Nintendo is bringing the fight to scalpers, as they've put restrictions on who can pre-order a Nintendo Switch 2 directly from their shop.
If you haven't pre-ordered a Switch 2 console ahead of time, several UK retailers have stock available on launch day.
Confirmed beyond doubt that the Switch 2 did not sell out. People should vote with their wallet and not support £75 games imo.
I have one being delivered today, god only knows why, I also guessed it wouldn't sell out completely. The chip has been ready for years and Nintendo purposely held it back, unsurprisingly.
Not only is it late but Mario Kart looks mostly more of the same.. And the key cards piss people off, I shouldn't be supporting them at this point. I don't know but I just miss Rare's games from the 64, they consistently delivered top notch games better than Nintendo's efforts just about every time.. Sigh
Or, maybe they just made a ton of extras like they said they were going to in an effort to combat scalpers. Making sure there was enough stock for everyone. I am a big Nintendo complainer. I like their games but really dislike a lot of their company practices. (Just go look through my comment history on here...) I don't think this has anything to do with lack of sales though.
This was exactly what they planned. Launch day was already set up with the following day being restocked.
(Source: my neighbor's son works at Walmart)
good luck getting on here in NA if you didn't preorder. Also lots of retailers secured some extra stock for launch day for those who didn't get preorders. Guarantee those will sell out within a day or two.
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Nice. This is how I got my PS5.
Good idea. I know this type of "prove your fandom" system upsets some people, but it at least cuts back on scalpers.
Most stores won't even bother as they obviously want the sales even if by scalpers which sucks. I was able to secure my ps5 through in stock notifications so I guess I'll just have to go with that again lol.
If they really want to prevent scalping, all they have to do is prohibit pre-ordering altogether, and limit one console per person at retail. That would make it near-impossible for scalpers to acquire consoles in bulk.
I think I might just qualify for it, but honestly the only reason I want one at this moment is for both zelda games upgraded...which really isn't worth 450 bucks. Been putting off tears for this.