{"id":19900,"date":"2025-06-16T19:46:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T10:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/?p=19900"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T05:46:08","slug":"switch2-resale-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/switch2-resale-en-19900\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch 2 Reselling in Japan: Anti-Resale Efforts, Shoko Nakagawa&#8217;s Backlash, &#038; Mercari Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new Nintendo gaming console, &#8220;<strong>Nintendo Switch 2<\/strong>&#8220;, was released on June 5, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Many people <strong>applied for the lottery to buy the new model<\/strong>, so it&#8217;s still &#8220;<strong>difficult to get your hands on<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo <strong>set application conditions to prevent resale<\/strong>, such as &#8220;having played Nintendo Switch software for more than 50 hours as of February 28, 2025&#8221;. Nintendo revealed that the number of applicants in Japan for the first lottery at the official &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/store-jp.nintendo.com\/switch2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Nintendo Store<\/a>&#8221; exceeded &#8220;approximately 2.2 million,&#8221; which was more applications than expected.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Nintendo\/status\/1914982671522083155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nintendo&#8217;s official X (formerly Twitter) account<\/a> posted an apology from President Furukawa. He said that &#8220;many people would be unsuccessful in the first lottery&#8221;. If you didn&#8217;t win the first time, <strong>you would be put on a list for the second sale<\/strong>. This means that if you couldn&#8217;t buy it right away, you could still have a chance to buy it later if you waited for a win.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u53e4\u5ddd\u3067\u3059\u3002\u307f\u306a\u3055\u307e\u306e\u304a\u624b\u5143\u306b\u300cNintendo Switch 2\u300d\u3092\u304a\u5c4a\u3051\u3059\u3079\u304f\u3001\u4e8b\u524d\u306b\u591a\u304f\u306e\u90e8\u6750\u3092\u8abf\u9054\u3057\u3001\u751f\u7523\u3092\u9032\u3081\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u30024\u67082\u65e5\u306b\u306f\u300cNintendo Switch\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u4efb\u5929\u5802\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e (@Nintendo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nintendo\/status\/1914982671522083155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As of June 16, 2025, applications for the fourth lottery have begun. While some people say they won in the third round and got a Switch 2, it is still expected that the days of <strong>the Switch 2 being difficult to obtain<\/strong> will continue.<\/p>\n<p>Some people are calling for a new version of the Nintendo Switch, and <strong>they&#8217;re looking to buy one on Mercari<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A &#8220;<strong>Switch 2 unboxing video<\/strong>&#8221; uploaded by <strong>Shoko Nakagawa (Shokotan)<\/strong> on June 8, 2025, caused a stir on social media. People were quick to accuse her of <strong>buying the console from a reseller<\/strong> and <strong>of not having a receipt to prove that she purchased it from Mercari<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u60b2\u5831\u3011<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E4%B8%AD%E5%B7%9D%E7%BF%94%E5%AD%90?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u4e2d\u5ddd\u7fd4\u5b50<\/a>\u3001swich2\u3092\u8ee2\u58f2\u5c4b\u304b\u3089\u8cfc\u5165<br \/>\n\u65e5\u9803\u304b\u3089\u8ee2\u58f2\u5c4b\u3092\u6279\u5224\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u4e2d\u5ddd\u7fd4\u5b50\u3055\u3093\u3001<br \/>\n\u5148\u65e5\u300cSwitch2\u8cb7\u3048\u307e\u3057\u305f\u300d\u3068\u52d5\u753b\u3092\u6295\u7a3f\u3059\u308b\u3082<br \/>\n\u30ec\u30b7\u30fc\u30c8\u304c\u30d7\u30c1\u30d7\u30c1\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u540c\u68b1\u3055\u308c\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u30e1\u30eb\u30ab\u30ea\u8cfc\u5165\u304c\u30d0\u30ec\u308b\u3002<br \/>\n\u307e\u3042\u4eca\u3092\u9003\u3059\u3068\u518d\u751f\u3055\u308c\u306a\u3044\u3082\u3093\u306a\u3001\u518d\u751f\u6570\u512a\u5148<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E8%BB%A2%E5%A3%B2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u8ee2\u58f2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Switch2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Switch2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0slqSVdavw\">pic.twitter.com\/0slqSVdavw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u85cd\u67d3\u30ac\u30ec\u30bd\u306e\u60b2\u5831\uff08\u517c\u696d\u6295\u8cc7\u5bb6 (@aigare01) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aigare01\/status\/1933855515928657986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On June 15, 2025, <strong>Shoko Nakagawa<\/strong> said the claims were false on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/shoko55mmts\/status\/1934094178201600304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her official X (@shoko55mmts)<\/a>, writing, &#8220;<strong>I did not buy the Switch 2 from a flea market site or a reseller<\/strong>&#8220;. However, some people are still commenting angrily. They&#8217;re asking why <strong>she didn&#8217;t report winning right away<\/strong> if it wasn&#8217;t a resold item. They&#8217;re also asking her to <strong>upload the winning email and purchase receipt as proof<\/strong>. It doesn&#8217;t seem like the criticism is letting up.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u61b6\u6e2c\u3067\u65ad\u5b9a\u3055\u308c\u305f\u308a\u3044\u308d\u3044\u308d\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u3066\u60b2\u3057\u3044\u304b\u3089\u89e6\u308c\u305f\u304f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001<br \/>\nSwitch2\u7d76\u5bfe\u306b\u30d5\u30ea\u30de\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\u3001\u8ee2\u58f2\u30e4\u30fc\u304b\u3089\u8cb7\u3063\u3066\u307e\u305b\u3093<\/p>\n<p>\u5b8c\u5168\u306b\u9593\u9055\u3063\u305f\u60c5\u5831\u3067\u3053\u3053\u307e\u3067\u8272\u3005\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u3066\u60b2\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\udf49\u4e2d\u5ddd\u7fd4\u5b50\ud83c\udf49\ud83d\udc08\u200d\u2b1b (@shoko55mmts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shoko55mmts\/status\/1934094178201600304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, some people also defend <strong>Shoko Nakagawa<\/strong>, saying, &#8220;Is Shokotan being suspected of buying from a <strong>reseller<\/strong> just because the Switch 2 was packaged with bubble wrap? I won from Nintendo&#8217;s official lottery, and mine also came with bubble wrap!&#8221; and &#8220;She could have also bought the Switch 2 at a used goods store like GEO. There are other possibilities besides <strong>Mercari<\/strong>.&#8221; These people are upset <strong>about the wrong idea that &#8220;Switch 2 in bubble wrap&#8221; means &#8220;resold item&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for the growth of this controversy is <strong>the Nintendo Switch 2&#8217;s huge popularity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This article will discuss<strong> the current resale issue of the popular Nintendo Switch 2<\/strong>, including the specific content of its resale prevention measures, <strong>and whether selling a Switch 2 on Mercari would be illegal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What is Mercari?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jp.mercari.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mercari<\/a> is a popular Japanese online marketplace, similar to eBay or Facebook Marketplace in the United States. It&#8217;s a platform where people can buy and sell things, both new and used. Users can list products for sale, talk with buyers, and manage shipments directly. In Japan, it&#8217;s a popular site for buying and selling second-hand goods. Like other online marketplaces, it allows resellers to sell rare and popular items at high prices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cardlink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/pokemon-cafe-reservation-en-17950\/\"><div class=\"cardlink_thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pokemon_cafe_top-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Caf\u00e9: How to Reserve Your Spot, Tips for Success, and Best Timing\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/div><\/a><div class=\"cardlink_content\"><span class=\"cardlink_timestamp\">2025.02.27<\/span><div class=\"cardlink_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/pokemon-cafe-reservation-en-17950\/\">Pok\u00e9mon Caf\u00e9: How to Reserve Your Spot, Tips for Success, and Best Timing<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_excerpt\">Pok\u00e9mon is popular among children and adults, Japanese and foreign tourists alike.\r\n\r\nThe official Pok\u00e9mon Caf\u00e9s are permanently set up at the Po...<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_footer\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>What are the countermeasures against reselling the Switch 2?