It's impossible to beat a robot. One of the Switch script "Bird Bot" that was exposed was created by developer Nate, who is a sneaker distributor.
But rather than trying to make profit, Nate really wanted to help those who wanted to buy Switch, so he chose to open and share the program and set up a website that he didn't expect to be abused by businesses.
Bird Bot is completely open source and can be downloaded and used by anyone, with detailed tutorials on the website.
Bird Bot now has an online discussion community of more than 1,000 users on Discord. The software allows users to monitor Switch sourcing at sites including walmart, best buy and GameStop in real time, and has people in the community notify the sites of restocking.
The developer behind the Phantom, another stripped-down script, revealed that their program completed the purchase of 500 switches in less than 24 hours.
As a result, the Switch's new inventory can be snapped up in hours or even minutes at a time, and those waiting in front of the screen for the new machine to hit the shelves have been left to express their anger at the scripted robots on social media.
But rather than trying to make profit, Nate really wanted to help those who wanted to buy Switch, so he chose to open and share the program and set up a website that he didn't expect to be abused by businesses.
Bird Bot is completely open source and can be downloaded and used by anyone, with detailed tutorials on the website.
Bird Bot now has an online discussion community of more than 1,000 users on Discord. The software allows users to monitor Switch sourcing at sites including walmart, best buy and GameStop in real time, and has people in the community notify the sites of restocking.
The developer behind the Phantom, another stripped-down script, revealed that their program completed the purchase of 500 switches in less than 24 hours.
As a result, the Switch's new inventory can be snapped up in hours or even minutes at a time, and those waiting in front of the screen for the new machine to hit the shelves have been left to express their anger at the scripted robots on social media.
