Over the weekend, a shipment of Nintendo Switch consoles hit Japanese retail. That mean some stores saw long lines months after it originally launched.
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For many folks in Japan, it’s still hard to walk into a store and purchase a Switch. It’s certainly not impossible.
ヨドバシ梅田、switchあるよ! pic.twitter.com/tXwrNS9lDp
— ぱんさぁ (@Panther_cat) April 30, 2017
札幌のヨドバシで予約せずにswitchが買えて大勝利宣言をした時の私 pic.twitter.com/mzGal58yMm
— いも@感謝祭夜の部一般参加 (@yumeinbo) May 6, 2017
Sometimes, people wander into a shop with stock, but those are the lucky ones!
案の定switch売り切れだね… pic.twitter.com/BIK4KalwWU
— k.nanako@DMP&アニメ好き (@deyue_nanako627) May 21, 2017
The little green tags say that the hardware is currently sold out.
ある人のリークにより某イオン内Joshinにてスプラトゥーンモデルのswitchがあるという事で仕事終わりに直行!!
現地に着き見に行くと、そこには売り切れの文字が、、
絶望の最中、店員さんに勇気を振り絞り声を掛けた、、
すると店員さんから驚くべき答えが、、
続く。 pic.twitter.com/1vmd1uLfeq
— 兎人❨Re:KIDs❩@RabBit&M (@RabBit_0426) May 28, 2017
The word “kanbai” (完売) means “sold out”.
ヨドバシ 博多 switch pic.twitter.com/D8B58hSO66
— ティマ (@tima620) May 19, 2017
Self-explanatory.
新宿のヨドバシ、switch屋さんみたいになってる!なお売り切れ pic.twitter.com/1V5zfmxDlp
— ラーメンマン (@Kanu_0) June 3, 2017
This weekend a fresh shipment of Switch hardware hit. Since the console launched in Japan, sales have been strong each week, with stores seeming to sell out all the units they have.
横浜VIVRE前でNintendo Switchの抽選販売やってた。10:00からだとな。
昔、wiiの抽選をヨドバシでやってたのに偶々並んだのを思い出したよ。 pic.twitter.com/pQ96tE87qK— くまさん (@kuma_sun) June 3, 2017
任天堂switchの抽選販売で並んでる!
神奈川大会の列に比べたら大した事ない!笑 pic.twitter.com/fgnRDQmmzn— Hayato (@_y_2017_h_) June 4, 2017
今日はビックカメラなんばのswitch抽選会きてますが半分くらいアジア圏の外国のお方です!転売の匂いプンプン丸です! pic.twitter.com/oY1FR7bZL1
— 恐怖のモヒカン大王 (@mohican_daiou) June 4, 2017
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switch抽選会
並びすぎ問題。
10台の争奪戦ワロタ。帰ろかな— ただの さぁや? 自制予定 (@henomohe0429) June 4, 2017
任天堂switch抽選会!
柏ビックカメラで、グレー10台、ネオカラー20台! pic.twitter.com/HnhnjTJEZi— まあちゃん (@mfighting) June 4, 2017
横浜のソフマップにて
任天堂スイッチの抽選販売の列やばい#任天堂スイッチ pic.twitter.com/3od7TtKLH3— AROE@クラロワ (@AROE999) June 3, 2017
Nintendo Switchの抽選列で立川ビックカメラが偉いことに pic.twitter.com/doS4IWFENd
— 26になったてくしーさん (@tks_skmt3) June 4, 2017
すごい行列してる。任天堂switchの抽選券のようだ。 pic.twitter.com/aHTOK6o9J3
— kengochi (@kengochi) June 4, 2017
任天堂スイッチ抽選並び中
私は興味ないんだけど、夫に付き添い中
手に入るといいね?それにしても良いお天気☀️ pic.twitter.com/IcG8HZ441U
— coro (@0717_coro) June 4, 2017
ビックカメラにすごい行列できてたから、なんなのかなと思ったら、switchの抽選販売だった pic.twitter.com/UcsxENlMnP
— むらたたくや (@muuuuusan0519) June 4, 2017
switchの抽選来てたけど、人多すぎて笑うwそして、外れました( ´∀`) pic.twitter.com/B4ag8MWzXQ
— yami (@yamineko_47) June 4, 2017
So when new units arrive, people line up. However, they are lining up for raffle numbers for the chance to purchase a Switch.
任天堂スイッチ買いに京都駅の抽選販売来ました、当たってくださいd( ̄  ̄) pic.twitter.com/J1aerY3F6p
— 高木 昇太郎 (@syomaro0708) June 4, 2017
ビックカメラ八王子店 Nintendo Switch 抽選結果です。
当たった人!おめでとうございます!
ハズレれた人!次がんばりましょー! pic.twitter.com/0LwS0z9uqG— はなみらいん (@hanami_line) June 4, 2017
ビックロでswitch抽選‼︎
当たった‼️ pic.twitter.com/BGgdtHd9OS— YUICHI (@yuichirs) June 4, 2017
おい
Switch抽選マジで当選したぞ
— Tak@ワンマンアーミー (@Takonstruts) June 4, 2017
立川ビックカメラのNintendo Switch抽選販売、結果張り出されてたけどこれ何倍だよw落ちたわw pic.twitter.com/rAdy5ADLsk
— 26になったてくしーさん (@tks_skmt3) June 4, 2017
The winning numbers were posted, and only the winning few were able to buy a Switch.
Comments
9 responses to “Months Later, Long Nintendo Switch Lines In Japan”
I bought mine on a trip to Tokyo at the end of April. I had no hassles. Walked into Labi went to the chemist and asked for one over the counter.
You went to the chemist? Are we still talking about the Nintendo Switch here?
Yeah, bought a Switch tax free from the Chemist section of Labi just off Tokyo station. Handed my passport to the pharmacist to process the tax free.
Ah, Japan…you constantly surprise me with your charming idiosyncrasies 🙂
Meanwhile it is a walk in and grab off the shelf situation in Australia. Anecdotally hearing similar reports in Europe but US apparently still has supply issues. Welp, good to be in Aus for easy access to hardware and accessories 🙂
Was the case for amiibo as well.
Nintendo occasionally oversupplies us, or doesn’t care to maintain product scarcity in unimportant regions.
Wow, that’s insane. Good for Nintendo though, hopefully it will continue flying off the shelves and attract more games.
Bring on Xenoblade Chronicles 2!
It is just according to keikaku.
keikaku = plan
Nintendo’s keikaku is to maintain supply scarcity (or at least, appearances of same) as a way of proving ‘value’ of product.