Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are officially live at Nintendo's online store — but only if you've received an invite. As advertised, the My Nintendo Store began sending out Switch 2 pre-order invites on Thursday to those who previously registered their interest and meet the company's " priority criteria .

UK high street chain Game has apologised after it cancelled some pre-orders of the hotly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2. Gamers have waited years for the Switch 2 - the successor to one of the best-selling consoles in history - with the new model being finally released to the public on 5 June.

Nintendo Today showed off some of the system sounds of the Switch 2! ⁰- There are different sounds for pressing the C Button and for selecting each icon on the HOME Menu. – A sound also plays when you wake up the docked system from sleep mode. pic.twitter.com/pqnYqER5W7