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GameStop investigates Astoria store over forced Switch 2 pre-order bundles

"Any customer who was turned away at the Astoria location should reach out via DM so we can make it right."

In a post on X, Elea Tsentzelis, an Emmy winning audio engineer, claimed that the GameStop store they lined up for was "forcing" people to buy bundles that included accessories such as cases, and screen protectors, which would hike up the price. Obviously, this isn't ethical or fair for people who just wanted to pre-order a Switch 2, and it's led GameStop to announce it’s investigating the matter. By chance, we visited the Astoria store and found that less than 100 Switch 2 consoles were available before doors opened, with the majority being for the Mario Kart World bundle.

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