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Topics: Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Tech
Nintendo looks set to make big plans for the launch of its next console which should give us all a big sigh of relief.
Scalpers, we hate them. Whether it’s a new console or a limited edition item, you can bet that most will use sophisticated software that gobbles up all the stock before we’ve even had a chance to reach the checkout basket, to then be sold for egregious prices.
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We’ve seen it countless times and more recently with the gorgeous limited edition 30th anniversary PlayStation 5 console. Scalpers even tried it with that standard PS5 Pro console but due to stock being plenty, they’ve been forced to drastically lower prices.
While Nintendo has announced the Switch successor in typical fashion, we don’t know the exact date of when it will be released. We can only assume at this time that it will be launched at some point in 2025.
However, as reported by Nintendo Life (via Reddit), a rumour is making the rounds that the Japanese tech giant will produce around seven million units for the Switch 2 at launch. To put this into perspective, according to Statista.com, the PlayStation 5 sold around 4.5 million units from its September launch to Christmas 2020.
A report claims that Nintendo hopes to shift roughly two-and-a-half times more units than the Nintendo Switch sold in 2017.
While this should be positive news, it can’t be entirely ruled out that bot software will still gobble up Nintendo Switch 2 stock, no matter how many will be produced. Sure, this could result in scalpers losing profits if they struggle to shift stock but I’d rather not give them any money, even for a fraction of the price.
Hopefully, Nintendo will have enough Switch 2 stock to go around so that we can all buy the next console from the official sellers.