alekhkhanna
Innovator
Absolutely epic. And S2 continues to be available with little delay. Launching soon in SEA markets.
No major scalping (forget India as no official presence).
News Nintendo Switch 2 becomes fastest selling console at launch in history!
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Absolutely epic. And S2 continues to be available with little delay. Launching soon in SEA markets.
No major scalping (forget India as no official presence).
They have been stocking it in US since January because of the tariffs, so the shipment availability itself is highly inflated compared to any launch console. Then you again have scalpers already reselling them on eBay and such anticipating a price increase because of tariffs. Not sure how many are with actual gamers.
alekhkhanna
Innovator
Check r/nintendoswitch2.
Anybody who wanted got one (in launch markets). And most markets are well stocked even now.
US is just one country - the launch allocations are very good in EU, UK, Australia etc. People can walk in and grab one.
3 million in 2 days is crazy numbers.
3million in 2 days.
Pakistan next loan application letter is going to Nintendo HQ.
Pakistan next loan application letter is going to Nintendo HQ.
psyph3r
Juggernaut
It's unbelievable what Nintendo has pulled off with the Switch lineup, when I was working on titles being published for the Wii-U I thought it was over for them.
Wii U is very underrated console . It is fantastic console otherwise but Nintendo did fail to focus on some of the lineup. It had its decent number of some great games .
I still sometimes play my Wii U and enjoy playing.
ninjenstein
Explorer
Over 3 million units sold in the first 24 hours worldwide, more than triple the 1 million record held by PS4 .
It’s already on track to beat the 4.5 million two‑month launch record held by both PS4 and PS5
It’s already on track to beat the 4.5 million two‑month launch record held by both PS4 and PS5
The bigger question is - whether it will continue this sales trend for the next 2-3 years? And that's what matters.
Launch sale records are no indication that the console will be a success in the long-run.
Case in point being the PS Vita: it sold 1.2 million units in a span of 2 months - and this was in 2012 - before the heights of social media and influencer rage. And we all know how it turned out.
Also, GTA 6 will be a system seller and the Nintendo Switch 2 not being on that list will be a major drawback for potential customers and Nintendo's accounts for FY2026-27.
Launch sale records are no indication that the console will be a success in the long-run.
Case in point being the PS Vita: it sold 1.2 million units in a span of 2 months - and this was in 2012 - before the heights of social media and influencer rage. And we all know how it turned out.
Also, GTA 6 will be a system seller and the Nintendo Switch 2 not being on that list will be a major drawback for potential customers and Nintendo's accounts for FY2026-27.