Overview

• Nintendo’s deal covers Mercari, Yahoo! Auctions and Rakuten Rakuma to target illicit Switch2 resales
• Participating sites will proactively remove suspect listings and share data to identify scalpers
• Yahoo! Auctions has classified the Switch2 as a prohibited item until further notice and will delist any entries
• Over 2.2 million Japanese consumers entered the My Nintendo pre-order lottery, leading President Furukawa to apologize for unfulfilled orders
• Despite the crackdown in Japan, scalpers in the US are listing Switch2 consoles on eBay for over $700