Amazon Misses Out on Switch 2 Sales After Nintendo Pulled Products From US Site (archive.today)

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Nintendo Co. pulled its products from Amazon.com Inc.’s US site after a disagreement over unauthorized sales, meaning the e-commerce company missed out on the recent debut of Nintendo’s Switch 2 — the biggest game console launch of all time.

The Japanese company stopped selling on Amazon after noticing that third-party merchants were offering games for sale in the US at prices that undercut Nintendo’s advertised rates, according to a person familiar with the situation. Enterprising sellers were buying Nintendo products in bulk in Southeast Asia and exporting them to the US, said the person, who requested anonymity to discuss confidential information.

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[-] garretble@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Oh no poor Amazon.*

*Would be happy to see Amazon disappear from this earth

[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works -1 points 11 months ago

And Nintendo

[-] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Those down votes are wild.

I love Mario, but man fuck the management of that company. The prices, the disloyalty to the communities, copyright disputes, ...

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

I have a very love hate relationship with Nintendo, but I get what you mean.

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