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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 ...
Nintendo Switch 2 demand seems huge in Japan, with Nintendo claiming 'approximately 2.2 million people' have applied to buy one there
Nintendo has warned that it may not be able to meet Nintendo Switch 2 demand in Japan "approximately 2.2 million people" have ...
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 ...
Nintendo Switch 2 sold out immediately, so GameStop is your only chance
Nintendo Switch 2 preorders sold out almost immediately after retailers started taking orders. GameStop might be your only ...
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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 ...
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Nintendo Switch 2 Dock Not Compatible With The Original Console
The Nintendo Switch 2 Dock will not work with the original Nintendo Switch console, it has been confirmed. The Japanese My ...
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 ...
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The Switch 2 is big in Japan. Too big — why that matters to U.S. buyers
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa just revealed Nintendo cannot fulfill Japan's demand for the Nintendo Switch 2. So what ...