The Nintendo Switch 2 or Switch Pro is not expected to be released until at least 2025. However, the delay could be a blessing for many gamers.
For a long time, there has been discussion about the possible release of a Nintendo Switch 2 or a Switch Pro. Many had hoped that Nintendo would introduce and sell the successor to its popular console as early as 2024.
However, according to some statements, the release may be delayed even more than previously thought. Now, a release is expected only in 2025 or later.
But a delayed release may also make it harder for scalpers to hoard hardware. Scalpers and their tactics are despised among gamers.
Nintendo can produce more devices and ruin scalpers’ business
Why is the delay positive? The Nintendo Switch is currently one of the most popular consoles worldwide. After all, almost 140 million consoles are said to have been sold so far.
The release of a successor is therefore highly anticipated. Many gamers fear that initial stock could be tight. And such supply shortages are often exploited by scalpers: individuals who buy up scarce goods to resell them at high prices.
However, Nintendo could seize the opportunity, as reported by the Japanese newspaper Nikkei, to significantly increase its stock of consoles, so that the Switch 2 or Switch Pro could be found in every store at release. Scalpers would then be helpless and could not buy up the entire stock.
How has it looked in the past? In recent years, scalpers have repeatedly exploited supply shortages or crises to profit from the sale of scarce hardware. With the help of bots that already bought up limited stocks, scalpers were able to control the market and demand exorbitant prices when reselling their loot.
Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, scalpers bought consoles and graphics cards to resell them at high prices. Often, the high prices were justified by scalpers with the claim that these scalper practices allowed them to afford a living. However, this only increased the anger of honest players.
With a Switch 2 or Switch Pro, the fear arises once again that scalpers will closely watch the release of the new Nintendo console to see if it is worth bringing out the bots again.
What does 2024 look like? The prices for graphics cards have now dropped a bit, and you can now buy a PS5 in stores without needing a PS5 ticker or anything similar. Currently, it is said that the situation is so complicated for scalpers that they are stuck with their expensive graphics cards instead of being able to sell them at exorbitant prices:
