# \[Shashdot\] Nintendo Pulls Products From Amazon US Site **URL:** \ **Category:** News for Ecomm Sellers\ **Tags:** restricted-brands, amazon-retail, gated-brand\ **Created:** [June 30, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237 "2025-06-30T18:35:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pepper\_Thine\_Angus](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/pepper_thine_angus/32/56_2.png) [@Pepper\_Thine\_Angus](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/Pepper_Thine_Angus)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/1 "2025-06-30T18:35:54Z")
> **[Nintendo Pulls Products From Amazon US Site - Slashdot](https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/142217/nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site)** > > Nintendo pulled its products from Amazon's US site after a disagreement over unauthorized sales, meaning the e-commerce company missed out on the recent debut of Nintendo's Switch 2 -- the biggest game console launch of all time. From a report: The... (NOTE, I linked to Slashdot because the original article is paywalled) Nintendo [pulled its products](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-30/amazon-lost-right-to-sell-nintendo-switch-2-amid-sales-dispute) from Amazon’s US site after a disagreement over unauthorized sales, meaning the e-commerce company missed out on the recent debut of Nintendo’s Switch 2 – the biggest game console launch of all time. From a report: _The Japanese company stopped selling on Amazon after noticing that third-party merchants were offering games for sale in the US at prices that undercut Nintendo’s advertised rates, according to a person familiar with the situation. Enterprising sellers were buying Nintendo products in bulk in Southeast Asia and exporting them to the US, said the person, who requested anonymity to discuss confidential information._ _Nintendo product listings started disappearing from Amazon’s US site last year, gaming news outlets reported at the time. The listings had previously appeared as “Sold by Amazon,” which typically denotes merchandise the online retailer buys directly from brands. Some Nintendo products remained on the site, but they were listed by independent merchants who sell their goods on Amazon’s sprawling online marketplace._ ---
**Author:** ![Pepper\_Thine\_Angus](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/pepper_thine_angus/32/56_2.png) [@Pepper\_Thine\_Angus](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/Pepper_Thine_Angus)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/2 "2025-06-30T18:37:51Z")
So this is the whole parallel import argument, and legally there are ways to enforce proper sourcing, and Amazon has been cracking down on this, but apparently not enough for Nintendo, who is very trigger happy with lawyers, so kinda shocking to see them pull out completely. Also: > [@Pepper\_Thine\_Angus](#): > > The listings had previously appeared as “Sold by Amazon,” which typically denotes merchandise the online retailer buys directly from brands. WRONG, lol ---
**Author:** ![Pepper\_Thine\_Angus](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/pepper_thine_angus/32/56_2.png) [@Pepper\_Thine\_Angus](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/Pepper_Thine_Angus)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/3 "2025-06-30T18:39:18Z")
Original Article (non-paywalled): [https://archive.ph/TSAsz](https://archive.ph/TSAsz) ---
**Author:** ![HobbesIsMyTiger](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/hobbesismytiger/32/8000_2.png) [@HobbesIsMyTiger](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/HobbesIsMyTiger)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/4 "2025-06-30T19:22:29Z")
> [@Pepper\_Thine\_Angus](#): > > kinda shocking I’m surprised when smaller companies pull out of Amazon, because they lose out on the exposure to customers that Amazon can provide. However, as the article mentioned, the Switch 2 enjoyed the “biggest game console launch of all time” clearly indicating that Nintendo already has the market penetration and brand recognition to forgo Amazon completely without taking a loss. I may need Amazon, but Nike and Nintendo don’t. ---
**Author:** ![lake](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/lake/32/66_2.png) [@lake](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/lake)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/5 "2025-06-30T20:17:06Z")
> [@HobbesIsMyTiger](#): > > I may need Amazon, but Nike and Nintendo don’t. The on again, off again relationship between Amazon and Nike over the years indicates that is not the case all of the time. And the adaptability of many smaller 3P sellers to when the big guys have decided to punish Amazon has often cushioned the blow. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Leroy](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/uncle_leroy/32/10810_2.png) [@Uncle\_Leroy](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/Uncle_Leroy)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/6 "2025-06-30T20:18:58Z")
I wonder if Nintendo will honor warranty on the stuff still sold on Amazon as they are grey market. ---
**Author:** ![dwat0870](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/dwat0870/32/5233_2.png) [@dwat0870](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/dwat0870)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/7 "2025-06-30T20:43:42Z")
> [@Uncle\_Leroy](#): > > I wonder if Nintendo will honor warranty on the stuff still sold on Amazon If they are smart, they won’t. Otherwise what is the point of THEM kicking Amazon to the curb? By not honoring any warranties they will get their point across and probably eliminate a few gray market sellers. What they should be doing is putting out a bulletin saying that anyone buying on Amazon will NOT have warranty protection. That might get Amazon to tighten some more screws. ---
