GameStop broke some customers’ Nintendo Switch 2 units with a hilarious mistake
The Nintendo Switch 2 preorder turned out to be quite a rollercoaster for US buyers. First, there was the price shock. The Switch 2 was slightly more expensive than expected. Then came Trump’s tariffs, which forced Nintendo to postpone pre-orders in the US for several weeks.
The Japanese gaming giant ultimately decided not to hike Switch 2 prices and opened pre-orders in the US. Unsurprisingly, the available stock sold out online quickly. As the early June launch approached, some buyers discovered their pre-orders had been quietly canceled because some retailers didn’t have enough stock.
Finally, the release date came. Plenty of gamers lined up in front of their local stores to try to buy a Switch 2 on launch day.
Imagine going through all that trouble and finally securing your Switch 2 in a store, only to find your brand-new console has a broken display right out of the box because store employees stapled your receipt through the front of the box and into the console's screen.
This unfortunate accident happened to a bunch of buyers who got their Switch 2 consoles from one GameStop store in Staten Island. GameStop confirmed that it's aware of the issue and will replace all consoles for free.
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