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Nintendo Switch 2 Units Are Reportedly Being Sold on the Black Market for $40,000

A well-known Nintendo Switch 2 leaker revealed that units are being sold on the black market in China for $40,000.

wccftech.com

As reported on the Nintendo Switch 2 subreddit, the Xiahongshu forums user who obtained last year a CAD model of the new Nintendo system and provided the first accurate look at its design before the official reveal last month shared a screenshot featuring a conversation with a black market seller saying that the system, complete with dock and Joy-Con controllers, costs 290,000 RMB, around $39,780. While no regular user would spend so much money to get the console, the Xiahongshu forums user is selling the opportunity to manufacturers to test accessories on a real unit, so they have something going on to earn back the money spent.

 

[adamsapple]

Whose gonna take one for the team here?

HeisenbergFX4 ?

 

[Deft Beck]

Still more affordable than a new NVIDIA GPU

 

[HRK69]

 

[Hookshot]

Why? Ain't got no games for it.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Whose gonna take one for the team here?

HeisenbergFX4 ?

Maybe I am one of those asking for that amount as maybe I have secured a couple

 

[nowhat]

Idiots!

I'm sure if you search for "Nintendo Switch 2" on Temu/AliExpress/whatnot, you'd be able to buy one for much cheaper.

 

[Londo]

Sure... and no photo published whatsoever

 

[aliadiere25]

I'll take 10.

 

[BlackTron]

Someone couldn't wait any more to play Zelda without slowdown.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Any links to the Youtubers? Where are the vids buying consoles and smashing them into pieces for views.

 

[baphomet]

Sure... and no photo published whatsoever

This happens for basically every high profile electronic device. There are absolutely Switch 2's on the black market.

There's already been accessory companies saying they've bought a Switch 2 off the black market.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

They've clearly been sitting on this shit for too long. Even Nintendos janitor has a playthrough of the next Mario on YT.

 

[Pandawan]

Why? Ain't got no games for it.

To play ToTK with more than 20 fps

 

[K' Dash]

To play ToTK with more than 20 fps

still a better game than 99% of Sony's/MS output this Gen.

 

[Woopah]

They've clearly been sitting on this shit for too long. Even Nintendos janitor has a playthrough of the next Mario on YT.

Nintendo wants to have enough stock for launch and so have been doing mass manufacturing way longer than usual.

Let's see if they are able to meet demand.

 

[LordOcidax]

The Switch 2 is the new bitcoin, until officially comes out.

 

[Idleyes]

I've got throw away money and to me 40k is crazy.

 

[FoxMcChief]

 

[Londo]

This happens for basically every high profile electronic device. There are absolutely Switch 2's on the black market.

There's already been accessory companies saying they've bought a Switch 2 off the black market.

I don't follow. If there are really Switch's on the black market what's the issue posting some photo? No ninja/lawyers/killers/samurai/pirates will be after who does, unless is stupid enough to give away details on his/her persona with those images. I find it hard to believe that people wouldn't boast a little after spending an unknown amount of cash on something months away from commercial availability.

Regarding these accessory companies... it's too hard ask nintendo direclty for length, measurements, etc? it's their job and it's a legit request if they are going to manufacture something. Sure, they would have to sign a NDA or promise their firstborn to Miyamoto, but it's always better than to pay absurd amounts of money.

There are defintely electornic devices on black market before the intended launch, sure, but for this kind of objects no-one post anything? In this day and age? Months in advance? C'mon.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Why? Ain't got no games for it.

BC and start of reverse engineering for the emulator(s).

 

[dEvAnGeL]

Maybe I am one of those asking for that amount as maybe I have secured a couple

Now i see where the money for the 5090 prebuilt came from

 

[Hudo]

BC and start of reverse engineering for the emulator(s).

Maybe this time they won't paywall their early builds and won't allow the discussion and the sharing of game ROMs on their Discord. Sometimes even ROMs of games that hadn't been even released.

 

[proandrad]

Valve has been selling them on the steam store for over a year.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Maybe this time they won't paywall their early builds and won't allow the discussion and the sharing of game ROMs on their Discord. Sometimes even ROMs of games that hadn't been even released.

Ryujinx is still around.

 

[Hudo]

Ryujinx is still around.

Really? Last I heard was that Nintendo had shut them down. But obviously, much like with Yuzu, people were quick to fork and save the repo and distribute it in less obvious ways.

 

[Ribi]

why do people pay so much for such old tech?

 

[Diddy X]

So Switch 2 is already out there in the wild? somebody post some pics ffs

 

[rodrigolfp]

Really? Last I heard was that Nintendo had shut them down. But obviously, much like with Yuzu, people were quick to fork and save the repo and distribute it in less obvious ways.

They tried. Still being updated.

GitHub - Ryubing/Ryujinx: Nintendo Switch emulator written in C#, originally created by gdkchan.

Nintendo Switch emulator written in C#, originally created by gdkchan. - Ryubing/Ryujinx

github.com

 

[Ironman_Bad]

Why? Ain't got no games for it.

It ain't got no games

 

[SNG32]

if this true switch 2 will be emulated by launch.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Why? Ain't got no games for it.

Whole Switch library

 

[Mr Hyde]

Just bought one. Unfortunately I ended up on the streets due to spending my entire savings nest. But at least I can play Breath of the Wild in 60 fps while I'm begging people for change...

 

[GigaBowser]

still a better game than 99% of Sony's/MS output this Gen.

100% read my OT turn me in to the biggest farmboy on the forums

 

[Robb]

If that’s true I guess leaks of the OS/system features etc. will be ramping up in the next few weeks.

 

[PeteBull]

 

[GateofD]

if you get one and try to connect online, will nintendo know and brick it lol

 

[Hookshot]

This is why you can't trust a "produced" number as a "sold" number.

 

[JohnnyPhats]

Be hilarious if Nintendo instantly bricked any console that connected to the internet prior to launch.

 

[Gamer79]

What would they play on it?

 

[MiguelItUp]

Show me the footage!

What would they play on it?

I wondered the same, lmao.

 

[Woopah]

What would they play on it?

Show me the footage!


I wondered the same, lmao.

They could play any Switch games. But as the article says it's mostly accessory makers buying them.

 

[Blank Space Invader]

Fools and their money, yada yada yada

 

[CobraAB]

Not paying a penny over retail here...