<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NintendoSwitch2_\u30de\u30ea\u30aa\u30ab\u30fc\u30c8.png\" alt=\"Nintendo Switch2 Mario Kart World Set\" width=\"600\" height=\"292\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19885\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">(Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store-jp.nintendo.com\/switch2\/?srsltid=AfmBOoqrvIect6bWQa2ZFRZT7OyR-6B_4LAKEAlPVMBswcd8Z7RcFX1L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Nintendo Store<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>People were talking a lot about the &#8220;<strong>Nintendo Switch 2<\/strong>&#8220;, which came out on June 5, 2025. Even before it was released, there were a lot of comments on social media. Some people said, &#8220;<strong>Nintendo is serious about preventing resales<\/strong>&#8220;, and &#8220;<strong>The Switch 2&#8217;s solid anti-resale measures are insane!<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Nintendo&#8217;s official online shop, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/store-jp.nintendo.com\/switch2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Nintendo Store<\/a>&#8220;, physical stores and online shops like Yodobashi Camera, Bic Camera, and GEO also implemented an unusual &#8220;<strong>lottery sale<\/strong>&#8220;, making <strong>the Switch 2&#8217;s resale countermeasures meticulous<\/strong> enough to make resellers cry.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo has four main resale prevention measures for the Nintendo Switch 2:<\/p>\n<h3>Resale Countermeasure 1: Setting purchase conditions<\/h3>\n<p>Nintendo has <strong>set application conditions for the lottery<\/strong> at its official shop, the <a href=\"https:\/\/store-jp.nintendo.com\/switch2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Nintendo Store<\/a>. By February 28, 2025, I had played Nintendo Switch software for more than 50 hours. I had also subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online for at least one year, and I was still subscribed at the time of application.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo has strict application conditions to &#8220;prevent the creation of accounts solely for purchasing purposes.&#8221; This means that people who don&#8217;t play the Switch can&#8217;t use an account to purchase the console.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">switch2\u306e\u5fdc\u52df\u6761\u4ef6\u6e80\u305f\u3057\u3066\u308b\u304b\u30cb\u30f3\u30c6\u30f3\u30c9\u30fc\u30b9\u30c8\u30a2\u3067\u78ba\u8a8d\u51fa\u6765\u308b\u304b\u3089\u304b\u306a\u308a\u89aa\u5207\u306d<br \/>\n\u5f53\u7136\u3067\u3059\u304c\u79c1\u306f\u6761\u4ef6\u6e80\u305f\u3057\u3066\u307e\u3059 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NzP2VWa52O\">pic.twitter.com\/NzP2VWa52O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u308a\u3093 (@rinmomodita) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rinmomodita\/status\/1908040104482062491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Resale Countermeasure 2: Not including a warranty card<\/h3>\n<p>Nintendo did something different with the Switch 2. <strong>They did not include a warranty card<\/strong>, which is what other gaming consoles have done in the past.<\/p>\n<p>For the Switch 2, <strong>repairs and other warranty coverage only apply<\/strong> if you can show the receipt from when you bought the console. <strong>This makes it hard for resellers who want to stay anonymous to list items on flea market apps or online auctions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"red\">Note: Because of the controversy surrounding <strong>Shoko Nakagawa (Shokotan)<\/strong>, some people think that <strong>&#8220;Switch 2 packaged with bubble wrap&#8221; means &#8220;resold item&#8221;<\/strong>. However, the idea that the items might have been resold came from seeing &#8220;a paper that looked like a receipt&#8221; in the bubble wrap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Many people have reported on social media that they bought Switch 2s from the official shop (My Nintendo Store) and that the consoles were wrapped in bubble wrap and sent to them. <strong>So, if an item is packaged with bubble wrap, that doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s been resold.<\/strong> Sometimes people have commented on images or videos of consoles wrapped in bubble wrap, asking if the console has been resold. Please be careful not to misunderstand.