Nintendo Switch 2 Launch: Mixed Signals and Bold Forecasts
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 5:20 am
Nintendo is juggling mixed signals ahead of the Switch 2 launch as fiscal reports reveal a surprising 30% sales drop, yet the company forecasts a debut on par with its original success with 15 million units globally. Despite higher pricing, optimism runs high amid fiscal softening.
Nintendo is throwing some cold water on Switch 2 sales estimates even though launch demand seems to be off the charts. In its latest earnings report, the company projected sales of 15 million Switch 2 units in its first year on sale to March 2026, fewer than analyst predictions of 16.8 million. It…
Shortly after Trump’s tariffs were announced, Nintendo delayed Switch 2 preorder dates in the US and Canada to evaluate the situation. Two weeks later, Nintendo … The post Nintendo Switch 2 price hike could be in the cards if tariffs increase appeared first on BGR.
FYI: you’ll need to wait until July before you can play Donkey Kong Bananza on Nintendo Switch 2.
Nintendo has started to send out invites to pre-order the Switch 2 in Canada. As spotted by Canadian video game deals aggregator Lbabinz, the first wave of invites are now going out, on May 8 as Nintendo had promised, to those who registered their interest for pre-orders through Nintendo’s website.…
Nintendo predicts it will sell 15 million Switch 2 consoles within its first year on the market. The company provided the forecast during an investor call as part of its latest earnings report. Notably, it expects to hit the 15-million mark by the end of March 2026, which will conclude its current…
Despite launching earlier in the year (March 2017), the original Switch sold 15.05 million units in its first business year on sale, a record for a console. For comparison, the PlayStation 5 managed 7.8 million units, but it was hindered by pandemic-era shortages, while the PlayStation 4 reached 7…
Nintendo has predicted how many Switch 2 consoles it expects to sell during its 2026 financial year, which will cover the first 10 months of the hybrid gaming console when it hits the market on June 5. According to Nintendo's results for the full financial year that ended on March 31, it's…
Nintendo is throwing some cold water on Switch 2 sales estimates even though launch demand seems to be off the charts. In its latest earnings report, the company projected sales of 15 million Switch 2 units in its first year on sale to March 2026, fewer than analyst predictions of 16.8 million. It…
Nintendo reported relatively weak sales of 1,164.9 billion yen for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, down 30.3% from 1,671.8 billion yen a year earlier.
Nintendo has forecast global sales of 15 million Switch 2 consoles by the end of March 2026, which would be roughly comparable to the original Switch’s first year on sale, despite retailing for a much higher price. The company suffered an expected slump in both hardware and software sales this…
Nintendo has issued what analysts are calling a "conservative" Switch 2 sales forecast amid ongoing uncertainty around tariffs.
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