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Random: Japanese Scheme To "Smash" Switch Scalpers Doesn't Quite Go According To Plan

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Stock situation triggers weird scenes in Akihabara.

The Nintendo Switch is in short supply all over the world right now, but in Nintendo's homeland, the stock situation is especially dire, with stores regularly holding lottery-style systems in order to fairly distribute the tiny number of consoles they have.

As a result, we've seen scalpers step in, buying up stock at the retail price only to sell it for a much higher fee to someone else. Things have gotten so bad in Japan that
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decided that it would take action by buying stock and selling it at a loss to deliver a blow to those looking to profit out of the situation.

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