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3011\u5ff5\u9858\u306e\u300cSwitch2\u300d\u3092\u30b2\u30c3\u30c8\u3001\u958b\u5c01\u3001\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\uff01<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iCv5jzofg3\">https:\/\/t.co\/iCv5jzofg3<\/a><br \/>\n\u2b06\ufe0f\u52d5\u753b<br \/>\n\u958b\u5c01\u6642\u306e\u30d7\u30c1\u30d7\u30c1\u68b1\u5305\u306b\u30ec\u30b7\u30fc\u30c8\ud83e\uddfe\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3082\u306e\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<br \/>\n\u30d7\u30c1\u30d7\u30c1\u68b1\u5305\u3057\u3066\u308b\u62bd\u9078\u53d6\u6271\u5e97\u306f\u591a\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u30ec\u30b7\u30fc\u30c8\u3092\u5165\u308c\u3066\u308b\u3068\u3053\u308d\u73cd\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n\u305d\u308c\u304c\u8ad6\u70b9\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u68b1\u5305\u3069\u3046\u306e\u3053\u3046\u306e\u8a71\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cBLHzz79Vf\">https:\/\/t.co\/cBLHzz79Vf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pRts602192\">pic.twitter.com\/pRts602192<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zzz (@N99245103Zzz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/N99245103Zzz\/status\/1934196515981152404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E4%BB%8A%E5%BE%8C%E4%BB%BB%E5%A4%A9%E5%A0%82Switch2%E3%82%92%E8%B2%B7%E3%81%86%E7%9A%86%E6%A7%98%E3%81%B8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u4eca\u5f8c\u4efb\u5929\u5802Switch2\u3092\u8cb7\u3046\u7686\u69d8\u3078<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u308b\u4eba\u3082\u3044\u308b\u304b\u3082\u3067\u3059\u304c<br \/>\nSwitch2\u306b\u306f\u8ee2\u58f2\u5bfe\u7b56\u306e\u70ba\u3001\u4fdd\u8a3c\u66f8\u304c\u4ed8\u3044\u3066\u307e\u305b\u3093<br \/>\n\u6545\u969c\u306e\u969b\u306f\u4fdd\u8a3c\u66f8\u306e\u4ee3\u308f\u308a\u306b\u9818\u53ce\u66f8\u304c\u4ee3\u308f\u308a\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3068\u306e\u4e8b\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3001\u7121\u304f\u3055\u306a\u3044\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u306d<\/p>\n<p>\u30cd\u30c3\u30c8\u3067\u8cb7\u3063\u305f\u969b\u306f\u3001\u9818\u53ce\u66f8\u30e1\u30fc\u30eb\u3092\u5370\u5237\u3057\u305f\u3082\u306e\u3092\u51fa\u3059\u3093\u3060\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u7a7a\u7259 (@v40yaD5RN9pHJRz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/v40yaD5RN9pHJRz\/status\/1933736048863141943?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"cardlink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/zundamon-en-17151\/\"><div class=\"cardlink_thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/\u305a\u3093\u3060\u3082\u3093-300x300.webp\" alt=\"What is Zundamon? Is it a text-to-speech site? How does it work? What are its gender and speech patterns?\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/div><\/a><div class=\"cardlink_content\"><span class=\"cardlink_timestamp\">2024.12.11<\/span><div class=\"cardlink_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/zundamon-en-17151\/\">What is Zundamon? Is it a text-to-speech site? How does it work? What are its gender and speech patterns?<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_excerpt\">&quot;Zundamon&quot; is a character with a cute voice. You might have heard it on YouTube, Niconico, and Twitch. The character is often introduced with the...<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_footer\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>Resale Countermeasure 3: Selling a &#8220;Japanese\/Domestic Model&#8221; and a &#8220;Multi-Language Model&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Nintendo launched a &#8220;<strong>Japanese\/Domestic Model<\/strong>&#8221; <strong>to combat Switch 2 resales<\/strong>, in addition to the conventional &#8220;<strong>Multi-Language Model<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo is making the &#8220;Multi-Language Model&#8221; only available for purchase in Japan at the official shop (<a href=\"https:\/\/store-jp.nintendo.com\/switch2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Nintendo Store<\/a>) and pricing it at 20,000 yen more than the Japanese model. <strong>This is to prevent people from buying the console in Japan and selling it in other countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The value of the yen has decreased, which makes it harder to resell PlayStation 5 (PS5) consoles that were purchased in Japan to people outside of Japan. It is said that this has made it difficult to sell the consoles to people outside of Japan. One way to sell the consoles is to sell them to stores that sell products made in Japan. However, stores are only allowed to sell the consoles at a lower price than the multi-language model.<\/p>\n<p>(*) Japan&#8217;s Switch 2 Selling Price: Japanese\/Domestic Model: 49,980 yen \/ Multi-Language Model: 69,980 yen<br \/>\nThe US Switch 2 is priced at around $449.99 for the standard model.