Getting your hands on a Nintendo Switch 2 shouldn’t feel like pulling teeth.
In other words, it’s been a madhouse that is very reminiscent of the 2020 next-gen console launch.
That said, Japanese retailers are taking an entirely different approach to preorders.
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The online version of the lottery requires customers to have spent over 50,000 yen.
A Platinum level is reached after spending 150,000 yen in the last year.
That’s about $1,040 in purchases.
Other retailers are seemingly putting to use ID checks and other lottery systems.
It’s worth noting that Nintendo received over 2.2 million lottery entries for its first Switch 2 order window.
However, it seems like those hopes could be dashed for consumers who don’t meet the listed requirements.
The hype for the Switch 2 is as real as it gets, folks.
The last bastion for physical media is introducing blank game-key cards.
