As promised, here's the mega omnibus episode from the last two weeks.

This is crazy. Still don't have a Nintendo Switch 2 yet. Well, it's gotten even harder to procure one

because folks are reporting that Nintendo has

pulled all of its products from Amazon's U.S. site after noticing third-party merchants

were selling games in the U.S. at prices below Nintendo's rates.

Quoting Bloomberg,

"'Enterprising sellers were buying Nintendo products in bulk in Southeast Asia and exporting

them to the U.S.,

said the person who requested anonymity to discuss confidential information.

Nintendo product listings started disappearing from Amazon's U.S. 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.

When Nintendo released the hotly anticipated Switch 2 this month, Walmart, Target, Best Buy,

and GameStop all stock the console in their U.S. stores.

Amazon is selling the Switch 2 in foreign markets, including Canada, Japan, and the UK, but the company's U.S. customers

have been out of luck, with some taking to social media to wonder when the world's largest

online retailer might have it in stock. The U.S. accounts for about two-thirds of Amazon's sales,

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Nintendo isn't the first major company to clash with Amazon over third-party seller practices.

For years, big brands have criticized Amazon for failing to rein in unauthorized sellers and

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