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Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> is off to a roaring start. Early on Wednesday, Nintendo announced that it had sold 3.5 million units of its new console in just four days, making it Nintendo\u2019s fastest-selling console ever.<\/p>\n

In fact, this is likely the biggest console launch of all time \u2014 by quite some margin. For comparison, PlayStation 5 shipped 4.5 million units<\/a> in its first seven weeks, PlayStation 4 sold 2.1 million<\/a> in a little over two weeks, and Nintendo Switch sold 2.74 million<\/a> in its first month. <\/p>\n

\u201cFans around the world are showing their enthusiasm for\u00a0Nintendo Switch 2\u00a0as an upgraded way to play at home and on the go,\u201d said Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser in a statement. \u201cWe are thankful for their response and happy to see the fun they are already having with Nintendo Switch 2 as they explore new features and games that bring friends and family together in new ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nintendo\u2019s promotional push for Switch 2 didn\u2019t go smoothly<\/a>, with chaotic pre-orders, concerns over the impact of U.S. tariffs, and fan criticism of the high price of the system and its games. But the launch itself seems to have gone without a hitch. Nintendo\u2019s efforts to make a large amount of stock available<\/a> at launch have clearly paid off, with fans reporting consoles are still available to buy in some areas despite the record sales. Consequently, scalping has been less of an issue than during other recent console launches. There have been no widespread reports of technical issues.<\/p>\n

Nintendo has predicted it will sell 15 million Switch 2s<\/a> during its current financial year. It\u2019s well on the way to that figure already, although Nintendo still faces the challenges of maintaining stock availability and extending this expensive console\u2019s reach past the first wave of early adopters. If Switch 2 hits its first-year target, it will join Nintendo\u2019s other fasters sellers<\/a> over the first year on sale: Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 3DS, and the original Switch.<\/p>\n

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Nintendo Switch 2 is off to a roaring start. Early on Wednesday, Nintendo announced that it had sold 3.5 million units of its new console in just four days, making it Nintendo\u2019s fastest-selling console ever. In fact, this is likely the biggest console launch of all time \u2014 by quite some margin. For comparison, PlayStation 5 shipped 4.5 million units in its first seven weeks, PlayStation 4 sold 2.1 million in a little over two weeks, and Nintendo Switch sold 2.74 million in its first month. \u201cFans around the world are showing their enthusiasm for\u00a0Nintendo Switch 2\u00a0as an upgraded way to play at home and on the go,\u201d said Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser in a statement. \u201cWe are thankful for their response and…<\/p>\n

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