Nintendo confirms Switch 2 anti-scalper plans, and it's beautifully simple
Topics: Nintendo, Nintendo Switch
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Topics: Nintendo, Nintendo Switch
Nintendo’s president Shuntaro Furukawa has revealed that the company has a foolproof method to combat scalpers once the Nintendo Switch 2 hits store shelves, and it’s so stupidly simple that it’s honestly sort of genius.
Shout in advance to Video Game Chronicle's Chris Scullion for the original story.
In a Q&A meeting with Nintendo’s shareholders, Furukawa was asked if the video game giant has any plans to combat scalpers' attempts to resell their upcoming console.
Furukawa’s response was simple: they’re just gonna produce so many Nintendo Switch 2s that they’ll always be in stock, which will completely counteract any opportunity to resell the systems at a higher price.
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So, alright, if simply making a boatload of consoles was always an option, why have Nintendo systems fallen prey to resellers in the past?
According to Furukawa, that was due to circumstances out of Nintendo’s control, but said circumstances won’t cause an issue next time.
“Last year and the year before, we were unable to produce sufficient quantities of Nintendo Switch hardware due to a shortage of semiconductor components,” Furukawa explained, “but this situation has now been resolved.”
He even specified that the semiconductor shortage won’t affect the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 (even though it will, assumedly, use different parts).
“At present, we do not believe that the shortage of components will have a significant impact on the production of the successor model.”
This Q&A meeting took place mere weeks after Furukawa announced that the Nintendo Switch’s successor would be revealed “within this fiscal year”, so it’s fair to assume his anti-scalping statement will prove true.
March 2025 marks the end of “this fiscal year”, so we won’t have to wait long to find out. Here’s hoping that means that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be easy to get a hold of next Christmas.