial preorder allotment they might have had. In the US, retailers have not begun taking preorders, though a few sites have erected placeholder listings. And over at GameStop, the retailer says “Check back soon for preorders.” How soon? Nobody seems to know, so I decided to ask Best Buy, with the full expectation I would get a canned response.
