With the imposed quarantine due to the pandemic, the sales for the Nintendo Switch skyrocketed. However, this meant that its stock ran out. In Japan, one local retailer had to run an online lottery just to purchase the console. The Nintendo Switch is now out of stock in Japan, and some people are looking at older consoles instead, as NintendoLife detailed:
According to price tracker Kakaku, local retailers have gone from selling the New 2DS XL for as low as 10,000 yen (about $93 USD) in January to 13,775 yen (roughly $129 USD) this month. While it's nowhere near as bad as what scalpers are asking for certain systems, it's still enough to illustrate the increased demand. This follows on from Japanese retailers reducing the price of the dedicated handheld in 2019, due to a drop in sales.
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