Switch 2 launches with Nintendo clamping down on scalpers

Lottery winners flock to retailers in Japan for successor to popular console

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A customer receives his Nintendo Switch 2 game console at an electronics store in Osaka on June 5. (Photo by Yo Inoue)

TAMAYO MUTO and RYOHTAROH SATOH

TOKYO -- The much-anticipated Switch 2 finally launched on Thursday, and with demand high and supplies limited, Nintendo has taken steps to ensure only true gamers get their hands on it.

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