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Switch 2 Chaos in Japan as My Nintendo Store Buckles Under Weight of Users Desperate to Find Out if They've Won Pre-Order Lottery — and Now Scammers Are …
F or Nintendo fans in Japan, April 24, 2025 is a big day — with Nintendo set to reveal just who has been lucky enough to get ...
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Less than 3% of Japanese players trying to pre-order Switch 2 want the region-free version, survey suggests
According to the survey, of the 69.7% of people who applied to pre-order a region-locked Switch 2 with Mario Kart World, only ...
Nintendo's robust lottery applications indicate pent-up Switch 2 demand
Nintendo said on Wednesday it has received 2.2 million applications in the lottery for its Switch 2 gaming device in Japan ...
Almost All Physical Third-Party Nintendo Switch 2 Games in Japan Are Game-Key Cards — and It Looks Like It’s a Similar Situation in the West
It has emerged that almost all physical third-party Nintendo Switch 2 games in Japan revealed so far are Game-Key Cards, and ...
Here’s the cheaper Nintendo Switch 2 camera that’s small enough to go handheld
Hori’s USB Camera for Nintendo Switch 2 is currently listed on the Amazon Japan website for 3,981 yen, or around $28, making ...
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Major Switch 2 Preorder Demand in Japan May Be Bad News for US Buyers
Nintendo received 2.2 million applications to preorder the Switch 2 in Japan alone, meaning 'a considerable number of ...
Nintendo admits Switch 2 demand "far exceeds expectations" in Japan, as company president offers stark warning over stock
Huge numbers of people have attempted to pre-order Switch 2 in Japan, whom Nintendo has admitted it won't be able to cater to ...
Nintendo's Already Apologizing For Not Having Enough Switch 2s
However, this number far exceeds our expectations, and far exceeds the number of Nintendo Switch 2 consoles that can be delivered from the My Nintendo Store on June 5th. Therefore, unfortunately, we ...