Yesterday, a Russian Telegram group leaked the first photos of a Nintendo Switch 2 right out of the box one week ahead of its launch.
Now, Fedor Volkov, the leaker and owner of this early set has come forward to share how he got the console so early.
Volkov claimed that he saw someone posting on Telegram about a Nintendo Switch 2 order arriving in Russia on May 26.
Volkov bought the Switch 2 for USD800 (the US SRP is USD450).
It’s not like we want to show that, ‘Oh, we got a Switch 2, you didn’t get a Switch 2.
One week before its release, the first images of a Nintendo Switch 2 straight out of the box were leaked yesterday by a Russian Telegram group.
In order to explain how he obtained the console so early, Fedor Volkov, the leaker and owner of this early set, has now come forward. According to Volkov, he came across a Telegram post regarding a Nintendo Switch 2 order that was scheduled to arrive in Russia on May 26. Upon inquiry, the vendor clarified that the consoles were being transported by air from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Volkov wrote to the seller, promising not to resell it and expressing his desire to purchase one for his podcast. In a follow-up letter to Volkov, the seller stated that he knew someone who had an extra Switch 2 on a flight that would arrive much sooner. The Switch 2 retails for USD 450 in the US, but Volkov paid USD 800 for it.
In response to a question about why he dared to appear on camera, Volkov stated that he is not afraid of Nintendo because he is in Russia and the company cannot harm him because they are no longer present there. He also stated that he intends to connect his Switch 2 to the internet on June 5th, the day of launch, to prevent them from finding him.
I first considered it, thinking, ‘Whoa, what if they’re going to, like, ban my Switch account?’ I didn’t sign any non-disclosure agreements. I used my money to purchase this. I purchased it; I didn’t steal it or do anything similar. Furthermore, Nintendo is a Japanese company, and as you may know, they no longer have any official stores in Russia. Russia is not under their jurisdiction.
“Oh, we got a Switch 2; you didn’t get a Switch 2,” isn’t something we want to demonstrate. No, we just want to show you some content and demonstrate that, even in Russia, there are many sanctions in place. It’s true that many large companies have banned us, but we also want to show the world that Russia has some guys who are just interested in playing video games. “.”.
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