**Author:** ![Lost\_My\_Marbles](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/lost_my_marbles/32/2919_2.png) [@Lost\_My\_Marbles](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/Lost_My_Marbles)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/8 "2025-06-30T21:03:45Z")
> [@dwat0870](#): > > What they should be doing is putting out a bulletin saying that anyone buying on Amazon will NOT have warranty protection. That could back fire with the consumer … it would be better putting the bulletin out saying that units bought from non-authorized sellers will not have warranty protection. This would set the standard and not just single out Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![lake](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/lake/32/66_2.png) [@lake](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/lake)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/9 "2025-06-30T21:53:29Z")
> [@dwat0870](#): > > What they should be doing is putting out a bulletin saying that anyone buying on Amazon will NOT have warranty protection. That might get Amazon to tighten some more screws. The percentage of Nintendo buyers who would be aware of the change would be tiny. Limited to those who had a device failure during the warranty period. Large numbers of manufacturers will not honor their warranty for Ebay purchases, and there are still significant numbers of “new” items sold on Ebay. And those who experience a failure will be equally po’d at every party involved in the transaction. ---
**Author:** ![Pepper\_Thine\_Angus](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/pepper_thine_angus/32/56_2.png) [@Pepper\_Thine\_Angus](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/Pepper_Thine_Angus)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/10 "2025-06-30T22:28:31Z")
> [@lake](#): > > The percentage of Nintendo buyers who would be aware of the change would be tiny. > **[Buying Switch 2 Secondhand? Beware Nintendo's Anti-Piracy Solution That Has...](https://www.ign.com/articles/buying-switch-2-secondhand-beware-nintendos-anti-piracy-solution-that-has-bricked-some-consoles-fans-warn)** > > Nintendo fans are warning others to be mindful of the company's new anti-piracy policy when buying a secondhand Switch 2. Unless they lock it out of lone play. PERMA-LOCK. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Leroy](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/uncle_leroy/32/10810_2.png) [@Uncle\_Leroy](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/Uncle_Leroy)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/11 "2025-06-30T23:02:37Z")
Interesting wish from the purchaser to the seller that sold them a bricked unit… ![image](https://sellersasksellers.com/uploads/default/original/2X/6/68b8fd3bd5b15b8ff6c390468232c2040d89befb.png) ---
**Author:** ![dwat0870](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/dwat0870/32/5233_2.png) [@dwat0870](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/dwat0870)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/12 "2025-07-01T02:11:05Z")
And I’m sure the Walmart has their name and contact information to be able to go after the guy that returned something they didn’t buy there and is useless. I love it when TWO scammers get caught in the same web of lies. EDIT – I see he actually bought it USED from Walmart and got a ‘deal.’ Be careful what you wish for… ---
**Author:** ![ModernSwitch](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/modernswitch/32/1439_2.png) [@ModernSwitch](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/ModernSwitch)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/13 "2025-07-01T15:43:13Z")
Years ago I tried to sell some of my old Wii U games on amazon as used and for some reason they wouldn’t let me. You had to apply for approval to sell them and I was denied. So of course I am curious that Amazon would allow third party vendors to sell a large amount of new video games while undercutting them unless at some point they got rid of the gate keeping? If Amazon makes way more money allowing third party vendors selling questionable video games of which they probably sell a ton per person then what I assume is a very small profit on a console someone only buys once. It does surprise me in this day and age that such large companies such as Nintendo even need Amazon? I do wonder what the wholesale price of a console is. Nintendo doesn’t even really need any marketplace/retail store if they had the logistics in place to fulfill all their own orders. I would love to be a fly on the wall at Nintendo and see just how much money they make selling digital content vs making sure a game is in stock on release day. Also curious just how much money Amazon lost by not selling switch 2s. Walmart and Targets websites both crashed during preorders and launch’s and you would have to figure out the expense of running extra bandwidth and tech support for a temporary amount of time. ---
