Switch 2 Won’t Face Low Supply; Legal Action Planned Against Scalpers
Switch 2 Won’t Face Low Supply; Legal Action Planned Against Scalpers
by jameslevi_9123
25 Comments
musuperjr585
One of the oldest lies in business “Legal action planned against scalpers”…
Every console release the companies make these same remarks.
AndiThyIs
I highly doubt they can actually pull that off but God would it be nice
dudSpudson
“Legal action against scalpers”. Yea good luck with that one.
darkdeath174
Only way to prevent low supply will to be overproduce projections, which won’t happen
StiflingRogue
Good lord I hope so
WarmKraftDinner
The only way to stop scalpers is to ensure that your product is not valuable to flip. Thats it. Scalpers are pilfering little bloodsuckers and they only care about one thing.
TheHoboRoadshow
Low supply is combated with more supply, not legal action… scalpers won’t exist if enough consoles are made.
The reason the PS5 was scalped was because the demand was so high and the units made were so low.
linkling1039
Scalping is not really a problem in my country because only criminals would afford buying dozens and dozens of consoles, not a “regular” person. With the PS5, I constantly saw being sold with a good stock on Amazon in 2021, the problem was the price that nobody could afford.
But fingers crossed they can have enough consoles in other regions, scalpers are disgusting.
da_ting_go
Or why not just open preorders to people subscribed to Nintendo Online first, one per account. Then go from there…
rexshen
How are they gonna do that? Demand purchase history for anyone that ordered more than two?
TowerOfLondon2024
They should have the option to preorder the Switch 2 via the current Nintendo Switch.
That would help deal with bots constantly refreshing websites.
Gogo726
How do they enforce that? Would they have to write something into the contracts with retailers?
TitaniumGoldAlloyMan
Simple solution; don’t buy from scalpers and they vanish into thin air.
Even if you have a lot of money, why would you want to pay a greasy asshole who will charge you more money for doing nothing?
Also, all the children mentality to get your hands on it on the first day of release is a mystery to me.
It’s not a competition. We already have not much time for playing games. Just enjoy it when it’s available.
Occult_Asteroid2
Everyone is gonna be all like “how can Nintendo really enforce this?” until three years from now we’re reading about some rando who is going to have his paycheck garnished for the next 45 years.
PocketTornado
I miss the days when games and consoles were just there for us and we didn’t have to battle thousands of crooked opportunistic folks exploiting our hobby for gains.
It hit me the hardest when a family of five, both parents, a grandmother and two kids less than ten years old, were lined up at Walmart to each buy a ps3 at launch… and none of them really wanted the console, they were just going to flip them on eBay.
abstractdrawing
Love that the main reason they seem to be addressing this is to assure their investors that hopefully they won’t have limited supply and then see systems sell for twice as much money, with none of that going back to them.
So it says the plan to produce 10 million units it’s first fiscal year to help prevent scalping… but the original Switch sold 13.5 million units it’s first fiscal year and still had scalping problems didn’t it (Not as bas as like PS5/XBox obviously)?
treasonodb
not sure how that’d be possible but if it is it would be the rare legal action by nintendo that id actually support. however i am sure this just a scare tactic.
Jazzlike_Impress3622
we all know Nintendo don’t play when it comes to lawsuits
NintendoSense
The best solution is don’t even think about buying from a scalper if you don’t buy from them and only pay retail price they will be forced to sell at retail price and thus lose out on money and time. Basically the scalpers have a market because people buy from that market. You vote with your dollar. Hopefully there is so much stock it highly outpaces demand, in that case it should be easy to beat the scalpers, I’ve never bought a system from scalpers. But they do disrupt the market.
cellphone_blanket
That’s the most nintendo solution to a problem
Sunlit_Neko
How??
Scalping is annoying for normal consumers, but it should be the right for everyone to be able to sell their own property.
Nintendo can only properly combat scalping through Valve’s strategy by offering the product directly through their own web portal with a monetary fee and waiting list. I expect that wouldn’t go well with the more mainstream consumers, so they probably wouldn’t ever go down that route.
all2neat
I think the best way is to open up preorders and give us a place in line. If I know it will eventually be my turn I am fine with that. I don’t want to waste time trying to get a drop to get outdone by a bot.
Endyo
I have zero confidence that Nintendo will abandon their standard procedure of grossly underestimating demand. And as much as I’d like to see some effort taken against scalpers, I can’t imagine what a legal option would be. People can sell products they own, there’s nothing they can do to stop that. The best step they can take is actually having the inventory to make scalping a lost cause.
