I wrote a piece earlier this week about the common Nintendo Switch 2 myths being debunked, and part of that was the fact that the Switch 2 uses a new type of MicroSD card that is brand new to market with only a few options available.
Sadly, I’ve still seen 3 separate people today alone who have purchased a MicroSD card that isn’t compatible with the Switch 2 so wanted to call this out again.
The Nintendo Switch 2 can only use MicroSD Express cards which provide faster reading/writing speeds required for Switch 2 games. These use a PCie interface which allows them to reach higher speeds and shouldn’t be confused with other MicroSD cards of similar names including MicroSD Extreme, MicroSD Ultra or any other kind of MicroSD apart from Express.
At launch locally, there’s two that are compatible. One is the officially licensed SanDisk MicroSD card which is 256GB and interestingly enough EB Games homebrand Atrix have 256GB-1TB variations.
- SanDisk Licensed MicroSD Express 256GB Memory Card – $79 with free shipping
- 256GB Atrix MicroSD Express Card for Nintendo Switch 2 – $74.95
- 512GB Atrix MicroSD Express Card for Nintendo Switch 2 – $128.95
- 1TB Atrix MicroSD Express Card for Nintendo Switch 2 – $224.95
Right now, stock is limited, but I don’t think it will be long before we see others pop up from the likes of Samsung and cheaper alternatives, and the Switch has an increased 256GB of storage internally as well.
AMAZON NINTENDO SWITCH 2 CONSOLE PRE-ORDERS
- Nintendo Switch 2 Console – $696 with free shipping
- Nintendo Switch 2 Console + Mario Kart World – $766 with free shipping
AMAZON NINTENDO SWITCH 2 GAME PRE-ORDERS
- Mario Kart World – $109 with free shipping
- Pokemon Legends: Z-A Switch 2 Edition – $99 with free shipping
- SPLIT FICTION – $64 with free shipping
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star Crossed World – $99 with free shipping
- Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition – $114 with free shipping
- Donkey Kong Bananza – $99 with free shipping
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – $99 with free shipping
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – $99 with free shipping
- Sonic x Shadow Generations – $89 with free shipping
- Street Fighter 6 – $69 with free shipping
- Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV – $99 with free shipping
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VII – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – $99 with free shipping
- BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster – $54 with free shipping
- Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut – $79 with free shipping
- HITMAN World of Assassination – Signature Edition – $94 with free shipping
AMAZON NINTENDO SWITCH 2 ACCESSORY PRE-ORDERS
- Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller – $119 with free shipping
- Nintendo Switch 2 MicroSD Express 256GB Memory Card – $79 with free shipping
- Nintendo Switch 2 Camera – $69 with free shipping
- Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con 2 Charging Grip – $49 with free shipping
- Nintendo Switch 2 Carrying Case + Screen Protector – $39 with free shipping
- Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con 2 Pair – $139 with free shipping
- Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con 2 Wheel Pair – $29 with free shipping
- Nintendo Switch 2 AC Adaptor – $44 with free shipping
- Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con (L) – $79 with free shipping
- Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con (R) – $79 with free shipping
AMAZON NINTENDO SWITCH 2 POWERWAVE PRE-ORDERS
Without doubt the no-brainers for me are the two starter packs.
- The Essential starter pack is just $24.95 and includes an eva carry case, a screen protector and a compact cartridge case
- the starter pack is $69 and includes a carry case, a tempered glass screen protector (with alignment tray), a compact dual charging dock that allows you to magnetically charge two Joy-Con controllers and a cleaning cloth
If protection is what you’re after, there’s a massive range of screen protectors and cases:
- Tempered glass screen protector – $9.95
- Crystal Case – $19
- Protective case with grips – $19.95
- carry case – $25
- Deluxe case – $39
- Soft travel case – $19.95
- Game card case – $19
- Pro thumb grip – $14
- Display stand – $14.95
There’s also a bunch of grips and magnetic charging stand that I absolutely love the look of:
- Charging grip with battery
- Charging grip – $24.95
- Quad charging stand for Joy-Con 2 – $39
- Twin grip pack – $19.95
- Steering wheel 2 pack – $19
- Multifunctional grip – $34
- RGB cooler stand – $39
