{"id":120758,"date":"2020-11-16T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/11\/scalpers_are_trying_to_flog_the_new_game_and_watch_for_p200_but_dont_fall_for_it"},"modified":"2020-11-16T14:15:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T14:15:00","slug":"scalpers-are-trying-to-flog-the-new-game-watch-for-200-but-dont-fall-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/11\/16\/scalpers-are-trying-to-flog-the-new-game-watch-for-200-but-dont-fall-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Scalpers Are Trying To Flog The New Game & Watch For \u00a3200, But Don’t Fall For It"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last Friday saw the launch of Nintendo’s brand new Game & Watch Super Mario Bros. edition system<\/a>, revisiting the company’s history with a lovely \u2013 if a little overpriced \u2013 collector’s item<\/a>. Being a limited-time release, it’s perhaps unsurprising to see that scalpers have been buying up units to try and sell for a higher price, but don’t fall for it.<\/p>\n

A quick scan of eBay shows that some dastardly folk have already listed their new Game & Watch systems \u2013 or their pre-orders if they’re yet to actually receive them \u2013 for frankly ridiculous prices online. Some have gone for a more modest \u00a360-or-so, which is \u00a315 above the price offered at Nintendo’s official store<\/a>, while others have opted for a whopping \u00a3200.<\/p>\n

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The scalper mindset is nothing we haven’t seen before, but what’s interesting here is that they appear to have completely miscalculated how much stock is going to be available. Despite their best efforts to hoover up these units to resell at high prices, the Game & Watch can still be purchased for its original price of \u00a350 at a number of stores.<\/p>\n

In the UK alone, stock is readily available at sites like Amazon and GAME (but sadly not the Nintendo UK store):<\/p>\n

Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our FTC Disclosure<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

So, if you’re still after one of these cute little systems for your collection at home, don’t throw all your money away on silly eBay listings. The Game & Watch is scheduled to remain available at retail until approximately 31st March 2021 according to Nintendo, so you still have plenty of time to grab one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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