DFC Intelligence: Nintendo Switch 2 potential analysis
NS2 might become the fastest-selling console in history.
The company surveyed two user groups—high-end PC users and PlayStation/Xbox owners. They found out which systems these users also own, besides their main ones, and conducted an in-depth survey with 600 participants.
Among high-end PC owners, 55% were over 35 years old. 44% of this audience owns and actively uses a Nintendo Switch as a secondary platform. Despite PC being their primary platform, they value the Nintendo Switch for its portability and exclusives. Owners of both gaming PCs and PlayStation 5 are rarer, at 23%.
Out of more than 1,000 surveyed PlayStation and Xbox owners, 83% said they play on two or more platforms at least once a week. 67% play on Nintendo Switch.
61% of surveyed PlayStation and Xbox owners have a positive attitude toward Nintendo Switch 2.
DFC Intelligence forecasts a 20% price increase for Nintendo Switch 2 in the US within two years after launch.
❗️The forecast was made before Nintendo’s official announcement that the US launch price would remain unchanged.
Company specialists do not consider game prices a major issue. They note that a flexible pricing policy will allow Nintendo to satisfy its audience.
However, DFC Intelligence, in light of pricing, has lowered its Nintendo Switch 2 sales forecast from 17 million units to 15 million in 2025.
If the forecast comes true, Nintendo Switch 2 will become the fastest-selling console in history. DFC Intelligence notes that the system has a chance to outsell the original Nintendo Switch.