
It seems that the resale of “Nintendo Switch 2” did not go well, and I think it’s a divine punishment. However, the overwhelming lack of corporate ethics of Mercari and the Rakuten Group, which profess to cooperate with Nintendo in preventing fraudulent listings but have left resellers unchecked without fundamental measures, should be recorded in history. Nintendo Switch 2 Switch 2 ¥60,000 New, Pre-release item ¥66,000 Mario Kart World ¥63,999 Switch 2 ¥72,000 Nintendo Switch 2 Buy it now, New The new game console “Nintendo Switch 2” was announced for release on June 5, 2027, but resale has become a topic of conversation even before its launch. What do users of Mercari and the Rakuten Group think? Last updated 11:00 AM, June 6, 2025, 831,000 views 75 4,255 15,000 400
But why did Mercari commit such an obvious breach of agreement?
>>1I don’t have any sense of ethics.
>>1There is only a business that promotes resale.
>>1I’m only doing what was agreed upon.
>>1First of all, there is no such thing as an agreement.
Nintendo only asked each company.
>>49It’s not a request, it’s an agreement.
Even if it’s reselling, if there are users, the commission is good.
But Mercari’s stock price is rising.
Wasn’t it an agreement without any penalties, in particular?
Shut up! Who the hell are you!
It was just a matter of stopping listings before the release.
>>7I would like you to do something about the stock-free enforcement even without being told…
In a month, it will be forgotten and everyone will use it normally.
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There are often cases of things like fraud going unchecked until they cause a scandal on X, and as long as they make a profit, it seems anything goes…
It seems like a decent person but is actually a zombie.
What you’re saying is correct, but I don’t like your account name.
It’s not that it’s been prohibited by the country, but just a request from a company, and since Japan has a free market economy, fundamentally anyone is free to sell whatever they want.
That’s the pretext, I suppose.
Actually, there’s no damage from this, and if the high-priced resale is successful, I’ll be rolling in profits from the fees.
>>15This is true.
Rice stockpiling has been stopped, you know.
Since the government is backing it, there’s no helping it.
I’ve never used Mercari.
If reselling is prohibited, these guys will lose their reason for being.
>>19It would be better for me if you were gone.
First of all, what is the definition of fraudulent listings?
>>20No stock listing
>>23So, I was properly scolded before the release date, and there shouldn’t be any problems with listings after the release date since I have the actual product in hand.
A world where it is more profitable to destroy industries and cut employees is wrong.
Mercari has always been strict about selling without inventory.
If Mercari tightens up, the price of rice will go down too.
In the first place, only Yahoo has prohibited listings, while Mercari has limited it to fraudulent activities.
Who would quit a job just because they’re told to?
The customers of Mercari are resellers, not Nintendo fans.
It should be engraved in history (in three days, I’ll be talking about something different).
Even though everyone online is saying they won’t tolerate reselling, I wonder why it hasn’t disappeared.
>>30Because I say I won’t forgive you, but I still buy it.
>>30That’s because there are people who benefit from it.
>>30Because you can earn legally.
It is too meaningless to expect social ethics in today’s world.
There’s nothing written about that in the agreement, so what did you read?
>>31Nonsense
If Mercari dies, 80% of reselling in Japan seems like it would disappear.
Details of the initiative
<Nintendo>
Provision of specific new product launch information, product information, and product images for Mercari.
Implementation of alerts on websites and other platforms.
<Mercari>
A cautionary notice regarding specific new products on the “Mercari” app and the official blog based on information provided by Nintendo.
Strengthening and implementing responses for the deletion of listings that violate the terms of use of “Mercari” for specific products agreed upon in consultation with Nintendo.
I think the ones who try to gain fame by riding on the resale controversy like in the thread are the most suspicious.
Aside from dropshipping, it’s not a violation of the rules.
If the internet were 100% the same as the real world, Hikakin would be the Prime Minister by now.
The words “safety and security” are being sold too cheaply.
The idea that a mere company can enforce how to handle possession obtained through legitimate means.
It’s amazing, in a bad way, how they’re talking about things that are rarely said even in a dictatorship as if it’s an obvious obligation that should be implemented.
I guess people like this would worship someone like Himazora.
>>45There are things you can say and things you can’t say.
There is no benefit for Mercari at all, even if they impose a complete ban on the resale of Switch2.
