$1.4 Million in Switch 2 Consoles Stolen from Semi-Truck — 2,800 Units Were Headed from Nintendo HQ to a Texas GameStop

Okay, so picture this: somewhere in Arapahoe County—why is it always the middle of nowhere?—a bunch of Nintendo Switch 2 consoles, almost 3,000 of them, just vanished. That’s a lot of gaming goodness gone poof. Now, I kinda wonder, how does a whole trailer’s worth of games just disappear from a truck stop? Like, that’s not your everyday “oops, where’d I put my car keys” moment, right?

Anyway, this happened at Lowe’s Truck Stop—a place I honestly never heard of before this. And the poor truck driver? He was clueless. Like, genuinely had no idea what he was hauling. I mean, could’ve been teddy bears or action figures for all he knew. Turns out, each console was a cool $499 a pop. So, yeah, do the math, and it’s a $1.4 million vanishing act. Poof!

So, what’s the big mystery here? They’re not even sure where the heist actually went down. Could’ve been at the truck stop, could’ve been earlier. It’s like the true crime podcast episode you didn’t know you needed. Authorities are basically throwing up their hands and asking the public to play Sherlock Holmes. And side note, they tweeted some pics—I couldn’t see much, but hey, maybe you’re better at spotting clues.

Interestingly, these bad boys were supposed to hit shelves on June 5. With pre-orders and all that jazz, people were racing to grab theirs. And get this, it was smooth sailing with no out-of-stock nightmares like the time everyone went nuts for GPUs. So why steal ’em when they’re not exactly rare finds right now? Someone’s got some serious chutzpah or intel, I guess.

If you’re thinking about getting a Switch 2, maybe double-check where it’s coming from—especially if a deal seems too good to be true. Nintendo can sniff out those stolen consoles. I mean, imagine snagging a deal and then—bam—it’s bricked once you log on. Not fun.

So, that’s the scoop. Keep it real, maybe steer clear of shady deals, and if you see a suspicious stack of Switches, you know who to call—although I don’t think Ghostbusters are in on this one. Oh, and hit up Tom’s Hardware on Google News for more juicy bits—I’ll be there too, seeing what else gets nicked next.