Nintendo Apologizes for Switch 2 Stock Shortage

Oh man, so get this—Nintendo’s big cheese, Shuntaro Furukawa (try saying that name three times fast!), just went all “oops, my bad” about the whole Nintendo Switch 2 being as rare as a unicorn in a snowstorm. Like seriously, they rolled out this fancy new console and bam, everyone wants it! But hey, Furukawa says they’re hustling to pump out more units. You can almost hear the factories buzzing away, right?

So, picture this: at some big-deal shareholder shindig (yeah, those are still a thing), Mr. Big Nintendo himself was like, “Sorry, folks! We’re trying to crank these babies out as fast as we can!” Kind of makes you wonder—who knew video game consoles could cause such chaos? It’s like hunting for Easter eggs, only the eggs are made of ultra-rare technology magic.

In Japan, they started up this lottery thing on My Nintendo Store. A bit like, “hey, wanna buy one? Spin the wheel of fortune!” Supposedly, people went nuts with over 2.2 million hopeful buyers tossing their hats in the ring. And Furukawa had to jump on some social media platform—X, of all things—to say, “sorry, not sorry” about the whole mess.

They’ve done four raffles so far and yup, some folks are still without their prized consoles. But don’t worry, number five’s coming in July. Fingers crossed for the next roll of the dice, right?

Guess what though, shopping’s getting a bit easier. More places are letting folks pick one up straight off the shelves. It’s a bit like spotting a wild Pokémon in the tall grass. You never know when you might just get lucky and grab one.

Now—and here’s the fun part—they’ve got all these games lined up. Mario Kart World is already zooming around with more cool stuff hot on its heels. Donkey Kong’s back for a swing, and some kind of crazy Super Mario Party is kicking off in July. Have you seen how many titles are dropping? It’s like an all-you-can-eat buffet of gaming goodness.

The thing’s selling for £395.99 in the UK—which, let’s be honest, feels like a very odd number—and almost 450 bucks in the US. Maybe it’s a small price to pay for a slice of nostalgic joy and endless entertainment.

Oh, almost forgot—there’s some launch trailer too. Not that I’ve watched it yet, but I’m sure it’s like all epic and stuff. Anyway, grab some popcorn and maybe keep your wallet handy? If you’re lucky to score one, that is. Good luck out there!