Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoNintendo issues Switch 2 supply warning in Japan: 2.2 million people have applied to buy the new console in Japan so far, which ‘far exceeds’ Nintendo’s expectations.programming.devimagemessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageNintendo issues Switch 2 supply warning in Japan: 2.2 million people have applied to buy the new console in Japan so far, which ‘far exceeds’ Nintendo’s expectations.programming.devTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square29linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-square𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month ago“Selected for the lottery sale” Goddamn that’s like the ps5. "Be a good little corpo shill and you ought WIN a CHANCE at being *honored * with the opporunity to give a usa $500!
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoJapan is super into lottery based sales. Even for things like concerts
minus-squarepm_me_anime_thighs@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIts a good way to combat scalpers and gives ordinary people at least a chance to buy it without spam refreshing a website only for bots to grab everything anyway.
minus-squarepycorax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoPersonally I think it’s a much fairer system than letting bots scalp all units on their website. Unless you’d prefer that?
“Selected for the lottery sale”
Goddamn that’s like the ps5. "Be a good little corpo shill and you ought WIN a CHANCE at being *honored * with the opporunity to give a usa $500!
Japan is super into lottery based sales. Even for things like concerts
Its a good way to combat scalpers and gives ordinary people at least a chance to buy it without spam refreshing a website only for bots to grab everything anyway.
Personally I think it’s a much fairer system than letting bots scalp all units on their website. Unless you’d prefer that?