Lyndsey Schley -Journalist

Retailers around the world are signaling that Nintendo’s new game console, the Nintendo Switch, may be hard to get during the initial run.

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime told Wired Nintendo will have 2 million units available during the first month of sales and he hopes to avoid supply problems the company ran into with the NES Classic, a console it released in November 2016.

“Two million for essentially the first month is a huge number, especially when you look and see that this is not peak seasonality,” he said. “This is essentially the first three weeks of March. Our focus is making sure that the consumer who wants to buy a Nintendo Switch can buy a Nintendo Switch.”

However, there are already international signs of scarcity.

Media sales tracking company Media Create announced in a blog post that Japanese consumers have already reserved 80 percent of the initial shipment the country will receive.

Swedish Retailer Webhallen announced on its Facebook page that its entire initial shipment of the system has been booked. It also said it has already sold more units than initial sales of the PlayStation 4.

“We recommend that you stand in line for the hot, coveted console, in order to secure the allocation among the supplies received days and weeks after release day,” it said.

In the U.S., major retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, Target, GameStop and Walmart are no longer taking online reservations for the game system. Even accessories such as controllers are selling out.

For consumers looking for the console at launch, the second hand market may be the way to go but it comes at a cost. While the console retails at $299.99, eBay users are reselling preorders at $120 or more over that price.