Nintendo Switch 2’s Restock is Not Exactly What It Says on the Box

What appeared to be a restock for the Nintendo Switch 2 turned out to be a mess of third-party listings, inflated prices, and limited availability.

[Garethvk]

I get supply and demand but Nintendo has been rumored in the past to withhold consoles to increase demand so you have to wonder when retailers are going well above suggested retail and blaming third party sellers. Just another reason not to support either for me.

[Profchaos]

Ive never heard if withholding console to increase demand.

We know Nintendo has delayed consoles because the launch games were not ready prime example being super Mario 64

Dealying a console would give them time to increase stock to fulfil demand like we are seeing now. I think Nintendo did delay the switch 2 and as a result we have larger supplies of systems available that outnumber pretty much every console launch to date

[Garethvk]

When the Wii came out we had managers who knew that I did Radio and media saying there were warehouses full of them but they had been instructed to only release a few at a time vs flooding the market so they fly off the shelves.

[ZeekQuattro]

It's because it's not a thing based in reality. They produce what they expect to sell according to what came before. If they shit the bed last gen they factor that in with the next device. GCN to Wii. If it's a hit they try to replicate it and boost production accordingly. DS to 3DS. Wii to Wii U. Switch to Switch 2.

Also I feel like people are ignoring looming tarrifs giving Nintendo more incentive to produce as much as they can before parts go up in price.

[KyRo]

Withhold stock? It's available in most places. A lot of stores have also been restocked already since it's launch. This is the most easily available new consoles I've ever known, especially since the scalping era.

[babadivad]

Seriously. I wished all console launches were like this.

[repsahj]

Impressive indeed. Nintendo is restocking like crazy. I remember during PS5 launch, after a very few slots during pre-order events, we need to wait 2-3 weeks before the next one.

[PRIMORDUS]

I'm still in the Nintendo pre-order invite queue but I'm not feeling any FOMO, as I have no interest in any games now exclusive to the Switch 2. I'm only interested right now in Metroid Prime 4, which is probaby coming in Oct./Nov. this year. I'm still looking for used Switch 1 games on ebay😁

[Profchaos]

At this point can't you just go buy one at a store if you actually want one why wait for the pre order queue

[PRIMORDUS]

I rather just buy it online, if I see it online at Best Buy, Walmart etc. I'll get it. Not really one to go from store to store.

[babadivad]

Bro, just walk into a store and buy one.

[PRIMORDUS]

It's ok no rush lol. I bought my original Switch off Amazon in June 2018. 😂

[jznrpg]

What happened to the dead dock article for Switch 2? Apparently it is fairly prevalent.

[repsahj]

Not at an alarming level. I think it's a very isolated case. If it reaches 1k+ units out of 4M, that's a different story.

[hiawa23]

I literally walked into Walmart I grabbed the bundle, no preorder, and they had plenty in the case. I also saw them in the case at Target.