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  "textContent": "## Nintendo halts global Switch 2 sales and introduces 50 hour account playtime requirements to prevent scalper bots\n\nNintendo has temporarily halted sales of the **global multi lingual version** of the **Nintendo Switch 2** following the detection of widespread automated bulk purchasing along with suspected scalper behavior. As stated by Nintendo in a social media announcement, any future distribution of this hardware configuration will utilize **stringent user authentication** to ensure that the hardware goes to **end users** and not to resellers.",
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