Nintendo Switch 2 sets unit sales record among consoles

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• On June 11, Nintendo announced that Nintendo Switch 2 sold over 3.5 million units in its first 4 days.

• Daniel Ahmad, Director of Research & Insights at Niko Partners, noted this is the most successful console launch in history.

• Famitsu reported that in Japan, the console sold 947,000 units in its first 4 days. That’s three times more than the original Nintendo Switch. The Nintendo Switch 2 launch is now the largest in Japan’s history. Previously, the record belonged to PlayStation 2 (630,000 units during its launch period).

• Finally, Nintendo Switch 2 launched more successfully than any previous Nintendo system in the UK. Exact numbers weren’t given, but in its first week, the original Nintendo Switch sold 80,000 units, and the Nintendo 3DS sold 113,000 in the UK. However, that’s still less than PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series S|X in the country.