{"id":8120,"date":"2026-06-13T17:58:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T15:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/?p=8120"},"modified":"2026-06-13T17:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T15:58:27","slug":"nintendo-switch-2-combat-scalpers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/gaming\/nintendo-switch-2-combat-scalpers\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo caps Switch 2 Japan sales to combat scalpers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Combat scalpers<\/strong> &#8211; Nintendo has temporarily suspended sales of the <strong>Switch 2&#8217;s multilingual version in Japan<\/strong> after identifying a wave of suspicious bulk orders tied to scalping and resale activity. The region-locked version of the console remains unaffected by the restrictions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prove that you are a gamer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To qualify for a purchase once sales resume, buyers will need to demonstrate at least 50 hours of gameplay on a <a href=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/tag\/nintendo-switch\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"300\"><strong>Nintendo Switch<\/strong><\/a> console logged before May 31, 2026 \u2014 and only time spent on paid titles counts, with demos and free software excluded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Each Nintendo account will also be limited to a single unit.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The timing is no coincidence: Nintendo is set to raise the Switch 2&#8217;s price in Japan in the coming weeks, which had already triggered a surge in demand as consumers rushed to buy before the increase took effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">Nintendo Store\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308bNintendo Switch 2\uff08\u591a\u8a00\u8a9e\u5bfe\u5fdc\uff09\u306e\u8ca9\u58f2\u306b\u3064\u304d\u307e\u3057\u3066\u3001\u8cb7\u3044\u5360\u3081\u7b49\u306e\u7591\u3044\u304c\u3042\u308b\u6ce8\u6587\u3092\u8907\u6570\u78ba\u8a8d\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u4e00\u6642\u7684\u306b\u8ca9\u58f2\u3092\u505c\u6b62\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u2026<\/p>&mdash; \u4efb\u5929\u5802\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e (@Nintendo) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Nintendo\/status\/2064964016305577985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Moving forward, in order to deliver the product to as many customers as possible, we will be offering sales to customers who meet the following conditions. We kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NeXzHz100_-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"combat scalpers japan Switch 2\" class=\"wp-image-8127\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4992791926958193;width:1003px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NeXzHz100_-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NeXzHz100_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NeXzHz100_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NeXzHz100_-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NeXzHz100_-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NeXzHz100_.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Combat scalpers &#8211; Nintendo has temporarily suspended sales of the Switch 2&#8217;s multilingual version in Japan after identifying a wave of suspicious bulk orders tied to scalping and resale activity. 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