Justin Kahn

Are GTA VI preorders going live today? When do Grand Auto 6 preorders start? Well, Best Buy said it was today, but Rockstar has been entirely quiet, and a leaked email suggests the wait continues. 

GTA 6 pre-orders are set to start today, according to Best Buy. We are yet to get official word from Rockstar, according to one of the country’s biggest retailers, the latest entry for one of the biggest games of the last decade will go up for pre-order today ahead of the scheduled fall release date – but we will believe it when we see it.

Alongside the ongoing list of authentic soccer jerseys on sale ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 – you can check those out right here, adidas is also getting your furry friends in on the action with its new FIFA WORLD CUP 26 PET COLLECTION. 

Google unleashed the all-new Fitbit Air today. We are indeed tracking some pre-order deals you can take advantage of both on the official Google Store and at Amazon in the form of some complimentary store credit and FREE $35 extra bands, but if you have some gear to trade-in you can also score the actual Fitbit Air for FREE too.

Amazon has now launched its official 2026 Memorial Day sale, and Target is up next. The 40-page Target Memorial Day Sale ad has arrived, giving you a closer look at deals on everything you might need for your upcoming cookouts and the rest of the summer. 

Today SwitchBot is debuting its all-new SwitchBot Lock Vision and Lock Vision Pro with some notable launch deals at up to $40 off via its official Amazon storefront. 

Just hours after images of Microsoft’s alleged upcoming cloud gaming control leaked online, it appears as though we are also getting an early look at the next-generation Xbox Elite 3 Controller. 

We are quickly approaching the 1-year anniversary of the Nintendo Classics GameCube library on Switch 2. While have had a relatively steady stream of titles added since then, it has been two months since Nintendo delivered a new title to the service and it’s time to check in on all of the confirmed titles and what the next Game Cube game will be. 

Just after its official launch in mid February and a couple of new additions for Mario Day a month later, Nintendo has now announced five new titles for Virtual Boy Nintendo Classics. 

It has been years since Grand Theft Auto 6 was announced, and now, two early trailers later and after a couple of release date delays, it appears as though Best Buy just made a giant mistake, or GTA 6 pre-orders start next week. 

Just after the official price increase on Nintendo Switch 2 was announced on the base system, it has now issued a press release to reveal the new Nintendo Switch 2: Choose Your Game Bundle. 

Today’s lineup of the best Apple Books deals is now ready to roll, including titles like A Letter of Mary, The Three Musketeers, Panic, Testament, Iron House, and more. Everything is waiting for you down below.

We saw that adorable Nintendo Hello, Mario! Board Book go up for preorder earlier this year (available right now at $12), now it’s Yoshi’s turn. The official My Mario: It’s Yoshi! Board Book pre-order is now live on Amazon at $12.99 Prime shipped. 

The 30th anniversary of the original Pokémon titles is still in full swing with the launch of the new Pokémon Deluxe Character Guide compendium and the Limited Edition Box Set Collection, both bow available for pre-order on Amazon. 

Chaos Rising might genuinely be one of the BEST modern Pokémon sets yet… and this booster box opening completely proved it. In today’s video, I opened an entire Chaos Rising Booster Box with all 36 packs, chased some insane cards, and finally pulled my FIRST EVER gold Pokémon card! 🤯

After the launch of its new CableStay USB-C cable anchor last month, the folks are touching down again today with the ultra-mini PowerClip power bank. 

Arc’s unique aerospace-grade metal iPhone bumper cases have been making headlines for a few years now. It has since introduced a special brand of functional design to the Samsung Galaxy lineup, Google Pixel Pro devices, and even wrapped your AirPods case in its aluminum frames, but today it is taking its “design-led” accessory approach to your AirTag. 

Nintendo has just decided to reveal a new updated for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. While not some giant expansion you might be hoping for, the now 3-year old release is getting an epic new amiibo though and some in-game goodies along with it. 

Nintendo had a giant 2025 with the launch of its next-generation console, record-breaking sales, and some top-tier game releases. This year has been a bit of a down turn – as the new Super Mario Galaxy Movie caught fire at the box office, Switch 2 sales have slowed, all of its big announcements for 2026 might have already leaked, and the stock price is dropping. It’s not all bad news though, and it has now confirmed there are still some as of yet (officially) announced first-party titles set to launch this year for its new console. 

