Nintendo Allegedly Removes Products from Amazon U.S., Including Switch 2, Amid Sales Dispute Rumors—Both Companies Deny Allegations

Okay, so here goes. Imagine this—me sitting at my cluttered desk, still sipping cold coffee, trying to untangle this whole Nintendo-Amazon drama. Like, who’d have thought that a bunch of pixels could cause such a kerfuffle, right?

Alright, let’s jump into this swirling mess of gaming gossip—Nintendo and Amazon are on the rocks? Sounds wild. A report from Bloomberg claims—get this—that Nintendo yanked its goods from Amazon U.S. and nixed the Switch 2 launch there. And why? Because there was a spat—more like a full-on, silent treatment situation—over unauthorized sales. Weird, huh?

Now, supposedly, third-party sellers were snatching Nintendo games at budget prices in Southeast Asia, then flipping them stateside for a steal. Imagine walking into that virtual marketplace expecting a game priced like steak only to find hamburger prices. Yeah, that caught Nintendo’s eye, alright.

Because of this chaos—or so the story goes—their stuff started vanishing from Amazon U.S. “Sold by Amazon” became a rare sight. Instead, it was the wild, wild west of independent merchants. Yet, hang on, neither Nintendo nor Amazon are singing from this hymn sheet. Nintendo says, “Huh? What spat?”—basically flatlining the rumor.

Meanwhile, Amazon’s all like, “Bloomberg, please. We adore Nintendo and our buyer squad’s vast selection game is strong.”

Now here’s a head-scratcher, though. Switch 2 is nowhere on Amazon U.S. Yeah, M.I.A. But hop the border—the Canadian or UK Amazon—bam, there it is! Really makes you scratch your head, huh?

Oh, and even though things seemed dicey, Nintendo blew it out of the park elsewhere. Broke sales records, selling like 3.5 million consoles in four days. Yes, FOUR DAYS! While in the U.S., Nintendo Switch titles like Donkey Kong were cozying up for pre-order, the Switch 2? Still pulling a Houdini.

So, is there more twist to this tale? Maybe! Or maybe I’m just overthinking it. Who knows. Pass me more of that cold coffee.