The official My Nintendo Store should go live with its invite-only pre-orders on April 8, so it's worth registering right now to be in with a chance and keep checking those inboxes!

Currys is currently taking in-store pre-orders so you can click through here to find your closest store in order to do so. There's no sign of online pre-orders starting so if that's your preferred option then you'll want to keep this link bookmark instead and check regularly.

Amazon was taking invitation requests for both the console on its own and the Mario Kart World bundle, but now, sadly, it seems as though it no longer is, instead displaying a 'Currently unavailable' stock level. Always worth bookmarking and checking though.

Argos was one of the UK retailers that did go live properly on the day of the Switch 2 Direct, but it swiftly sold out. As a result, we'd keep this one within reach and refresh range.

Very also went live with Switch 2 pre-order stock on the day of the Direct but, predictably, also sold out. There were reports of stock coming back up at points though, so we'd recommend keeping Very close by too.

EE hasn't gone live with its pre-order stock yet but when it does, we definitely recommend checking it out to get your unit.

John Lewis has all its listing pages up for Switch 2 consoles and accessories but you can't currently place an order yet - one to keep an eye on.

ShopTo went early with its offer to take registrations of interest in the Switch 2, and it remains a viable retailer option when its stock returns properly. You'll even save 4p!

The Game Collection was another retailer that went live early with its pre-order stock, though it didn't last long. Absolutely worth its place on this list, however, and could be a vital alternative to the 'bigger' retailers.

Game's pre-order pages are up for just about every Switch 2 accessory right now via this link - but not the consoles. When they pop up, though, this is where they'll be.

Amazon hasn't broken cover on pre-orders at all yet, so there's no listing page to speak of or anything. Its US pre-orders will of course be delayed though so we don't know when pre-orders will go live.

Walmart's messaging is that pre-orders are "coming soon", and has kept its listing pages up for the console and the Mario Kart World bundle so we'd definitely bookmark them.

Target has both its listing pages up for the console and console bundle but the 'Add to cart' button is grayed out and the messaging says "Coming soon" with no other details provided.

GameStop also says that pre-orders are "Coming soon" but you can sign up for notifications when it becomes available too.

If the official store UK is anything to go by then it's worth registering at the US My Nintendo store now so as to hopefully receive an invitation to buy when pre-orders do go live.

Best Buy has a nice landing page up but you can only sign up for notifications for news as "pre-orders begin soon."

We haven't seen anything from Newegg yet, but even though it's a PC-first gaming retailer, we have seen more and more console gear available there so it's worth a try when things kick off.

Antonline is a rank outsider right now for Switch 2 pre-orders, but the retailer usually gets in on the action at some point, so might be one to keep in the maybe pile. It usually goes big on bundles too so that could be an attractive element if it wraps up some of the accessories too.