On a Monday in mid-June, Nintendo's Switch 2 returned to shelves in Britain at its list price, and the familiar scramble for a new console resumed with it. Amazon UK and the retailer GAME offered the console and its Mario Kart World bundle at full price, while stock thinned out almost as quickly as it appeared. Across the Atlantic, a retailer that had stayed on the sidelines created a bundle page that could not yet be bought, a quiet signal that the next round of supply may be coming. It is the old pattern of demand outrunning supply, now played out again over a machine people have been waitin
Nintendo Switch 2 Restocks Hit Amazon UK and GAME as Scalper Listings Are Pulled
Amazon had not even created a listing page for the console in the US.
Mark
Why does a restock at Amazon UK deserve this much attention?
Mimi
Because the console has been hard to find at the normal price. Both the £395 console and the £429 bundle were listed at RRP, with free Prime shipping.
Mark
And the scalper listings? That $879 figure is striking.
Mimi
It is. Amazon removed the Mario Kart World bundle listings that had gone that high. It takes away one outlet for inflated prices.
Luke
Careful, though. Tom's Guide itself says Amazon won't stop scalping, and other places to overpay remain. We also don't know how many listings were pulled.
Mark
What about Amazon in the US?
Mimi
It had never even created a listing page for the console. Now there's one for the Mario Kart Bundle, marked unavailable.
Luke
Which means nothing is for sale yet. Reading it as a sign of coming stock is the outlet's inference, not a confirmed plan.
Mark
And the stock in the UK?
Mimi
GAME says "running low" on the bundle, and Amazon's bundle looked close to out. The standalone console seemed steadier.
Luke
Notice the "only 3 left" notice came and went. We can't say how much stock any retailer actually holds.
Der Puls
- Amazon UK's Mario Kart World bundle is running down its last few units while buyers keep arriving.
- A standalone Switch 2 at £395 carried an 'only 3 left' notice that vanished, hinting that more stock had quietly appeared.
- GAME joined the UK restock with bundles at £429, though its page warns that availability is running low.
- Amazon removed reseller listings of the bundle that had been priced as high as $879, cutting off one route for inflated prices.
- An 'unavailable' Mario Kart Bundle page has appeared on Amazon US, and whether it becomes real stock is still unresolved.
On a Monday in mid-June, Nintendo's Switch 2 returned to shelves in Britain at its list price, and the familiar scramble for a new console resumed with it. Amazon UK and the retailer GAME offered the console and its Mario Kart World bundle at full price, while stock thinned out almost as quickly as it appeared. Across the Atlantic, a retailer that had stayed on the sidelines created a bundle page that could not yet be bought, a quiet signal that the next round of supply may be coming. It is the old pattern of demand outrunning supply, now played out again over a machine people have been waiting to hold.
On Monday, June 16, Nintendo Switch 2 consoles went back on sale at Amazon UK at the recommended retail price, with free Prime shipping. The standalone console was listed at £395 and the Mario Kart World bundle at £429. For a while the console page warned that only three remained, and then that warning disappeared, which suggested more units had been found.
By afternoon the bundle at Amazon UK looked close to sold out, even as it had sold steadily since launch. The console-only listing held steady, and it was not available at any other retailer. Then GAME added its own bundles at £429, though its page described stock as running low. No restock appeared in the United States at that point.
Amazon also moved against resellers. Scalpers had been listing the bundle at up to $879, and those listings have now been removed. Tom's Guide cautioned that other places to overpay remain, but one outlet for inflated prices is gone.
Amazon's American store had been a notable absence from the Switch 2 rollout. On Monday a page for the Mario Kart Bundle appeared there, marked unavailable and impossible to buy. Tom's Guide read it as a sign that Amazon US may soon join the restock. The question now is whether that page becomes real stock, and whether the UK listings hold through the week.
On the morning of Monday, June 16, Nintendo Switch 2 consoles went back on sale at Amazon UK, at the recommended retail price and with free Prime shipping. The standalone console was listed at £395. The Mario Kart World bundle was listed at £429. For a while, the standalone listing carried an "only 3 left in stock" notice. That notice was later removed, which suggested the retailer had found more units.
By lunchtime in the UK, both versions were still available at Amazon. Prime members who ordered then were offered delivery the next day. Later in the day the picture shifted. The Mario Kart World bundle at Amazon UK appeared to be down to its last few units, even though it had sold steadily since going live. The console-only listing showed no sign of slowing, and Tom's Guide noted it was not available at any other retailer.
Then UK retailer GAME added stock of its own. It listed more Mario Kart World bundles, again at £429, though its page described availability as "running low." The reporting points to no restock in the United States at that point. UK buyers had several options: the console at Amazon for £395, and the bundle at either Amazon or GAME for £429.
The other development came from Amazon's handling of resellers. For a time, scalpers had listed the Mario Kart World bundle on Amazon at up to $879. Those listings have now been removed. Tom's Guide cautioned that Amazon will not stop scalping altogether, and that other places to overpay for a Switch 2 remain. Still, removing the listings takes away one outlet for inflated prices.
Amazon's US operation has been a notable absence from the Switch 2 rollout. It had not even created a listing page for the console or any of its launch games. That changed on Monday, when a page appeared for the Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart Bundle. It was marked "unavailable," so no one could buy it. Tom's Guide read it as a sign that Amazon may soon join the restock scramble.
Nintendo also announced a Donkey Kong Bananza Direct, a livestream of roughly 15 minutes about the upcoming Switch 2 game. It is set for June 18 at 9 a.m. EST, 6 a.m. PT and 2 p.m. BST. Tom's Guide describes the game as one of the console's biggest titles, with giant, destructible environments. Its writer Tony Polanco called it the "unofficial Super Mario Odyssey sequel" players have been waiting for. The game launches July 17 and is open for pre-order at $69 in the US and £64 in the UK on Amazon.
For those planning to play docked, the outlet also recommended the Switch 2 Pro Controller after testing it. It praised responsive buttons, a 40-hour battery life and a comfortable feel, though it wanted Hall Effect sensors and analog triggers at that price. It is out of stock at some retailers but not all. Listings were $84 at Walmart in the US and £74 at Argos in the UK.
The thing to watch is whether Amazon US turns its new, unavailable bundle page into real stock, and whether the UK listings at Amazon and GAME hold out through the week.
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Amazon certainly won't stop scalpers from scalping, but it will likely hurt their chances of moving overpriced consoles.— Tom's Guide
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