GameStop promise replacements after retail staff staples Switch 2 screens
Switch 2 users received units with damaged screens as GameStop employees stapled receipts to their systems
Console releases are rare, and day-1 system purchasers are no doubt excited to get their hands on the latest and greatest gaming hardware. Sadly, some Switch 2 purchasers have received damaged systems, as GameStop employees have stapled receipts to their Switch 2 boxes, punchering their handheld’s screen.
Thankfully, this incident was limited to a single GameStop location in New York. Below, we can see a user with an affected Switch 2 console. Thankfully, the system is still usable, but the damage is easy to notice.
@gamestop stapled the receipt for me and my friends Switch 2s to the box.
FML.#nintendo #switch2 #gamestop pic.twitter.com/AXtrgr7y0P
— Oadhan Lynch (@Oadhan) June 5, 2025
GameStop’s confirmed that they have “addressed a unique case of staples damaging Switch 2 screens.” Furthermore, they said that the issue was exclusive to a single store. Additionally, the company has offered replacement systems to the affected Switch 2 purchasers. “Staplers have been confiscated.”
We’ve addressed a unique case of staples damaging Switch 2 screens—isolated to one store.
Replacements have been offered. Staplers have been confiscated. https://t.co/w6eOEDtCeK pic.twitter.com/8UUeS7mx8i
— GameStop (@gamestop) June 5, 2025
So far, Nintendo’s Switch 2 launch has passed by without many issues. Gamers are playing their systems, and aside from issues like GameStop’s staple incident, early purchasers appear to be having a good experience. Can Switch 2 live up to the success of its predecessor? That’s unclear.
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