Nintendo's Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 Sits on Shelves as Resellers Strike Out
Nintendo released the Switch 2 The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition in Japan on October 29, priced at 62,980 yen. Reservations sold out at the Nintendo Store and retailers in September, but stock was restocked before release.
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Why it matters
The resale market that greeted earlier special-edition hardware has not repeated here, which suggests Nintendo's supply planning and its store purchase limits did more to blunt scalping than any single anti-resale rule.
Key Facts
- The Nintendo Switch 2 The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition released in Japan on October 29 at 62,980 yen.
- The console comes with no game software and features Triforce designs on the dock, Joy-Con 2 and back of the unit.
- Reservations opened late on September 8 into September 9 and sold out quickly at the Nintendo Store and retailers.
- Mercari listings mostly mark up the list price by about 1,000 yen and remain unsold days after release.
- A Pro Controller with display stand and a carrying case with screen protector launched in the same anniversary theme.
Several days on, Mercari listings mostly mark the console up by about 1,000 yen and go unsold, and some online stores still take made-to-order purchases.
The console ships with no game software. The Triforce design covers the back of the unit, the dock and the Joy-Con 2, and lifting the dock's cover reveals pixel-art Link and Zelda. It launched next to a Pro Controller with display stand and a carrying case with screen protector, both in the same anniversary theme.
Nintendo Store purchases carried a limit of one unit per person, the same rule applied to the standard Switch 2. Retailers received enough supply that physical stores are reported to still hold stock several days after release.
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