Welcome to 9to5Toys News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. This week’s biggest news in gaming was the surprise reveal of the new Star Fox game for Switch 2 (now available for pre-order with a discount), but we also saw pre-order deals go live on the all-new Google Fitbit Air, the launch of Govee’s new Matter-ready Floor Lamps, Satechi’s new DotDisk 80Gbps SSD Enclosure, and ECOVACS expanding its robot fleet into the pool cleaning arena with its new ULTRAMARINE P1. Everything else awaits below.

Well, as much as as we hoped it wouldn’t, I guess we all sort of knew it was gong to happen eventually – Nintendo has now officially announced price increases on Nintendo Switch 2. 

The leaks at Nintendo have been wild this year. From the now confirmed Star Fox game and a potentially upcoming remake of Zelda Ocarina of Time, not everything has come true just yet, but much of it has, and a Switch 2 version of Hell is Us is one of them. 

Update 5/7: This one is likely not going to last for long – the brand new Star Fox game for Switch 2 is seeing a notable $10 pre-order discount at Walmart right now. Go quick. 

Update 5/7: The new Star Fox game for Switch 2 is now up for pre-order at Amazon.

Nintendo just announced a surprise Star Fox Nintendo Direct and it is set to start any minute now! 

Back during the Xbox Partner Preview Showcase we were promised a more in-depth dedicated showcase for SEGA’s upcoming Stranger Than Heaven, and that’s exactly what we are getting today.

ECOVACS – one of my personal favorite robot cleaner brands – unleashed its new DEEBOT X12 OmniCyclone robot vac and mop system this year, and I have now had a chance to put it to the test. I have, generally speaking, come away quite impressed once again, with a few minor grips on the dust bin design and new stain removing prowess, and I’m not sure it’s worth the upgrade for folks with a relatively modern solution already, but I think this is a vacuum worth consideration for just about anyone looking to get into the flagship robot cleaning space – it is also $250 off right now.

How to get YouTube on Switch 2? Is there a YouTube app for Switch 2 yet? Is there any way to watch YouTube on Switch 2? These are some of the questions that have been floating around for folks looking for some YouTube action on the new Nintendo console, and it turns out there is a way to make it happen. 

Today’s lineup of the best Apple TV deals is now ready to roll, including titles like Goodfellas (Remastered Feature), The Aviator, Semi-Pro (Unrated), A Quiet Place 2-Movie Collection, Above the Rim, Network, and more. This week’s Apple hardware deals are also in full force with discounts on AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods 4 alongside the best 15-inch M5 MacBook Air deals yet and MacBook Neo delivering as early as tomorrow from $590 joined by a new all-time low on the 256GB 13-inch M4 iPad Air. The Apple TV deals await below. 

Amazon’s Blink smart home brand is perhaps best known for its affordability in the intelligent home camera space. It delivers range of both indoor and outdoor cameras you can often times score for as low as $20 on Amazon, and today it is introducing its very first 2K video doorbells. 

Nomad is and has been one of our favorite tech accessory brands, but with today’s new product launch it is stepping away from the iPhones and Apple Watches to offer some support for Starlink users. 

Last we heard from Satechi the brand was unleashing its very first 3-in-1 25W MagSafe Charging Stand with the sleek Space Black metal design and the ChargeView 140W Desktop Charger with display, but it isn’t done yet for the season. Today the brand is debuting its all-new precision-milled aluminum DotDisk 80Gbps SSD Enclosure and with a solid 20% discount on the official site using code DOTDISK20 at checkout or on Amazon right now with the on-page coupon. 

Today, Bose is debuting its all-new Lifestyle Collection speaker lineup. The versatile collection of speakers can be used on their own or in tandem as a sort home theater meets whole home audio setup, complete with AirPlay, Google Cast, and Alexa+ built-in. 

Nintendo has officially announced a new Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo Switch 2 console bundle. However, it’s probably not the one you were hoping for, and there’s no word yet if this one is even coming stateside. 

May the 4th be with you. We are quickly approaching the biggest day in the galaxy as Star Wars Day 2026 is right on the horizon now, and we are already starting to see some early new product launches in celebration. Alongside some leaked details on upcoming LEGO launches, the epic new UCS Mandalorian N-1 Starfighter set, and a life-size iOS/Android-controlled Grogu hovering pram, head below for a closer look before the main event next week.

Your afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready to roll starting with the ongoing price drops on Star Wars: KOTOR and KOTOR II for the May the 4th and joined by titles like Backrooms, Aeon’s End, WINCH IT OUT, Undead Slayer, Hero of the Kingdom: Tales 2, and more. On your way down scope out this week’s deals on Google Pixel 10 and 10 Pro/XL at up to $300 off alongside a chance to score open-box 10 Pro/XL units up to $456 off and all of today’s best Star Wars Day deals right here. The apps await below.

Best Buy has now announced some changes to its growing paid My Best Buy membership tiers, including a new reward points system for subscribers and a notable price reduction on what was already the most affordable My Best Buy Plus plan. 

Happy Star Wars Day 2026 and May the 4th be with you all. The biggest day in the galaxy has officially arrived and with it we are now tracking a giant Amazon Star Wars sale with hundreds of collectibles, toys, apparel, games, and deep deals on loads of LEGO Star Wars sets, alongside a sizable Walmart Star Wars Day sale with over 1,000 items features and discounts starting from $8.50. Joining the release of the epic new 1:1 scale Ultimate Grogu animatronic figure, we are also getting price drops on Nintendo Switch games from $4, Xbox titles at up to 80% off, iOS and Android Star Wars classics at 60% off, and a whole lot more. All of the deals and new releases from across the galaxy will land in this Star Wars Day hub and you can scope it all out below. 

Welcome to 9to5Toys News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. This weekly roundup collects all of the coolest new gadgets, the most interesting updates in the world of tech, and more from the past week, and organizes it into a single handy reading list for you to sift through every Sunday morning.

Today we are taking a closer look at one of the latest releases from LG that happened to win “Best Gaming Monitor at CES 2026” earlier this year – the 39-inch UltraGear evo GX9. The pre-order window and bonus extended coverage with LG Premium Care 2-yr plan for $1 offer is quickly closing alongside the brand’s ongoing 40% off sale on previously-released models. 

Update: Pre-orders are now live on both the First Edition (shipping 2026) and the Standard model (shipping 2027).

Not all Star Wars toys and collectibles are made equal. Some of them are great little shelf companions, and there’s even some full on smartphone-controlled droids out there, but then there’s this world’s first animatronic Ultimate Grogu from Hasbro and Disney. Pre-orders are set to go live at 12 p.m. ET today on the First Edition and Standard models today at Amazon from $599. 

The May the 4th Star Wars Day announcements and reveals are going into hyperdrive now, and we just got the official release date alongside a new trailer for the upcoming Star Wars: Galactic Racer. 

Update 4/29: This posted has been updated with all of the latest leaks.

In case you somehow missed it, there has been a massive leak over at Nintendo. Somebody is stealing all of the Mushroom Kingdom’s biggest secrets and leaking them all over the internet. As exciting as some of this leaked information is, I almost hope it’s all fake and Nintendo completely surprises everyone over the next few months. 

May the 4th is quickly approaching and in a “galaxy not so far away” Amazon is ready to unveil its all new new limited-edition Star Wars stands for your Echo Dot. The stands on their own are now available for pre-order starting at $39.99 while the same stands bundled with Echo Dot are also live with a nice little launch deal. 

Dbrand has just launched its latest Switch 2 accessory – a ratcheting, articulating Joy-Con holder. The new customizable grip focuses on “the one limitation” in all controller holders – fixed ergonomics. It is available now for $19.95.

Last year, head of Star Wars Day, Piaggio Fast Forward introduced the world to its real-life, G1T4-M1N1 Star Wars helper droid bot, and today it is announcing a new special edition version to bring you your very own Grogu hovering pram. 

There is definitely a leaky warp pipe somewhere within Nintendo right now, as any avid switch gamer already knows, and a new, albeit quite cryptic, rumor suggests a new 2D Zelda game announcement is all but imminent.