Nintendo unveils its grand plan to fight Switch 2 scalpers: prioritise people with 20,000 hours in Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits

Nintendo has a genius plan to deal with Switch 2 scalpers

(Credit: Nintendo)👏 Nintendo is fighting scalpers by selling the Switch 2 directly to its most loyal fans🤝 Players who have more than two years of continuous Switch Online membership by 31st March 2025, have spent a 'certain time' in purchased games, and have opted in to Nintendo's promotional emails have the best chance🤷‍♂️ The criteria may change over time to allow more people the chance to pre-order, but it is unclear when this might be📆 …

Nintendo puts in place certain measures to fight against scalpers with regard to the pre-orders of the Switch 2. The group imposes in particular a certain number of hours of play so that a person can pre-order the all-new console. Rules for pre-ordering the Nintendo Switch 2 ... Read more Like KultureGeek on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict app for iPhone and iPad (link App Store) Read more Switch 2: N…

Nintendo unveils its grand plan to fight Switch 2 scalpers: prioritise people with 20,000 hours in Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct is now over, and details of what you'll need to do to pre-order one from Nintendo, er, directly are now live. The earliest chances to grab the console will be offered from April 8 (UK) or April 9 (US) on the Nintendo Store, but to be in with a shot, you might need to drastically up your hours playing OG Switch games.