The Switch 2 is a hot commodity, including in Japan, where the only way to officially get one of the new consoles is via a lottery, so resellers are having a field day. Some users on Japan’s third-party marketplaces have decided to have fun with the situation, putting up parody listings that are probably not the kind of Switch 2 you were looking for.
One recurring joke on marketplaces like Mercari Japan include a play on words in Japanese, IGN reports. Sellers have been listing dual light switches with the description Switch 2-ko, which can be translated to “two switches” in Japanese.
One popular gag listing features a dual light switch made from cardboard, which is nevertheless listed as a Japanese language edition Nintendo Switch 2 at 67,000 yen, around the price that some resellers are listing legitimate Switch 2 consoles. The description repeats the Switch 2-ko wording, with the seller adding that they don’t understand how it’s meant to be played. Other users in the comments are playing along with the two switches joke, asking the seller to reduce the price on what is supposedly an in-demand console, and even requesting a Switch 3.
Plenty of other users on the site have made their own takes on the Switch 2/two switches listings, with screenshots of some of the most out-there listings making it to social media.
Nintendo entered a partnership with Mercari Japan in an effort to combat Switch 2 scalpers, so all Switch 2 listings–including the parody ones–come with a warning that items may be sold at an inflated price, and urging consumers to think carefully about their purchase.
Despite early comparisons to the Wii U, the Switch 2 is selling incredibly well at launch, and has been hard to get a hold of in some regions. Less than a week after launch the Switch 2 officially became Nintendo’s fastest-selling home console, and one of the biggest console launches in history–partially due to Nintendo attempting to ensure there would be enough stock to meet the initial wave of demand. That still hasn’t stopped the system from selling out, though, preventing even higher sales figures.
