Nintendo shared the first details about the Nintendo Switch 2 in a video published Thursday. Nintendo doesn’t give a specific release date for the console besides “2025.” Th

Scalpers are going to try to buy up as many Switch 2 consoles as possible, but Nintendo has a plan to stop them.

Nintendo is caught between its eight-year-old Switch console and the next-gen Switch 2 — a purgatory that usually hits sales. Sure enough, the company announced that it now expects to sell just 11 million consoles this fiscal year instead of the 12.

There’s a lot we still don’t know about the Switch 2, but one sure bet is that it will sell like bonkers when it first launches. If there are any initial shortages whatsoever, scalpers will be looking to flip the new console on eBay and other sites for hundreds over the asking price.

Nintendo (NTDOY) remains silent about what games will launch alongside the Switch 2, but plenty of rumors highlight titles that could be

Nintendo has said it’s ready to combat Switch 2 launch shortages and beat the scalpers, declaring: “We are making preparations.”

Nintendo’s profits tumbled as sales of its Switch console lost momentum, prompting the Japanese video-game maker to lower its full-year forecasts

Nintendo has confirmed it's putting "measures" in place to ensure the Switch 2 launch won't be spoiled by scalpers and resellers.

Nintendo fans will be pleased to hear that the company is taking extra care to avoid stock shortages at launch. The original Switch was hard to come by when it released back in 2017, while the PS5 was absolutely plagued by stock shortages for almost an entire year after launch.

That success has led it to become one of the best-selling consoles of all time. The Nintendo Switch still trails behind the likes of Sony’s PlayStation 2, which has sold over 16