Oh man, you won’t believe what’s going on with the new Switch 2 and Mario Kart World bundle. A bunch of folks—especially over in the UK—say their brand-spanking-new consoles showed up with busted seals. Like, straight outta the gate. Totally wild. So, reddit, the place where everyone’s got their stories, has a bunch of folks—like loads—talking about this. Apparently, it’s happening across the board at places like Currys, Argos, John Lewis, and some others I can’t recall right now. Even those who swear they ordered directly from Nintendo found these seals broken.
So, one person on Reddit said the staff at Argos mentioned that Nintendo probably just messed up with weak seals. You know, flimsy enough to break during delivery or in storage or whatever. But get this, some peeps are saying it looks like someone rough-handed it with a knife or scissors. I mean, really? Guess there’s more to investigate here.
Anyway, back to Currys (weird name, right? Sounds like a food place). Someone over there had the same seal issue and was told they were opening boxes to confirm the Mario Kart World codes were inside. Can you imagine finding your fresh console with a sticker saying, “opened and examined”? It’s like a trust issue in a box.
Oh, and there’s this guy from Italy saying the whole stock at his local shop arrived that way too. It was, what, Unieuro? Yeah, Unieuro. Staff just shrugged and said, “Yeah, they came like this.” The plot thickens.
Nintendo and the rest, well, they’ve been super quiet on the whole ordeal. You’d think someone might chime in with some official words, but nope—nadda. Then Argos goes, “Hey, it’s just a lousy sticker.” Okay, Argos, if you say so.
The silver lining? Everything still seems to be inside the box, so nobody’s getting a handful of rocks instead of a console. Small mercies, right? But the fear is real. Like, what if your new gadget’s been messed with?
And don’t even start with the GameStop drama in the US. People were flipping out because staples—they stapled receipts!—were poking right through and scratching screens. I kid you not. Some wish Nintendo would package stuff with better protection. Seriously, who uses staples anymore?
So, who knows what’s next. Maybe someone in the know will spill the beans. Until then, keep those boxes sealed tight. Or don’t? Who knows with this circus.
