Walmart cancels some pre-orders for a special Zelda-themed Nintendo Switch 2 console just a day before the systems were expected to arrive. The reports say buyers received last-minute notifications that their orders were cancelled because the item was out of stock, while customers would not be charged.
Across the outlets, the central explanation is that Walmart took more pre-orders than it could fulfill. My Nintendo News and Nintendo Life both frame the issue as an overselling or ordering mistake leading to insufficient inventory. Kotaku similarly focuses on the timing and the special Zelda connection, describing the situation in terms of fans being surprised that their pre-orders were cancelled the day before the intended arrival.
The coverage largely agrees on what happened and the immediate impact for customers, while differences are mostly in emphasis—one outlet highlights Walmart’s pre-order count problem, another repeats the “oversold” framing, and another spotlights fan reaction and the Ocarina of Time association.
