50-Hour Rule Locks Nintendo Switch 2 Scalpers Out in Japan

Nintendo will make Japanese buyers prove 50 hours of Switch playtime before buying the multi-language Switch 2 to block scalpers.

Key takeaways

• Nintendo is right to make would-be Switch 2 buyers in Japan prove they actually play Switch games before buying the multi-language model. That is not anti-consumer...
• The new rule applies to the multi-language Nintendo Switch 2 sold through Nintendo’s Japanese online store, according to Notebookcheck. Buyers need a **Nintendo Ac...
• That is a blunt test. It is also better than pretending scalpers are just another category of customer.
• Nintendo’s Switch 2 playtime rule is the right kind of friction against scalpers

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