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cardlink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/pocketpair-en-17751\/\"><div class=\"cardlink_thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/palworld_top-300x300.png\" alt=\"Palworld Patent Infringement Lawsuit: Nintendo\u2019s Legal Action and Global vs. Japanese Reactions\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/div><\/a><div class=\"cardlink_content\"><span class=\"cardlink_timestamp\">2024.09.20<\/span><div class=\"cardlink_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/pocketpair-en-17751\/\">Palworld Patent Infringement Lawsuit: Nintendo\u2019s Legal Action and Global vs. Japanese Reactions<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_excerpt\">On September 19, 2024, Nintendo announced that it has filed a lawsuit against game developer Pocket Pair Inc. (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) jointly with ...<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_footer\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>Resale Countermeasure 4: Requesting Cooperation from Flea Market Site\/App Operators<\/h3>\n<p>Nintendo announced on May 27, 2025, that it had &#8220;agreed to cooperate in preventing fraudulent listings&#8221; with three companies as a <strong>Switch 2 resale countermeasure<\/strong>. LINE, Yahoo, Mercari, and Rakuten Group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nintendo wanted to reduce the number of resale channels. They did this by working with flea market sites and apps. These places are full of people who resell things.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, while <strong>Yahoo Auctions currently has a policy of &#8220;prohibiting listings of Switch 2 consoles for the time being even after release&#8221;<\/strong>, <strong>Mercari and Rakuma (Rakuten&#8217;s flea market app) do not prohibit listings themselves<\/strong>. As a result, on June 5, 2025, the release date of the Switch 2, a large number of Switch 2 consoles were listed.<\/p>\n<p>However, because Nintendo was known to implement strict resale countermeasures, and that there would be chances to win in the second and third lotteries even if one failed in the first, very few people purchased the 49,980 yen console at exorbitant prices like 80,000 yen or 100,000 yen. Prices have dropped to 60,000 yen, <strong>leaving resellers with only a few thousand yen in profit<\/strong>. This has led to resellers feeling upset.<\/p>\n<p><strong>People are also starting to recognize that not including a warranty card is a problem.<\/strong> Because of this, listings on Mercari, where Switch 2 listings are not prohibited, are being gradually reduced.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30e1\u30eb\u30ab\u30ea\u8ee2\u58f2Switch2\u306a\u3093\u3060\u3051\u3069\u3001\u6700\u8fd1\u306f\u30ec\u30b7\u30fc\u30c8\u4ed8\u304d\u3067\u51fa\u54c1\u3057\u3066\u308b\u4eba\u304c\u5897\u3048\u3066\u307e\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n\u4fdd\u8a3c\u306b\u306f\u30ec\u30b7\u30fc\u30c8\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3002<br \/>\n\u8cfc\u5165\u8005\u3082\u305d\u308c\u3092\u6c42\u3081\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u7d50\u8ad6\u3001\u30e1\u30eb\u30ab\u30ea\u306e\u898f\u7d04\u306b\u660e\u78ba\u306b\u9055\u53cd\u3068\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u30b0\u30ec\u30fc\u304b\u3089\u30a2\u30a6\u30c8\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u4efb\u5929\u5802\u3055\u3093\u3001\u7f60\u4ed5\u639b\u3051\u3059\u304e\u3066\u3059\u3054\u3044\ud83d\udc4f<br \/>\n\u901a\u5831\u796d\u308a\u59cb\u307e\u3063\u3066\u307e\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Team\u3055\u3076\u308d\u3063\u304f\u307e\u3093\uff20G\u30b8\u30a7\u30cdET (@TeamSubRockman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamSubRockman\/status\/1934081566973800938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Because of the four measures we put in place, <strong>not many Nintendo Switch 2 consoles have been resold for high prices<\/strong>. <strong>This shows that the measures are working to stop people from reselling the consoles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some people who haven&#8217;t won a Switch 2 lottery and are having trouble buying one might think about buying a resold item, <span class=\"red\">but there&#8217;s a risk of facing problems later, such as &#8220;not being covered by warranty for initial defects or malfunctions&#8221;. <strong>So, it&#8217;s best to buy from trusted sources<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You have a better chance of winning a Switch 2 if you &#8220;apply for lotteries at multiple shops&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Try applying as much as possible at various online stores and physical stores, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/store-jp.nintendo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Nintendo Store<\/a> (Nintendo&#8217;s official store), <a href=\"https:\/\/geo-online.co.jp\/store_info\/service\/geoappli.