Nintendo's plan to stop Switch 2 scalpers is as simple as it gets

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Nintendo's plan to stop Switch 2 scalpers is as simple as it gets
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As Nintendo's next console steps closer to launch, the company has a simple strategy in place for preventing scalpers who sell hardware at inflated prices.

The original Switch was tricky to find at launch As Nintendo’s next console steps closer to launch, the company has a simple strategy in place for preventing scalpers who sell hardware at inflated prices. Most recent game consoles have encountered some sort of issue with scarcity when they launch, most famously when the global chip shortage during the pandemic impacted the amount of PlayStation 5s available in 2020.

‘At this time, we do not believe that the shortage of components will have a significant impact on the production of the successor model.’ Apart from the fact it exists, we still don’t know anything official about Nintendo’s next console. Nintendo has said it will announce the follow-up to the Switch ‘within this fiscal year’, so at some point before March 31, 2025.

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