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Nintendo Switch is a hybrid game console made by Nintendo, sold as the original 2017 Switch, the OLED revision, the Switch Lite, and the 2024 Switch 2 successor; the line uses Joy-Con controllers and the Nintendo eShop.
… 3.82 million Switch 2 consoles were shifted during the first quarter, representing a decrease of 34.4% year-on-year. While that might sound alarming, Nintendo stresses that the adoption rate is still significantly outpacing the original Switch. …
… Sales of the console are now at 23.68 million, outpacing the original Switch. The drop in sales comes ahead of an expected Switch 2 price hike in the US on September 1, 2026, when it will rise from $450 to $500. …
… Although there has been a decrease in first-quarter sales year-on-year, the adoption rate of the new unit is still outpacing the original Switch.
… Nintendo still thinks its 16.5 million unit sales forecast "represents a solid level of adoption for Switch 2 in its second year after launch." Software sales also went up this year, with sales of 185.62 million units Switch and Switch 2 compared to 155.41 million Switch only in FY 2025. …
… That’s down from 19.86 million sales in the console’s first fiscal year, but it still “represents a solid level of adoption for Nintendo Switch 2 in its second year after launch,” the company wrote. …
… It's been a protracted wait for the Switch 2 version of Diablo 4, with Diablo 4 first being released in June 2023, then Switch 2 in June last year. …
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… Starting in September, Switch 2 consoles will cost an extra $50 in the United States. Markets in Asia are also being hit with an increase in the Nintendo Switch Online membership prices. …
… But this was just early adoption, and there were still legitimate concerns over whether the Switch 2 was too pricey for the mass market. The Switch 2 soon looked cheaper, though, because everything else got more expensive. …
… Even so, we believe this represents a solid level of adoption for Nintendo Switch 2 in its second year after launch," reads the company's latest fiscal report. …
