2020-04-18 | Nintendo Switch shortage is being worsened by auto-purchase bots - TechSpot
' Even if sites like Walmart and Best Buy (prime targets for Bird Bot users) build protections against Bird Bot, a new alternative will likely take its place soon enough. ', "According to a report from Motherboard, the reason for this shortage is not just human demand (though that's part of it, in a way), but robots."
'You read that right: scalpers are using a tool called "Bird Bot" to automatically purchase Switch consoles en masse, and at speeds that no human could possibly compete with. ', "In context: When Nintendo's ever-popular Switch console first hit the market, the company struggled to keep units on store shelves.", "Whether you agree with the use of Bird Bot to resell marked-up Switches or not, it doesn't look like the practice will stop anytime soon."
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' Even if sites like Walmart and Best Buy (prime targets for Bird Bot users) build protections against Bird Bot, a new alternative will likely take its place soon enough. ', "According to a report from Motherboard, the reason for this shortage is not just human demand (though that's part of it, in a way), but robots."
'You read that right: scalpers are using a tool called "Bird Bot" to automatically purchase Switch consoles en masse, and at speeds that no human could possibly compete with. ', "In context: When Nintendo's ever-popular Switch console first hit the market, the company struggled to keep units on store shelves.", "Whether you agree with the use of Bird Bot to resell marked-up Switches or not, it doesn't look like the practice will stop anytime soon."
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