You just don’t have to buy it.
The internet opinion leaders are the most harmful.
Is it a judgment that the image is so bad that it can’t go any lower?
An uncle who’s obsessed with gaming at his age should really spend even a little of that time studying Japanese law, I think.
It seems that even Mercari’s sense of ethics has its limits, especially since they have no involvement with stockpiled rice.
As long as we follow the law, there is no element for anonymous users to win against Mercari in a response battle.
It’s strange that the country isn’t taking action.
If the auction site makes the registration of the My Number mandatory,
You can tax the profits from auctions.
Reselling is scummy, but if Mercari goes under, I’ll have trouble buying plants, so it’s a bit of a concern.
Anonymous really likes to go against the tide, huh?
>>57If you liked following the trend, you wouldn’t be coming to a forum like this.
The promise made by Nintendo is regarding the listing without stock until the release date.
Let’s properly read the news from that time.
>>58There were probably only idiots here who didn’t read it properly back then, right?
It’s already recognized as a thief’s market.
Now, at this point.
Nintendo sets a price and instructs not to sell it for any other price.
The online commentators are saying things that are clearly against antitrust laws.
>>62How arrogant it is…
We should regulate secondhand stores too…
>>63A long time ago, when Sony tried to do that, they lost the lawsuit and couldn’t do it.
There are people in this thread, but the only ones who bite back at this are the resellers.
For those who don’t resell, they want to obtain it through a healthy route.
>>64Why not just do it?
In the end, Yahoo was also being resold on Yahoo Shopping.
If Mercari gets cleaned up, it will go under.
While saying they won’t tolerate resellers, they do nothing but insult imaginary resellers online.
Rather, it’s close to a commercial that suggests you can make a profit by reselling.
Emotionally, I think it’s terrible, but trying to prevent it is just impossible on its own.
I dislike reselling, but it’s a simple matter of not wanting to engage in delusions.
Denying private property rights just based on feelings is definitely problematic! That’s all I feel.
As for taxes, since one person cannot obtain multiple consoles, it’s more likely that it’s just regular people trying to earn a bit of pocket money rather than any organized activity, so there’s probably nothing too shady that would prompt the tax office to take action.
>>72In this case, it’s just ordinary people selling off the excess items they won to make some extra cash, right?
>>89Nintendo’s official requirements were strict, but I applied for the lottery at electronics stores and Amazon just in case, meaning it could become pocket money worth several tens of thousands of yen if I win.
It’s basically like a lottery with almost no risk…
>>89I just looked at the accounts reselling on Mercari, and they all really look like that.
People who normally sell clothes and cosmetics are reselling them.
Basically, Nintendo has only said to stop listing items that have no stock and those that are listed before release, and in fact, they have banned listings in that regard.
It’s impossible to say not to resell after the release date.
Resale scalpers win.
Please think about why we lost by tomorrow.
It is more dishonest to show favoritism to just one company, right?
Is it okay to leave the other resales as they are?
>>75It’s fine as long as you can get agreements from others too.
If Nintendo had produced more, this kind of conflict wouldn’t have happened.
There are anonymous people who suddenly make claims as if they are communists or something when it comes to Nintendo.
Isn’t there a way to make use of the individual number assigned to each person, called a My Number card?
>>79That contains a lot of important information, so there are really only a limited number of people who can handle it.
>>79It’s too risky to entrust highly sensitive personal information like My Number to private companies just for the sake of buying and selling products.
>>79The uses of the My Number system are strictly defined by law, and anything else is illegal…
At this point, I think we have no choice but to move towards advancing the lease agreement or something like that…
It really makes me realize how many people only read the headlines when it comes to the recent situation where Mercari and Rakuten have banned pre-sale of out-of-stock items.
Nintendo hasn’t said anything about the resale of available stock.
It means it’s okay to do it.
>>82If I say it, it would be a violation of antitrust laws…
>>82Don’t do that, as it will violate the law…
I understand that the pace of re-releases for Gunpla is slow and uncertain.
I don’t understand the meaning of reselling the main products that will be shipped out in droves every week.
Are you targeting people who will die if they don’t play Mario Kart within 24 hours?
>>90Well, there seems to be quite a few.
>>90There’s no way that precision equipment costing 70,000 yen can be mass-produced every week…
>>115Was the iPhone not a precision device…?
