Nintendo Temporarily Suspends Multi-Region Switch 2 Sales in Japan - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 12 June 2026 / 6,259 Views
Nintendo announced it has temporarily suspended sales of its multi-region Nintendo Switch 2 in Japan due to suspected hoarding by users.
"We temporarily suspended sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 (multilingual support) on the Nintendo Store after confirming several orders that appeared to be hoarding," said Nintendo (via VideoGamesChronicle). "In order to deliver the product to more customers, we will now be selling it only to customers who meet the following conditions. We appreciate your understanding."
Players with Switch play time of 50 hours or more by the end of May 31 will still be able to buy the multi-region Switch 2 with the ability to only buy one console.
The multi-region Switch 2 works like any other version of the console worldwide, which lets players choose their language settings. This version is only available to purchase directly from Nintendo on its online store.
In Japan, there is an exclusive Japan-only version of the Switch 2 for a lower price that only allows users to use the Japanese language and it requires accounts that are set in Japan.
The price of the Japan-only Switch 2 recently increased from ¥49,980 ($310) to ¥59,980 ($375), however, the multi-region model price remained at ¥69,980 ($435). This is lower than the current price, which is available for $449 and is set to increase to $499 on September 1.
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How very shitty of you.
(What Nintendo doesn’t realize is that you can purchase $450USD worth of Nintedno eShop cards through CostCo for only $405USD, direct those funds toward a Switch 2 system on the official Nintendo Store, and get your multiregion NA NS2 system for less than you would have spent on the NS2 JP multiregion system.)
This is not about scalping to the US, but to other places in Asia.
I don't think Nintendo cares about ridiculous loop holes
nah they do. Matter of fact, I think they're probably going to block to loophole now that I've revealed it on the world famous VGChartz.
Miyamoto with the secret VGchartz burner confirmed!
Oh! Also, you do realize this only effects people who are stockpiling systems in order to resell at marked up prices following the price hikes, right? In other words, scalpers. You can still purchase your multiregion system, just no more than one per Nintendo account.
For fighting scalpers?
Thanks, scalpers. -_-
Are they saying the massive amount of Switch 2s purchased prior to the price hike were from scalpers? I'm lost. Are they locking the purchase of the system. Behind a paywall?
Yeah, they're trying to control scalpers.
I feel like they could have been more surgical in their approach instead of demanding EVERYONE pay to buy one.
Yeah, they're trying to control scalpers.
Yeah, they're trying to control scalpers.
This actually benefits me because I couldn't buy a Switch 2 via Nintendo Store before as it was always out of stock.
But with those specific conditions, I can buy Switch 2 as it has finally become available as of now.
