So, there’s this whole saga with Nintendo and Amazon that’s been buzzing around. Why do I even care? Not sure, but it got my brain tangled—like those old earphones you dig out from a drawer.
Anyway, rumors are swirling around, thanks to Bloomberg, that Nintendo and Amazon U.S. had this fallout. Like, apparently, Nintendo yanked its stuff from Amazon because of some beef about sneaky sales. You know how third parties do their thing—selling games cheaper than Nintendo’s official price tags. It’s like a yard sale on a global scale.
Picture this: some folks snapped up games in bulk from Southeast Asia, sent them over to the U.S., and BOOM—sold them on Amazon cheaper than a thrift shop find. Maybe it was genius or just cheeky. Or both? Who knows. It’s like they found a loophole, and Nintendo was having none of it.
So, Amazon’s like, “Hey, we can mark your stuff as legit with special labels, just like we do for other brands.” But Nintendo’s response? Kind of a “thanks, but no thanks” vibe. They supposedly pulled their products anyway, leaving the U.S. site looking like a Nintendo ghost town. Except, funnily enough, their stuff’s chillin’ on Amazon UK and Canada. Go figure.
And then there’s this back and forth. Both companies flat-out deny these claims, which—honestly—sounds like when you ask a kid why their hand’s in the cookie jar. Nintendo says, “It ain’t true,” and Amazon’s like, “Bloomberg, you got it wrong. We love selling Nintendo. Really.”
But reality check: if you’re in the U.S. trying to find a Switch 2 on Amazon? Nada. Weirdly enough though, some games are popping up, like this Donkey Kong Banaza title. Despite all the drama, Nintendo’s new console still sold millions faster than hotcakes at a pancake breakfast. So yeah, maybe this beef didn’t really matter in the grand scheme?
Or maybe there’s more to it. But, hey—who doesn’t love a bit of corporate intrigue?
