#Splatoon2 hype is so off the charts in Japan you can buy the box for the Switch bundle.
— Daniel Vuckovic (@VOOK64) May 18, 2017
Just the box. For $5. pic.twitter.com/ju7Ridq3Bh
The Splatoon franchise is so big in Japan that the first wave of the recently announced Splatoon 2 hardware bundle sold out at amazon in an instant. However, Nintendo is selling an empty box of the bundle for around $5. No console, no game, just an empty box.
I'm sure some people will call Nintendo out for being greedy, but maybe you can argue that it's an attempt to stop scalpers. You can buy the regular console with the game and put them in the empty box. It's just like the real thing.
What do you think? Should other companies do the same in offering empty boxes of highly sought out collector's items?
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