Scalpers are going to try to buy up as many Switch 2 consoles as possible, but Nintendo has a plan to stop them.

When Nintendo releases the successor to the Nintendo Switch, opportunist people/bots will undoubtedly be ready to buy and then resell the new console.

Nintendo's president Shuntaro Furukawa recently spoke to the Japanese publication Nikkei (translated via VGC), and when asked how the company plans to ensure a smooth launch regarding stock shortages,

With the Nintendo Switch 2 coming out some time this year, the company says it’s bracing itself for a battle with how to deal with resellers and scalpers looking to game the sys

It seems like scalpers are everywhere these days, especially when it comes to new video game consoles, but Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa says the company has plans to stop people from reselling the Switch 2.

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa comments on scalpers and outlines the plan the company will use to deal with them for the Switch 2's launch.

Nintendo's president, Shuntaro Furukawa, has stated that the company will "take all possible measures" to help combat scalpers and resellers from impacting the upcoming Switch 2 launch.

Japan's Nintendo cut its full-year sales Switch forecast by 12% to 11 million units as the aging console loses momentum ahead of the launch of a successor device this year. Nintendo remains dependent on its console business even as it has opened stores and its roster of characters feature in theme parks and film.

Nintendo has revised its hardware forecast down yet again as sales of the Switch and its games came in “below expectations.” For the first nine months of the current financial year, sales from Nintendo’s dedicated game console business decreased by 31.