{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c214bf72716026e2a2a65454","clusterId":"c_bff3d5db754148a44b1863d1","slug":"nintendo-s-zelda-40th-anniversary-switch-2-sits-on-shelves-as-resellers-strike-out","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Nintendo's Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 Sits on Shelves as Resellers Strike Out","summary":"Nintendo released the Switch 2 The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition in Japan on October 29, priced at 62,980 yen. Reservations sold out at the Nintendo Store and retailers in September, but stock was restocked before release. Several days on, Mercari listings mostly mark the console up by about 1,000 yen and go unsold, and some online stores still take made-to-order purchases.","whyItMatters":"The resale market that greeted earlier special-edition hardware has not repeated here, which suggests Nintendo's supply planning and its store purchase limits did more to blunt scalping than any single anti-resale rule.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe console ships with no game software. The Triforce design covers the back of the unit, the dock and the Joy-Con 2, and lifting the dock\u0026#39;s cover reveals pixel-art Link and Zelda. It launched next to a Pro Controller with display stand and a carrying case with screen protector, both in the same anniversary theme.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNintendo Store purchases carried a limit of one unit per person, the same rule applied to the standard Switch 2. Retailers received enough supply that physical stores are reported to still hold stock several days after release.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Resale listings for the Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 sit about 1,000 yen over retail and go unsold, so the markup is thin enough that made-to-order stock undercuts the flip outright.","twitterPost":"Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 resale listings at roughly 1,000 yen over retail are sitting unsold while made-to-order stock stays open.","threadsPost":"Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 listings on Mercari mostly sit about 1,000 yen over the 62,980 yen retail price and go unsold, and some stores still take made-to-order purchases. The markup is thin enough that the made-to-order option undercuts the flip entirely.","newsletterBlurb":"Nintendo's Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 went on sale in Japan on October 29 at 62,980 yen, and the resale market has not taken hold. Mercari listings mostly sit about 1,000 yen above list price without selling, and some online stores still accept made-to-order purchases. A Pro Controller and carrying case in the same theme launched alongside it.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261102-477148/\",\"title\":\"Nintendo Switch 2 'The Legend of Zelda' 40th Anniversary Model Sees Resellers 'Striking Out'? 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