For comparison's sake, the same refurbished Switch is going for $319.99 in the My Nintendo Store, Nintendo's official online storefront, though it comes with a one-year warranty.

Nintendo is caught between its eight-year-old Switch console and the next-gen Switch 2 — a purgatory that usually hits sales.

Nintendo has confirmed it's putting "measures" in place to ensure the Switch 2 launch won't be spoiled by scalpers and resellers.

Nintendo fans will be pleased to hear that the company is taking extra care to avoid stock shortages at launch. The original Switch was hard to come by when it released back in 2017, while the PS5 was absolutely plagued by stock shortages for almost an entire year after launch.

That success has led it to become one of the best-selling consoles of all time. The Nintendo Switch still trails behind the likes of Sony’s PlayStation 2, which has sold over 16

One analyst has claimed Nintendo may have "overestimated" the Switch's popularity this late into the life cycle, as fans have been waiting for Switch 2