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The story
A thread titled “Switch 2 software clearance sale — 70% off” popped up on 5ch’s Hardware/Industry (Geha) board. What was actually circulating was an ad from the Chinese shopping platform Temu, with conditions attached: the offer was limited to new app users, capped at one item per purchase, and required meeting a minimum order amount. The ad itself even carried a disclaimer stating “This promotion is not affiliated with NINTENDO,” making clear it wasn’t an official Nintendo sale. While some posters voiced distrust with comments like “There’s no way I’m putting that cartridge in my console,” others pointed out the irony that the same people who’d previously mocked a PS5 “free for 0 yen” ad were now complaining about a Temu ad built on the exact same setup — and the thread devolved into console-camp bickering.
What people said
New app users only. Promotional item limited to one per person
Must meet the minimum order amount within the ○ limit.
This promotion is not affiliated with NINTENDO.
Actually the middle line bugs me more than the bottom one.
Are they saying you have to buy something else bundled with it or what?
Ah, true.
Might be some cartridge with Temu's own special "seasoning" baked in — a real "Temu-tchi 2" special
Can't even trust that there's an actual cartridge in the box, honestly
Wait, was that "B-Kane" 70% off thing Temu too?
How much stock are these Chinese sellers even sitting on lol
That's just a one-per-customer loss leader to reel people in
And it's sketchy whether they're even actually selling the real thing
Online shopping brands that inspire nothing but distrust
For what it's worth, a lot of PC-building folks use AliExpress, and I haven't heard stories of fakes showing up
Still, it is that country, so I personally never use it — but plenty of people do buy CPUs and stuff there
At the end of the day it's basically just a blame-shifting match over the Temu thread
Still, even Temu can't touch how good the console itself is
AliExpress started cracking down hard on shady sellers a few years back
So a lot of them just flowed over into Temu and Amazon Japan's marketplace instead
So it's basically the dumping ground for sellers who got kicked off AliExpress, huh…
No one's dumb enough to run a bait-and-switch scam over that
Just order with a throwaway account and a burner debit card, and delete the app the second it arrives
Sounds like you don't know Temu. You'll be crying in your pants (slang for getting badly burned)
https://x.com/kuro_retrogame/status/2104045119699907037
Where's this?
Dumped cheap at Aeon
Uwaaaaaaa (´・ω・｀)
and getting sent some random switch (like, an actual toggle switch) with just a Nintendo logo slapped on it
Great pun, but I'd be pissed if it happened to me lol
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Cross-border e-commerce platforms like Temu, Shein, and AliExpress frequently run “first-time-only, one-item-only” bargain ads to hook new users. This 70%-off offer is a textbook example, and the ad’s own fine print makes clear it isn’t an official sale involving Nintendo or Sony. What became the real point of contention in the thread wasn’t so much the ad’s credibility, but the fact that the same posters who’d previously mocked a PS5 “0 yen” ad seemed to be reacting far more harshly to a Switch 2 ad built on the exact same premise. Once console rivalry gets mixed in, arguments tend to shift away from what the ad actually says and toward “whose side is getting the better deal” or “whose side is more gullible.” Some posters also claimed that AliExpress’s recent crackdown on shady sellers has pushed more of them over to Temu, but that’s just anecdotal chatter from the thread — no supporting data was presented.
※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry [Geha]) thread “[Bad News] Switch 2 Software Clearance Sale — 70% Off.”
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