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GEO App<\/a> (GEO Online\/Stores), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yodobashi.com\/category\/140007\/140008\/500000282028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yodobashi.com<\/a> (limited to users who have made previous purchases), <a href=\"https:\/\/edion-cp.com\/switch2launch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/contents.online.nojima.co.jp\/column\/nintendoswitch2_info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nojima<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biccamera.com\/bc\/c\/sale\/special\/lottery\/switch2_order.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bic Camera<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since the third lottery, more and more people have been saying they&#8217;ve won at more than one place, like &#8220;won at two places.&#8221; Instead of buying a resold item, aim to purchase the Switch 2 through legitimate channels and enjoy it with peace of mind.<\/p>\n<h4>What is Yahoo Auctions?<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/auctions.yahoo.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yahoo Auctions<\/a>, also called &#8220;Yafuoku&#8221; in Japan, is a big online auction site in Japan. It&#8217;s like eBay in the United States. It&#8217;s one of the largest and oldest online marketplaces in Japan. People and businesses can buy and sell a wide variety of new and used items through an auction format. People bid on items, and the person who bids the highest wins. Like other online marketplaces, it&#8217;s a place where popular items, like gaming consoles, might be listed for sale at higher prices.<\/p>\n<h4>What is Rakuma?<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fril.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rakuma (Rakuten Rakuma)<\/a> is a popular Japanese flea market app and online platform. It is operated by Rakuten, one of Japan&#8217;s largest e-commerce and internet services companies. It&#8217;s similar to Mercari or Poshmark in the U.S., with the focus on selling used and new items between people. Users can easily list items, negotiate prices, and manage transactions directly with buyers and sellers. It&#8217;s a big player in Japan&#8217;s re-commerce market. Like other such platforms, it can be used by individuals to sell items, including those that are in high demand and could be resold for more money.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cardlink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/assassins-creed-en-17349\/\"><div class=\"cardlink_thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-06-28_18h48_18-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Why is &#8220;Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows&#8221; a controversial game? What makes it so popular?\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/div><\/a><div class=\"cardlink_content\"><span class=\"cardlink_timestamp\">2024.07.01<\/span><div class=\"cardlink_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/assassins-creed-en-17349\/\">Why is &#8220;Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows&#8221; a controversial game? What makes it so popular?<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_excerpt\">The popular stealth action game series &#039;Assassin&#039;s Creed&#039; is set to release its latest installment on March 20, 2025.\r\n\r\nAlthough the series has ...<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_footer\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Will You Get Arrested for Reselling a Switch 2 on Mercari? Is It Illegal?<\/h2>\n<p>People are searching more and more for things like &#8220;<strong>Is it illegal to resell a Switch 2 on Mercari?<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Will I get arrested for it?<\/strong>&#8221; To sum things up, you won&#8217;t get in trouble with the law just for selling a Switch 2.<\/p>\n<p>This is because general reselling is not against the law and is not illegal.<\/p>\n<p>However, as mentioned earlier, <strong>the Switch 2 has strict anti-resale measures in place<\/strong>, <span class=\"red\">making it difficult to resell for a high price. Also, including receipts could violate Mercari&#8217;s terms of service. This could lead to risks like account closure due to reports from other users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Many people know that Nintendo doesn&#8217;t allow resales, and people don&#8217;t like resellers.<\/p>\n<p>If people find out you&#8217;re reselling, you might get criticized on social media.