It has only been almost five days since Game Freak, The Pokémon Company, and Nintendo released "Pokémon Pokopia" for the Switch 2, but there is already a markup on its price, and it came directly from Amazon.
There is an ongoing issue with "Pokémon Pokopia's" physical game copies as many retailers are facing stock constraints, with Amazon temporarily raising its prices despite these usually remaining at its MSRP.
Amazon Sells 'Pokémon Poké Ball' Physical Copies Higher
IGN reported that it recently spotted a surprising change in Amazon's listing of "Pokémon Pokopia's" physical copies as it saw a $10 bump in price earlier today from its manufacturer's suggested retail price of $69.99.
The publication was surprised to have seen "Pokémon Pokopia" at $79.99, reaching $80 on the e-commerce platform amidst limited stock availability of the famed life simulation game from the "Pokémon" franchise.
Over the past few days, physical copies of "Pokémon Pokopia" saw increased popularity as gamers want to get this version of the game. This is despite "Pokémon Pokopia's" physical copies not having game carts with it as they only offer game key cards that are codes that users need to input on the Switch 2's eShop to download it to their console.
Is Amazon Scalping 'Pokémon Pokopia' Copies?
According to IGN, this is not the first time Amazon has increased the prices on a high-demand game for the Switch 2. Several weeks ago, "Resident Evil Requiem's" Switch 2 physical version also saw a price increase on Amazon's platform, which listed it for $76.84, $7 more than its MSRP.
That said, Amazon's listing of "Pokémon Pokopia" has now brought back the physical copy's pricing to its MSRP from Nintendo at $69.99.
