Nintendo predicts that in the current budget year it sells 15 million Switch consoles of the 2nd number that most analysts are correct, is too low, but it would still place among the fastest-selling consoles of all-time games.
Nintendo has forecasted in Report to investors Covering the previous budget year, ending in March 2025, it also provided for the sale of 45 million Switch 2 and 4.5 million original switches-who would bring the older console at a distance of spitting from the record of all time in PlayStation 2.
Before announcing the price of Switch 2,449.99 USD, and before the entry into force of the tariffs of President Donald Trump, Analysts predicted sales of 20 million In the first financial year of the console. These estimates were forced to report that Nintendo would have an unprecedented supply of 6 to 8 million consoles available on the first day, which would almost certainly lead to a record premiere. Since then, it has become obvious that Nintendo’s efforts to ensure adequate supply of Switch 2s until the premiere were brief, while the company admits that it will not be able to meet what it calls the “amazing” level of demand for console demand.
Even if Nintendo sells “only” 15 million Switch 2s in the first 10 months – months between the premiere of June 5 until the end of the tax year in March 2026 – this would place among the most successful premieres of the console in history. The original switch sold 14.86 million pieces in a similar period, between the premiere of March 3, 2017 and at the end of the calendar year. Sony reported the sale of 13.4 million PlayStation 5S by the end of September 2021, just over 10 months after its sale (and in the face of hurting shortages of shares).
It seems that Switch 2 will be a huge hit – tariffs or any tariffs.
