Nintendo has put the Zelda 40th anniversary console back up for sale on its official store, listing the Legend of Zelda-themed Switch 2 hardware at $519.99 after the original preorder batch sold out within hours. Demand for the design has stayed high enough that Nintendo expects this restock to sell through quickly as well.
Zelda 40th anniversary console back at $519.99
The listing is live now on the Nintendo Store at $519.99, the console’s official retail price, marking the Legend of Zelda franchise’s 40th anniversary. Since this restock is being sold directly through Nintendo’s own storefront rather than third-party retailers, it remains the only guaranteed way to buy one at that price without paying an eBay markup. Nintendo has not said how many units are in this batch or whether further restocks are planned. Given how fast the first run disappeared, there is no guarantee this window stays open for long, and buyers who miss it are likely looking at either a wait for the next restock or the resale market instead.
Scalpers already reselling the sold-out batch
The console’s original run didn’t last long enough for most buyers to get a unit: preorders sold out within hours of opening. That scarcity moved straight to the secondary market. Eurogamer found dozens of listings on eBay pricing the console at more than £700, close to double its retail price. A gap that size is exactly what draws bulk buyers and bots to limited-run hardware in the first place, since the margin on a single resold unit can cover the cost of several more.
How the restock and resale reports line up
By teqpost’s reckoning, the two reports landed 14.8 hours apart, with the restock story published first and the scalper story following. That timing matters for anyone eyeing this second batch: the eBay listings Eurogamer tracked were almost certainly drawn from the original sold-out run, not this restock, since a console needs to ship and arrive before it can be relisted. It’s too early to say whether this new batch draws the same resale rush, but the incentive hasn’t changed. Anyone buying at $519.99 now is still stepping into a market where a resale premium of well over £700 is already established for the same hardware.
Part of a bigger Zelda anniversary push
The console isn’t the only piece of the 40th anniversary rollout in motion. teqpost reported on 9 September that Nintendo confirmed the Ocarina of Time remake as an open-world reimagining rather than a 1:1 port, a bigger scope change than a straightforward remaster would have been. Between that confirmation and this restock, Nintendo is keeping the anniversary in the news on both the hardware and software side, which likely helps explain why demand for the themed console hasn’t cooled since launch.
What to watch: whether Nintendo announces further restocks of the anniversary console, and whether eBay prices settle back toward $519.99 once supply catches up with demand, or stay inflated the way limited-run hardware usually does until the next batch lands.