I want those selling to die in a way that they regret having been born.
I think it would be good if the buyer’s eyeballs got crushed.
Because it’s easier to earn money by making others feel bad!
I think companies don’t want to handle My Number for mere business transactions.
It’s awful that scams are mixed in trying to sell photos under the guise of reselling.
I wish that flea market apps would require antique dealer licenses.
>>97I won’t be able to hire part-time employees at Geo and Book Off anymore!
>>97You don’t need a secondhand dealer to buy new items and sell them…
It’s all Nintendo’s fault for not being able to produce 22 million units by the release date.
There are a lot of people around here who are misunderstanding that, right?
By allowing the resale of Switch, Mercari is being inconvenienced, which isn’t a violation of their terms or anything, but there are bored individuals causing business disruptions by reporting it as harassment with fake accounts.
The reports of substitution fraud are met with AI-generated template responses and left unattended, so there’s no damage done.
I think it’s impressive that they’re doing it despite selling for less profit than I expected.
Isolated and it’s hilarious.
>>103Mercari users are the worst.
Even Nintendo used to have a strong hold over wholesalers and retailers in the past.
You were doing things that were close to blackish gray…
The gaming nerd is losing it, haha!
It’s not like the situation is similar to the PS5 where we can’t produce due to a semiconductor shortage, so the scarcity should be resolved in less than six months.
Many people don’t realize that it’s a matter of disappearing once you secure the actual stock…
If you lead with a lottery system, then of course anyone would enter the lottery at multiple stores.
And if I win, I’ll flip it for some extra pocket money.
Isn’t it a natural consequence?
It seems that on the bulletin board, people’s loyalty is stronger towards Mercari than Nintendo.
>>112I think maybe I’m just believing in the law, not Mercari…
>>118As for this thread, I’m just having fun mocking anonymous people, not even involving the law. I’m just wanting to show off how great I am.
>>112Well, that’s because Mercari has a contract with Nintendo.
Instead of rambling here, it would be more meaningful to compare the resale numbers of the PS5 at launch with those of the Switch 2.
If Nintendo produces and sells more of all these, it will be resolved.
Did the gaming nerd lose again?
>>116Even if someone with poop says it…
>>125The gaming nerd lost again, huh?
If things are like this with Switch2, I feel disheartened thinking that when PS6 comes out, it will be hunted down in an even more horrific way.
>>119Sony is good at copying, so don’t worry because they’ll just imitate all of this approach.
Oh, but the domestic sales numbers are low, so it might be impossible…
It’s not just irony to say that it’s the manufacturer’s fault for not providing enough; it’s the truth.
Consumers really have no obligation to take the circumstances into account.
If it sells for 55,000 yen, it would be quite efficient for cashing out the credit limit on a credit card, so there seems to be a demand for that for a while.
I wanted around 2 million units to be prepared.
Some stores that hold lotteries if you register as an app member and purchase something are quite wicked.
Saying “make it good enough to be resold” is quite a harsh way to put it, but since it can’t be mass-produced, banning resale is even more outrageous.
Apple, which makes and sells tens of millions of iPhones every year, is amazing…
>>130Because the Japanese people are flocking to buy it.
If it was going to be like this, we probably shouldn’t have made an agreement from the beginning.
Even if it’s self-proclaimed, it’s concerning that someone with such a title doesn’t understand the content of Nintendo’s announcement.
>>134It’s sad that I’m not able to read documents better than AI.
>>134Career: Seems to have transitioned from Tokyopop to BuzzFeed to a related company of TV Tokyo, and now is a freelancer.
>>139It’s a career that’s difficult to comment on.
>>139It seems like there are no lies about the background.
I can’t stop selling it second-hand.
The account name is too harsh…
Well, it’s probably just a information product seller.
It may be fragrant, but statements like this tend to gain more public support.
I think people like “nameless” are the minority.
The resellers are justifying themselves at this moment.
>>143This thread is just filled with the envy of a candidate who can’t even read a news article.
>>143It’s misguided to complain when I’m just doing something lawful without any justification or anything else.
Try regulating resale.
Isn’t it okay to complain a bit?
It’s just off-target to say it’s illegal!
If hate accumulates like this, laws may be established like tickets.
If only Nintendo cooperates with this, then it’s only natural to be told to do it with other products too!