Overview

• The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office found the theft on June 8 when a driver returned to Love’s Truck Stop in Bennett, Colorado, to discover 2,810 consoles missing.
• The consoles were bound for a GameStop store in Texas after departing Nintendo’s Washington state office.
• At a standard retail value of $500 each, the stolen haul is estimated at $1.4 million.
• Authorities have opened a felony investigation and say anyone caught will face multiple charges.
• Nintendo can remotely ‘brick’ any serial-numbered Switch2 console confirmed as stolen, curbing black-market sales.