A GameStop employee damaged a Nintendo Switch 2 with a stapler in June. Now that stapler and other "staplegate" items have sold on eBay for $250,000.

A stapler that damaged highly-anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 consoles at a New York City GameStop became the centrepiece of a viral charity auction. The incident, dubbed "staplegate," upset fans facing delays for the new console.

GameStop is auctioning the stapler that punctured a Nintendo Switch 2. CEO Ryan Cohen is joining the fray by throwing his underwear into the bid.

Gamers have long turned to the secondhand market to find good deals on video games. But Nintendo is now punishing some lucky players by bricking their Switch 2 consoles.

The auction will go on to benefit the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals organization. A major auction in relation to the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 has finished and $250,000 are going to benefit charity.

The story goes that employees stapled purchase receipts to the boxes, and customers then learned how poorly protected their new Switch 2s were inside their boxes; the staples pier