**Author:** ![Dogtamer](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/dogtamer/32/4766_2.png) [@Dogtamer](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/Dogtamer)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/14 "2025-07-01T18:28:10Z")
> [@ModernSwitch](#): > > … > I would love to be a fly on the wall at Nintendo and see just how much money they make selling digital content vs making sure a game is in stock on release day. > … One of the old-time forum vets made a 100317 post, back in the “Age of Jive,”\* on this subject that I’ve never forgotten: > [@](#): > > TFC-Josh > > Posts: 2,499 > Registered: 05 Mar, 12 10:00 PM > Posted on: 03 Oct, 2017 9:47 AM in response to: scifietc > > > [@](#): > > > > scifietc wrote: > > Stuff we both said. > > I wasn’t going to reply since this thread had disappeared way deep into the archives. But now that its been revived… > > I actually follow games media, or what’s left of it after the dozen or so controversies which have systematically destroyed all but the biggest names in News reporting. It’s a building block to me getting enough savings to actually join the industry, so I can know the major players and know the business decisions I shouldn’t make. For the record, the financial reports are misleading and the industry as a whole is on a financial downturn being exacerbated by consumer-unfriendly business practices that serve only to pad the bottom line and disguise the fact that the largest video game publishers are hemorrhaging money on marketing and reinventing the wheel. I digress. > > Nintendo has a history of under-manufacturing, eating up as much good press as possible, and then throwing their products by the way-side to do it again with something new. > Amiibo Gen1 were massively under-produced, Nintendo chose to discontinue the models that they had already not produced enough of in the first place to focus on the most commonly produced ones instead (so good luck getting a Marth), and then they just released Gen2 and copied their behavior from Gen1. Repeat ad nauseum even up to today. Amiibo, as a consumer product, is a failure. Amiibo as a financial juggernaut and lynchpin of Nintendo’s business model is a success. > NES Classic, as I said, had an official press release where Nintendo said they were no longer producing them and would not return to the product in favor of the Switch and “other obligations” since it was being manufactured for a small loss. They announced this change in the midst of the huge fervor of the NES-C, long before they actually announced the SNES-C. In that same press release they announced it was fully intended to be a limited release, despite not being advertised as such and there being no markings on the box announcing it was a limited release. Financially, the NES-C was a success. As a consumer product, it was a failure that sold itself on false advertising and artificial scarcity. If they are in fact going to produce them again, that makes them a corporate liar which is the new normal for Nintendo. > The Switch has spent the last 6 months having far more demand than supply. I didn’t even hold a retail box in my hands until 2 weeks ago, and it was only because the store hadn’t sold any in a week because supply finally caught up to demand. > > “The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D” had 2 limited editions created, a game console and a small statuette of an iconic character. IIRC less than 100,000 combined were produced for international sale. > > I could go on, but I’d have to start googling examples. I could instead talk about how fair use is only fair when it benefits Nintendo financially. Or about how they keep attempting saturate their own market with remakes and reinventions of their own consoles and games, finally catching on to a trend the rest of the game industry figured out in the middle of the last decade. > > Telling me that Nintendo hasn’t intentionally manipulated their market ever since the Wii U was a financial failure because it is against their mission statement to ever show a loss is laughable. They create an environment that fosters the scalper and the scammer and they laugh all the way to the bank since it doesn’t show a loss on the stock reports. _Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose_ * * * > **\*** > > The “Age of Jive” refers to the era when the Jive Platform was used to host the ASF (“Amazon Seller Forums”), between early 2012 & 2Feb2018, when it was superseded by the Discourse Platform - the same software suite that powers the SAS fora - which was used between that latter date & the 012623 advent of the NSFE. > > Generally speaking the term “OSFE” is typically used by most to refer to that particular iteration - the “Age of Discourse” - but it _could_ be applied to earlier iterations of the ASF as well… ---
**Author:** ![papy](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/papy/32/7639_2.png) [@papy](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/papy)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 3:48am UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/15 "2025-07-17T03:48:03Z")
There was a lot of excitement over various Nintendo deals on Amazon for Prime Day, but then I remembered this and was confused, so…a bit of a (very late) update? > **[Nintendo denies claims that lack of Switch 2 Amazon stock at launch was part...](https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nintendo/nintendo-denies-claims-that-lack-of-switch-2-amazon-stock-at-launch-was-part-of-a-dispute-over-third-party-sellers-there-is-no-such-fact)** > > Amazon said the claims about its relationship with Nintendo are "inaccurate" ---
**Author:** ![Wade\_Wilson](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/wade_wilson/32/9912_2.png) [@Wade\_Wilson](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/Wade_Wilson)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 4:39am UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/16 "2025-07-17T04:39:05Z")
> [@ModernSwitch](#): > > Years ago I tried to sell some of my old Wii U games on amazon as used and for some reason they wouldn’t let me Still got them? I still use my Wii U. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sellersasksellers.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a4c9a465996187fefc1926a322b0daaa0b4ea9d8.png) [@system](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/shashdot-nintendo-pulls-products-from-amazon-us-site/6237/17 "2026-01-13T04:39:56Z")
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