GameStop Nintendo Switch 2 “Staplergate” Concludes with $250,000 Winning Bid

Oh man, console launches, right? A mess. So, picture this: Nintendo Switch 2 drops, and out of nowhere, snacks? I mean, who knew they’d toss snacks in with some new consoles? It all went down in New York City, Staten Island to be exact. GameStop chaos central.

Anyway, you know how stuff just goes wrong? Like, they were stapling receipts — yes, stapling! And, yeah, those staples? They punched right through to the screens. Little holes. Ouch. Folks swapped them out for new ones, but the damage? It was all about that PR disaster.

So GameStop’s like, “Hey, let’s do a charity auction!” They’re selling the infamous stapler — “Staplegate” they call it. Like, really? The first pierced Switch 2’s in there too. Proceeds to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, which is actually kinda nice, I guess.

Oh, and people went wild — 282 bids. The final count? $250K! That’s a lot more than the $450 Switch price, eh? GameStop was all, “Yeah, let’s make something good out of this mess.” But they didn’t say if they’d match the donation. Who knows if they’ll do another auction. Could be more stapled consoles lurking.

And Ryan Cohen, the GameStop CEO? Made it awkward. Said he’d toss in his underwear if bids hit six figures. Seriously. Then he shared a sneak peek? Sorry if you saw that! Just classic launch chaos, really.