Nintendo is "making preparations" to beat scalpers at the Switch 2 launch

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Hopefully there won't be any resellers

A screenshot of Mario Kart 9, shown during the Switch 2 reveal trailer.
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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.

In an interview with Nikkei (translated by VGC), Furukawa says: "We will take all possible measures based on the experience we have accumulated to date (regarding scalpers and the like). We are making preparations."

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