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Nintendo Has a New Way to Fight Scalpers

Nintendo has implemented a playtime-based purchase requirement for one version of the Switch 2 in Japan. The novel policy, which is not entirely without precedent, signals that the Japanese gaming giant is still occasionally struggling to keep up with the Switch 2 demand.

Nintendo has implemented a playtime-based purchase requirement for one version of the Switch 2 in Japan. The novel policy, which is not entirely without precedent, signals that the Japanese gaming giant is still occasionally struggling to keep up with the Switch 2 demand.

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