Okay, so here’s the thing—there’s this whole drama (or maybe it’s not really drama, who knows) between Nintendo and Amazon. The whispers around town are saying that Nintendo threw a bit of a tantrum and yanked its shiny new Switch 2 off Amazon US because third-party sellers were messing with prices. Sounds dramatic, right? I mean, imagine getting mad over, well, people selling things cheaper.
Anyway, this all reportedly started because these crafty sellers were grabbing games from, like, Southeast Asia on the cheap and flipping them in the U.S. You gotta respect the hustle, but I guess Nintendo didn’t see it that way. So, what happens next? Poof! Nintendo products mysteriously start disappearing from Amazon’s listings like some retail magic trick.
Amazon apparently tried smoothing things over, waving a promise of special authenticity labels around. You know, those stickers that make you feel all warm and fuzzy that what you bought isn’t a knockoff? But, nah, Nintendo wasn’t biting. They straight-up bounced, if the rumors are to be believed.
Now, both Nintendo and Amazon are like, “Nah, this isn’t a thing.” Nintendo’s kinda secretive about their deals, saying “no comment” like they’re in a courtroom drama or something. And Amazon’s all about the “inaccurate” claims and claiming they’re super happy selling Nintendo stuff everywhere else. Classic deflection, maybe? Or maybe it’s the truth. Hard to tell.
Here’s the kicker, though: You can still find the Switch 2 in other lands of Amazon—Canada, UK, you name it. I dunno, maybe they have a thing against American shelves? But Stateside, the Switch 2’s doing a legendary disappearing act. It’s like trying to find a unicorn or something.
Now, even though the real Switch 2 is playing hide and seek, the game titles—like, I think there’s one called Donkey Kong Banaza?—are popping up for pre-order. Go figure. But despite all this, Nintendo’s still crushing it. Record-smashing 3.5 million consoles sold in four days! Maybe they didn’t really need Amazon US after all.
Anyway, follow Tom’s Hardware for more of this never-ending retail saga and other cool tech stuff. Or maybe just to feel like you’re in the loop. Who knows?
