GameStop Says It's Shut Down a Nintendo Switch 2 Trade
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Key Points:
- GameStop has closed a loophole that allowed customers to generate store credit by repeatedly trading in and rebuying a Nintendo Switch 2 console, a method exposed in a YouTube video by RJCmedia.
- The glitch caused the trade-in value of the Switch 2 to exceed its retail price, enabling users to earn over $50 in store credit per transaction cycle, effectively creating an "infinite money" exploit.
- GameStop confirmed the exploit was real but short-lived, attributing its discovery to an anonymous tip sent to an unrelated company inbox, and has since updated its trade promotions to prevent recurrence.
- The company framed the incident with humor on social media, continuing a pattern of addressing unusual situations lightheartedly,
