You can't simply go to the My Nintendo Store and buy the Switch 2. To order the Switch 2, you need to log in with an active, paid Nintendo Switch Online account. Once you do that, you can choose either a Switch 2 standalone console or the Mario Kart World bundle and then hit the confirm button to "register your interest" in ordering a Switch 2.

Don't skip a step or else you may have to go through an even longer process to transfer data from your original Switch.

We’re not talking about Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games, which are native Switch 2 ports, but original Nintendo Switch games that are looking and running better than ever on Nin