Everybody knew that Nintendo Switch 2 was going to be the most popular recreation console of 2025, however somebody has offered a wholly completely different type of warmth. Earlier this month, thieves stole almost 3,000 Nintendo Switch 2 consoles out of a truck with out being detected till it was too late.
A semi-truck driver reported the theft on June 8 at a truck cease in Bennett, Colorado. The motive force instructed police that he found the lacking Switch 2 packing containers whereas performing a pre-trip inspection. Police decided that 2,810 Switch 2 consoles had been taken.
“They retail at $499. The price to Nintendo is simply over $410,” stated Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Workplace public data officer Anders Nelson. “So both means you take a look at it, it is properly over $1 million price of merchandise stolen.”
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As a part of 9NBC‘s report, MSU Denver pc science professor Steve Beaty famous that the thieves could use the Darkish Net to promote the stolen consoles, however that does not imply the path has gone completely chilly for Nintendo or the police. They will doubtlessly determine the stolen consoles by their serial numbers once they go browsing.
“Nintendo does have the aptitude of what we name bricking the gadget and that’s to make it nonfunctional,” added Beaty.
Up to now, Nintendo has gone to nice lengths to trace down and determine Switch 1 pirates, so it is completely believable that the corporate will flag any stolen Switch 2 consoles that present up on its radar. However for now, the thieves behind this truck cease heist have but to be caught.
Gamers in Japan have had such problem getting Switch 2 consoles due to resellers jacking up the worth that they have been posting parody listings for it on third-party marketplaces. Followers who’ve gotten a maintain of Switch 2 consoles have additionally been mounting them in artistic and silly methods.