Nintendo reportedly pulled products, including Switch 2, from Amazon U.S. because of alleged sales dispute — both companies deny claims

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Amazon and Nintendo have both denied the report.

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Both Nintendo and Amazon have denied claims that the Japanese gaming giant pulled its product from Amazon U.S. and refused to launch its Switch 2 on the platform due to a disagreement over unauthorized sales. A Bloomberg report claims the two got into a spat over third-party merchants undercutting the price of Nintendo games, ultimately resulting in the Switch 2 not launching on Amazon during its release last month.

According to the report, Nintendo stopped selling products on Amazon after it noticed third-party merchants in the U.S. were selling games at prices lower than those advertised by Nintendo. It is reported that sellers were buying the products in bulk from Southeast Asia and exporting them to the U.S., before reselling them on the cheap through the marketplace.

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2 Comments Comment from the forums
  • AkroZ
    Most of the production is made in China, officially they have other production sites but not sure if they can produce in the required quantity for USA without excessive tarrifs.
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  • Eman Lo
    Wow, nintendo is pulling all stops to ensure they are the only leading seller. People who own the consoles are not allowed to sell it even those who are on a mission to reduce waste and sell used or new nintendo consoles or games at a lower rate. Have nintendo lost their ever loving mind? People have the right to sell what they bought legally. Trying to control that is insane.
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