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"red\">There are many risks, and it&#8217;s true that there&#8217;s almost no profit to be made from reselling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Please avoid ideas like &#8220;I&#8217;ll resell a Switch 2 and make a profit&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cardlink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/astro-bot-en-17138\/\"><div class=\"cardlink_thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/81WsUeu1pJL._AC_SL1500_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"What is ASTRO BOT? Is it a game? Can you play it on Steam?\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/div><\/a><div class=\"cardlink_content\"><span class=\"cardlink_timestamp\">2024.12.04<\/span><div class=\"cardlink_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/astro-bot-en-17138\/\">What is ASTRO BOT? Is it a game? Can you play it on Steam?<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_excerpt\">A game where you control a cute robot to explore: ASTRO BOT.\r\n\r\nReleased exclusively for the PS5, this title has become a hit, with more than 1.5...<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_footer\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Buy the Switch 2 Through Official Channels!<\/h2>\n<p>As you can see, various <strong>anti-resale measures<\/strong> have been implemented for the highly anticipated new model, the &#8220;<strong>Nintendo Switch 2<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>If you buy it from a place that&#8217;s not officially approved, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.nintendo.com\/jp\/repair\/eula\/repair_policy2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you won&#8217;t be able to get the one-year repair warranty<\/a> that starts on the date you bought it. Also, if we find out you&#8217;re reselling, we might suspend your account, like they did for Nojima Online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The system is designed so that both those who buy resold items and those who resell them face disadvantages and risks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u3054\u5831\u544a\u3011<br \/>\n\u300c\u8ee2\u58f2\u64b2\u6ec5\u5ba3\u8a00\u300d\u3092\u63b2\u3052\u3066\u3001\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3092\u697d\u3057\u307f\u305f\u3044\u65b9\u306b\u5c4a\u304f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3068\u53d6\u308a\u7d44\u307f\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304c<br \/>\n\u5b8c\u5168\u306b\u306f\u9632\u3052\u305a\u3001\u5f53\u5e97\u304b\u3089\u8cfc\u5165\u3057\u305f\u5546\u54c1\u304c\u8ee2\u58f2\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br \/>\n\u8cb4\u91cd\u306a\u4e00\u53f0\u304c\u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u5f62\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3044\u6b8b\u5ff5\u3067\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n\u8a72\u5f53\u30a2\u30ab\u30a6\u30f3\u30c8\u306f\u3001\u5229\u7528\u505c\u6b62\u51e6\u7f6e\u3092\u3055\u305b\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u30ce\u30b8\u30de\u30aa\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3 (@ENETJP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ENETJP\/status\/1931194379982557667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To enjoy gaming safely and securely, <strong>it&#8217;s recommended to purchase the Nintendo Switch 2 through official channels<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store-jp.nintendo.com\/switch2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for the My Nintendo Store official &#8220;Switch 2&#8221; details page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cardlink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/sweet-baby-blow-up-en-19523\/\"><div class=\"cardlink_thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SweetBabyInc-300x300.png\" alt=\"Why Is Sweet Baby Inc. 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They promote &quot;diversity&quot; and &quot;equity.&quot;\r\n\r\nWhile promoting &quot;diversity&quot; and &quot;equ...<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_footer\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The new Nintendo gaming console, &#8220;Nintendo Switch 2&#8220;, was relea...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[819,963,931],"class_list":["post-19900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-en","tag-game-en","tag-nintendo-en","tag-switch-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19900"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19903,"href":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19900\/revisions\/19903"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}