Best Buy are not in Nintendos best books (Nintendo)A leak that seemed to reveal when pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch 2 will start may not be as reliable as it first seemed.When a new game or console is announced theres only one thing publishers are interested in: pre-orders. The lack of them, in the immediate aftermath of the Xbox Ones reveal, put Microsoft into a tailspin they still havent got out of, and similar problems have rushed many other companies to panic stations, if a game doesnt seem to be immediately attracting customers.Thats very unlikely to be a problem for the Nintendo Switch 2 but the question of when pre-orders will start is a very important question, and it certainly wasnt addressed in Thursdays Nintendo Direct. Although it may be announced at the Switch 2 focused one next week.Its very likely the new consoles release date will be announced at the Switch 2 Direct, reasonably likely the price will be, but its probably no more than 50/50 when it comes to pre-orders. And the situation hasnt really been clarified by a leak from Best Buy in Canada.When it comes to consoles, sometimes it takes a few days, or even weeks, for a company to start offering pre-orders but Best Buy accidentally put up a detailed blog stating that pre-orders will open on April 2, i.e. the day of the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct.How to pre-order the Nintendo Switch 2That all seemed perfectly believable and the fact that Best Buy quickly took the blog page down, when they realised theyd jumped the gun/got an angry call from Nintendo, seemed to seal the deal.More TrendingHowever, respected insider Wario64 says that one of his retail sources claims the April 2 is an error. Although they dont indicate when the real date is.Pre-orders are likely to go up at the same time around the world, at least in major markets such as Canada and the UK, but despite this leak its still uncertain when exactly that will be.The most common rumour for the Nintendo Switchs release date is sometime in or around June, so if thats correct then even if pre-orders dont start on April 2, it wont be too much after that. Did Best Buy get the date wrong? (Best Buy)Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.GameCentralSign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy