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Austin Wood

A GameStop reportedly ruined new Nintendo Switch 2 consoles with receipts stapled to the screen, but hey, Walmart is giving out free chips and soda "to celebrate launch day"

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The Nintendo Switch 2 retail launch has spawned a dramatic tale of two retailers in the US. In one corner, a GameStop has reportedly ruined some brand-new consoles by stapling receipts straight into their screens. In the other, Walmart has... included free chips and soda because gamers need their brain food.

The painful GameStop incident, shared by folks like game deals hound Wario64, started with Reddit user Konflick, whose original post to r/GameStop has since been taken down. They said their Nintendo Switch 2 had a receipt stapled to the top of the box, apparently with a stapler so heavy-duty that it punctured straight through to the screen of the console, leaving a hefty scratch.

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