Target sends Switch 2 customers $50 after pre-orders arrive late
Target is giving customers who preordered a Switch 2 a free $50 Nintendo gift card if they didn’t receive their new console fast enough.
Nintendofully revealed the Switch 2in April 2025 and released the console just two months later in June. After abrief delay, pre-orders went live on April 24, and almost every store claimed orders would arrive on or right after launch.
Not everything went as planned, however, as some Target customers didn’t receive their new Nintendo console until well after June 5.
Three weeks later, on June 26, Target began sending $50 Nintendo gift cards to those affected by the slow shipping.
Target sends some Switch 2 buyers $50
Customers received the gift card in an email from Target, apologizing for the slow shipping. It reads: “Thanks for your recent Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order. We appreciate your excitement for this release and your trust in shopping with Target. We hope you’re loving your new gaming system!
“We know you were hoping to receive your purchase sooner. Unfortunately, we didn’t make that happen. This isn’t the experience we intended, and we’re sincerely sorry. As a thank you for your patience and understanding, we’re including a complimentary code for one $50 Nintendo eShop Gift Card.”
If you preordered a Nintendo Switch 2 at Target and received it late, Target is offering a $50 eShop gift card for free as compensation.Add the $50 eShop gift card and it’ll be $0 via Target Circle on checkouthttps://t.co/o1MeohXBYSYou can also verify on Target Circle…pic.twitter.com/fTqvPkj0J6
According to a follow-up post from Wario on X, Target customer service revealed that the gift is only for users who received their Switch 2after the June 6-11 promised delivery window.
Target isn’t the first company to give Switch 2 buyers a treat. On launch day, Walmart not only delivered almost all of its preorders before 9am, but some customers alsoreceived a free bottle of Coke and a can of Pringles.
