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title: "Used Nintendo Switch Consoles – Selling for more then retail in Japan"
url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/used-nintendo-switch-consoles-selling-for-more-then-retail-in-japan/"
description: "Used Nintendo Switch Consoles - Selling for 130 Dollars more then retail in JapanThe price of a brand new Nintendo Switch skyrocketed in many parts of the world, all thanks to higher demand due to the coronavirus."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2020-05-13 18:48:35"
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Used Nintendo Switch Consoles - Selling for more then retail in Japan | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Used Nintendo Switch Consoles – Selling for more then retail in Japan](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/used-nintendo-switch-consoles-selling-for-more-then-retail-in-japan.jpeg "Used Nintendo Switch Consoles – Selling for more then retail in Japan")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/used-nintendo-switch-consoles-selling-for-more-then-retail-in-japan.jpeg)The price of a brand new Nintendo Switch skyrocketed in many parts of the world, all thanks to higher demand due to the coronavirus.

And let’s not discount the increased interest in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Japanese media **Livedoor** has published a report reflecting the current situation in Japan.

## [](#used-console-prices-skyrocket)Used console prices skyrocket

As of May 10, 2020, nothing improved and the Nintendo Switch remains hard to get. Online retailers which host lotteries to determine who wins a chance to buy one have experienced technical difficulties due to overwhelming traffic.

Demand has shot through the roof that a used Nintendo Switch system is going for about 46,651 yen (USD437) on online auction sites, about USD130 higher than the USD299.99 suggested retail price of a brand new system.

And let’s compare that to here in the Netherlands, we have seen prices over 500 euros for a Nintendo Switch. Which is utterly insane.

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