Nintendo Switch 2 enthusiastic: Over 3.5 million sales in four days!

Nintendo Switch 2 enthusiastic: Over 3.5 million sales in four days!

On June 12, 2025, Nintendo announced that the new Switch 2 console was sold more than 3.5 million times in the first four days. This sales result marks a new record for the company. The console movements are extremely quick, since the stocks built up in the run -up to the market launch are quickly sold out. Some online retailers report waiting times of up to two months for new orders.

Nintendo has set itself an ambitious goal: By the end of March 2026, around 15 million units of Switch 2 are to be sold. Market experts consider this forecast to be reserved, especially in view of the great interest on the console. Shuntaro Furukawa, the CEO of Nintendo, emphasizes that these sales figures are not restricted by production capacities.

market analysis and sales figures

The Switch 2 is offered at a price of 470 euros, which is a clear increase in comparison to the original model, which cost around 285 euros. This is done in a changing market in which many users increasingly prefer game streaming. Despite these market shifts, Nintendo remains true to his strategy by offering full -fledged games with popular characters such as Super Mario exclusively on their own consoles.

In total, more than 150 million devices from various switch models have been sold. However, the original switch reaches technical limits, especially with resource -intensive new games. In a current annual report, Nintendo also found negative developments in console sales compared to the previous year.

decline in sales figures

As can be seen from the reports, 10.8 million Nintendo Switch consoles were sold worldwide in the financial year until March 31, 2025, which corresponds to a decline of 31.2% in the year. The sales figures are distributed as follows:

• 3.0 million standard model (-22.4%)
• 5.86 million OLED model (-37.2%)
• 1.95 million Switch Lite (-22.7%)

These declines are due to strong titles of large titles such as "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe", which has sold a total of 68.20 million times. Apart from the sales figures, Nintendo continues to enjoy satisfaction about the upcoming platform change to Switch 2.

forecasts and future publications

If you look at the future, a sales forecast for Switch 2 is expected of 15 million units in the first year. In addition, Nintendo expects enormous demand for software products with the aim of selling 45 million games. During the market launch on June 5, 2025, the company will present new hardware with improved graphics performance and new Joy-Con controllers.

The launch of Switch 2 is accompanied by the publication of several titles, including new editions of the successful games "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" and "Tears of the Kingdom". Furthermore, new software releases for the existing Switch platform have been announced, including "Pokémon Legends: ZA" and "Metroid Prime 4: Beyond", which are also planned for 2025.

The sales figures of the switch consoles show that the interest in the platform remains stable, despite a decline in the last period. As recently confirmed, a total of 152.12 million consoles have been sold since the introduction of the Switch, which underlines the popularity and inheritance in this series and illustrates Nintendo's focus on the future devices.

For further detailed information about the sales figures and market analyzes, the reports of Krone , Play3 and Statista