It’s not surprising that older Nintendo hardware tends to quickly fade away once a replacement is on the market. Ars’ analysis finds that Nintendo consoles usually stay on the market for just one to four more fiscal years after their successors are sharing retail shelf space. Where the Switch’s future in the market will fall within this historic range is a bit hard to project. On the one hand, the Switch 2 sold nearly 20 million units in its first (partial) fiscal year, heavily outpacing the nearly 4 million full-year sales for the Switch in the 2026 fiscal year. This suggests a lot of pent-up
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