Nintendo Switch 2 Experience tickets are non-transferable, but that hasn't stopped scalpers from trying to pawn them off for up to $900

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Nintendo is showing off its shiny new console at a series of Nintendo Switch 2 Experiences, live in-person events hosted around the world starting in April,  and, of course, tickets are in very high demand. But if you were too slow to grab tickets the first time around, I wouldn't recommend buying them on a resale website. Partly because they're being listed for hundreds of dollars, mainly because they're literally non-transferable.

Nintendo's own FAQ page about the events, which kick off in New York and Paris on April 4 before touring across multiple cities in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia over the course of the following two months, state that you can't give away your tickets to anyone else. "No - event tickets are non-transferrable and one-time use only."

Either way, Nintendo has started contacting those selected to attend the event today, so if your inbox is empty, chances are you weren't one of the lucky ones. Thankfully, should there be enough cancellations, you'll get another chance to attend the preview with a waitlist that goes live later today on January 29 at 2pm ET and 1pm PT.

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