NewTim64
So Nintendo will send out their Ninjas to deal with the problem?
MobilePenguins
First wave of units should be sold to users who have had a pre existing paid Nintendo online account at any time past a certain date or something similar such as activating a Switch console previously to prove it’s real gamers that are being given the first chance at pre orders for a Switch 2 console.
25 Comments
One of the oldest lies in business “Legal action planned against scalpers”…
Every console release the companies make these same remarks.
I highly doubt they can actually pull that off but God would it be nice
“Legal action against scalpers”. Yea good luck with that one.
Only way to prevent low supply will to be overproduce projections, which won’t happen
Good lord I hope so
The only way to stop scalpers is to ensure that your product is not valuable to flip. Thats it. Scalpers are pilfering little bloodsuckers and they only care about one thing.
Low supply is combated with more supply, not legal action… scalpers won’t exist if enough consoles are made.
The reason the PS5 was scalped was because the demand was so high and the units made were so low.
Scalping is not really a problem in my country because only criminals would afford buying dozens and dozens of consoles, not a “regular” person. With the PS5, I constantly saw being sold with a good stock on Amazon in 2021, the problem was the price that nobody could afford.
But fingers crossed they can have enough consoles in other regions, scalpers are disgusting.
Or why not just open preorders to people subscribed to Nintendo Online first, one per account. Then go from there…
How are they gonna do that? Demand purchase history for anyone that ordered more than two?
They should have the option to preorder the Switch 2 via the current Nintendo Switch.
That would help deal with bots constantly refreshing websites.
How do they enforce that? Would they have to write something into the contracts with retailers?
Simple solution; don’t buy from scalpers and they vanish into thin air.
Even if you have a lot of money, why would you want to pay a greasy asshole who will charge you more money for doing nothing?
Also, all the children mentality to get your hands on it on the first day of release is a mystery to me.
It’s not a competition. We already have not much time for playing games. Just enjoy it when it’s available.
Everyone is gonna be all like “how can Nintendo really enforce this?” until three years from now we’re reading about some rando who is going to have his paycheck garnished for the next 45 years.
I miss the days when games and consoles were just there for us and we didn’t have to battle thousands of crooked opportunistic folks exploiting our hobby for gains.
It hit me the hardest when a family of five, both parents, a grandmother and two kids less than ten years old, were lined up at Walmart to each buy a ps3 at launch… and none of them really wanted the console, they were just going to flip them on eBay.
Love that the main reason they seem to be addressing this is to assure their investors that hopefully they won’t have limited supply and then see systems sell for twice as much money, with none of that going back to them.
So it says the plan to produce 10 million units it’s first fiscal year to help prevent scalping… but the original Switch sold 13.5 million units it’s first fiscal year and still had scalping problems didn’t it (Not as bas as like PS5/XBox obviously)?
not sure how that’d be possible but if it is it would be the rare legal action by nintendo that id actually support. however i am sure this just a scare tactic.
we all know Nintendo don’t play when it comes to lawsuits
The best solution is don’t even think about buying from a scalper if you don’t buy from them and only pay retail price they will be forced to sell at retail price and thus lose out on money and time. Basically the scalpers have a market because people buy from that market. You vote with your dollar. Hopefully there is so much stock it highly outpaces demand, in that case it should be easy to beat the scalpers, I’ve never bought a system from scalpers. But they do disrupt the market.
That’s the most nintendo solution to a problem
How??
Scalping is annoying for normal consumers, but it should be the right for everyone to be able to sell their own property.
Nintendo can only properly combat scalping through Valve’s strategy by offering the product directly through their own web portal with a monetary fee and waiting list. I expect that wouldn’t go well with the more mainstream consumers, so they probably wouldn’t ever go down that route.
I think the best way is to open up preorders and give us a place in line. If I know it will eventually be my turn I am fine with that. I don’t want to waste time trying to get a drop to get outdone by a bot.
I have zero confidence that Nintendo will abandon their standard procedure of grossly underestimating demand. And as much as I’d like to see some effort taken against scalpers, I can’t imagine what a legal option would be. People can sell products they own, there’s nothing they can do to stop that. The best step they can take is actually having the inventory to make scalping a lost cause.
So Nintendo will send out their Ninjas to deal with the problem?
First wave of units should be sold to users who have had a pre existing paid Nintendo online account at any time past a certain date or something similar such as activating a Switch console previously to prove it’s real gamers that are being given the first chance at pre orders for a Switch 2 console.
Basically TicketMaster’s “Real Fans” program