Sure thing, let’s dive in.
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Okay, so here we go—Nintendo and their Switch 2 drama. It’s kinda funny, kinda frustrating, right? I mean, the president, Shuntaro Furukawa, is out here saying sorry with this whole stock shortage situation. Yeah, I know, classic supply-demand stuff. They’re trying to beef up their production lines, but it’s like trying to fill a bathtub with a teaspoon. Anyway… lots of people are annoyed.
So, what’s happening? Furukawa stood up at this big meeting—85 times they’ve done this, can you believe it?—saying, “Hey, if you can’t get your hands on a Switch 2, we get it, and we’re really, really sorry.” Shareholders, friends, everyone’s in this mess. It’s like trying to buy concert tickets for a band that announced their farewell tour.
On the Japan front, they came up with this lottery thing. A sort of “Hunger Games” for console buyers. You sign up, and maybe, just maybe, you get picked. They did this whole raffle situation, and surprise surprise, over two million folks threw their hats in the ring. Furukawa even dropped a message on X (yeah, did I get a notification? No idea, but it seemed important) to let everyone know that it’s kinda nuts.
Anyway—wait, am I jumping ahead?—they had four rounds of this lottery, but people are still out of luck. So, here comes round five in July. Fingers crossed, right?
Retailers did the lottery thing too, but now it’s easing up. Slowly, more stores are putting these gadgets on their shelves. You might walk in and see one—unless, well, you don’t.
Nintendo’s been cool about trying to catch up, promising they’ll crank out more units so everyone can play. They’ve got a line-up of games rolling in, too. New Mario Kart with the system’s launch, which feels fitting, doesn’t it? Plus, other games lined up like Donkey Kong (always a classic) coming mid-July. Can’t recall all the dates, but there’s a whole list, like Pokémon in October and Metroid Prime way out in 2025.
And yeah, in case you’re wondering (I know I was, because prices never make sense to me), here’s the deal: in the UK it’s around £396, about €470 in Europe, and if you’re in the US, you’re thinking $450. Worth it? I dunno—depends how much you love pressing buttons and pretending the real world doesn’t exist for a while.
That’s the scoop. Nothing polished here, just a jumble of what’s happening with the Switch 2. Crazy times we live in, huh?
