I'd rather you just post the link instead of a screenshot
What the hell were you thinking?
Actual Article here
Seems to me like they're just trying to more easily make a buck off people who are whores for limited edition consoles.
Pretty much what I thought at first. I was puzzled as to why Gamestop would offer such a good deal, and was tempted to take them up on it. But eh, this deal is shit.I misread that as old switch = new switch + 200 bucks
A switch xl probably wouldn't be portable.I'm not seeing any indication that this is geared towards "collecting exploitable consoles". I see it more as a money grab aimed at people with way too much money or just plain idiotic. This would be more sensible if they were trading in for a Nintendo SwitchXL or other type of upgrade.
$100 unbanning service.
They're not collecting them for nintendo, they're collecting them for themselves. Trade ins are subject to manager's approval. I'm sure he's checking to see which are exploitable just as an added bonus. The more exploitable switches they can have in stock the better the sales will be in the long run when more and more people start trying to hack their consoles and learn they need to have a specific older model. Which is when buying a used switch from gamestop will come to their mind and they'll happily pay 275 dollars for it. At least this is my conspiracy theory.I wonder how much nintendo is paying gamestop to collect these consoles?
If they resell banned consoles without knowing it imagine the rage when people buy them and can't use them
Those who got banned might want to trade theirs with a new one + 200 trade-in credits and wait for the new softmod exploit. I hope Nintendo also allow this in other countries.
The news : https://kotaku.com/gamestop-wants-people-to-switch-their-switch-for-anothe-1830009897.
Edit: I misread that as old switch = new switch + 200 bucks, turns out its old switch = 200 bucks store credit.
someone that got banned and wants to play online now might do this.Why the hell would anyone do this?
someone that got banned and wants to play online now might do this.