A GameStop employee damaged a Nintendo Switch 2 with a stapler in June. Now that stapler and other "staplegate" items have ...

Do you recall the infamous GameStop Staplegate situation? It turns out that the stapler and the now-fixed Switch 2 just sold for quite a sum.

A GameStop employee damaged a Nintendo Switch 2 with a stapler in June. Now that stapler and other "staplegate" items are on eBay for almost $250,000.

A GameStop employee damaged a Nintendo Switch 2 with a stapler in June. Now that stapler and other "staplegate" items have sold on eBay for $250,000.

Gamestop is holding a charity auction for the stapler that ruined a bunch of Nintendo Switch 2s, and the bidding has already reached $100,000.

Console launches are chaotic endeavors, and the Nintendo Switch 2’s launch was exactly that, right up to surprise snacks appearing alongside some new Switches. Chaos was most prevalent, perhaps, at a ...

First, there was the price shock. The Switch 2 was slightly more expensive than expected. Then came Trump's tariffs, which forced Nintendo to postpone pre-orders in the US for several weeks.

GameStop's Ryan Cohen discusses turning the Nintendo Switch 2 'Staplegate' into a charitable win, the company's financial turnaround, and his views on Bitcoin.

GameStop states that regardless of where you purchased your Nintendo Switch 2, you can receive an additional 20% trade-in bonus on an old console if you show your receipt from the Switch 2 purchase.

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