The Switch 2 has been out for simply over two months, and up to now, the console is doing fairly properly for Nintendo. In its Q1 monetary outcomes for the three months that ended on June 30, Nintendo says it offered 6 million Switch 2 items globally within the seven weeks since launch, which has led to a number of data being damaged.
The hybrid console has been a sizzling commodity because it went on sale, exceeding the expectations of Nintendo. The corporate says it nonetheless expects to promote 15 million Switch 2 consoles throughout its present monetary yr, which ends in March 2026. In the meantime, Nintendo offered 0.98 million Switch consoles, pushing the lifetime gross sales of that machine as much as 153.10 million items offered.
(*2*) “Presently, demand for Nintendo Switch 2 is exceeding provide in lots of nations, and we remorse the inconvenience that is inflicting our customers,” Nintendo said. “We are going to proceed to strengthen our manufacturing and provide methods to ship as a lot Nintendo Switch 2 {hardware} as attainable.” Within the video games division, issues are additionally wanting good as Nintendo says it has reached gross sales of 8.67 million items. Mario Kart World made the majority of those gross sales at 5.63 million items offered, however that is not too stunning provided that the sport was out there through a bundle console deal. Wanting forward, there will be lots extra causes to seize a Switch 2 this yr with unique video games like Drag X Drive, Metroid Prime 4: Past, and Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Nintendo additionally held a Direct livestream this week, devoted to video games from third-party studios and builders. Whereas there weren’t too many surprises, there are some fascinating video games popping out quickly like Monster Hunter Tales 3: Twisted Reflection, Octopath Traveler 0, and Borderlands 4.