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Nintendo Switch 2 smashes record as company's fastest-selling console
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 11, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 11, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Nintendo Switch 2 sold over 3.5 million units in four days, making it the fastest-selling console. Nintendo forecasts 15 million sales by next March.
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Nintendo said on Wednesday it had sold more than 3.5 million Switch 2 units in the first four days after its launch, making the console the company's fastest-selling gaming device to date.
Last month, the Kyoto-based company forecast Switch 2 sales would reach 15 million during the current financial year ending next March.
"Fans around the world are showing their enthusiasm for Nintendo Switch 2 as an upgraded way to play at home and on the go," Nintendo of America President and Chief Operating Officer Doug Bowser said in a statement.
Nintendo has sold 152 million Switch devices since it was first launched in 2017, creating a games juggernaut with titles including "The Legend of Zelda" and COVID-19 pandemic breakout hit "Animal Crossing: New Horizons".
The more powerful second-generation version, which went on sale on June 5, bears many similarities with its predecessor but offers a larger screen and improved graphics. It is sold with titles including "Mario Kart World".
(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Kate Mayberry)
Nintendo sold more than 3.5 million Switch 2 units within the first four days after its launch.
Nintendo forecasts that Switch 2 sales will reach 15 million during the current financial year ending next March.
The second-generation Switch features a larger screen and improved graphics while retaining similarities to its predecessor.
The Nintendo Switch 2 is sold with popular titles including 'The Legend of Zelda' and 'Animal Crossing'.
Since its launch in 2017, Nintendo has sold a total of 152 million Switch devices.
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