Update (9:39 AM ET): A new employee post on Reddit suggests that Walmart is reserving stock until November 6, due to a supply chain delay. Target has also updated its website with November 6 for online orders.
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Today is the day we’ve been waiting for. There’s a strong probability that a Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 restock will take place at Walmart to mark the console’s release, and we’ll be keeping a close out on the retailer throughout the course of the day.
As the largest retailer in the US, Walmart should have the biggest stock allocation. It’s also historically held back units for launch days, even when pre-orders have sold out. Walmart sometimes ends up with an online exclusive as a result, with many stores offering in-store stock instead of online.
We saw a similar situation with the PS5 Pro, where Walmart offered next-day delivery with snacks included.
Aside from a surprise restock at the Nintendo Store taking place on October 26, which we alerted our followers to, the Zelda Switch 2 has remained out of stock since it went on sale.
Best Buy and Nintendo have announced in-store events on November 5, and GameStop is also letting customers pre-order in-store via their website. Hopefully, Walmart is reserving its stock for online customers, and today is when we expect to see a Zelda Switch 2 restock take place.
Walmart also tends to restock on Thursday and Friday mornings, so the timing conveniently lines up with its usual pattern. Of course, along with Walmart, we’ll be tracking every retailer for any restocks and sending out an alert to our followers as soon as stock appears.
Cancelled pre-orders and failed payments could have also freed up more stock, so we’re cautiously optimistic a restock at Walmart is on the cards.
There’s a good chance Walmart will also have a Zelda Switch 2 Pro Controller restock which, like the console, has been completely sold out.
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Adam Vjestica is The Shortcut’s Senior Editor. Formerly TechRadar’s Gaming Hardware Editor, Adam has also worked at Nintendo of Europe as a Content Marketing Editor, where he helped launch the Nintendo Switch. He also runs a retro gaming YouTube channel called Game on, boy! Follow him on X @ItsMrProducts.
Just came back from my local Walmart store. Been waiting there since 5 am. They only had 2 on hand. Young kid working there tried ringing it up for me. System would not let him. Waited till 7am when electronics department opened and the girl working in that department was told over the radio all sales are on hold for Nintendo due to pre-orders issues. They wouldn’t tell her anything else but to tell us to try again tomorrow and see if it lets us check out..
Boy, it's like the author just threw out a bunch of words hoping something would stick. Provided an update that was wrong, then didn't provide any other meaningful updates.
1) Gamestop isn't letting you pre-order. In store purchase only. Pre-order has never been an option...
2) Nintendo has been constantly pushing out restocks today of the console and regular pro controller