The Nintendo Switch 2 has been a resounding success for Nintendo so far. But the latest sales numbers have given insight into just how much of a success the console has been.
According to the latest sales data from Circana, the latest Nintendo system is performing far better than the original Switch did in the same amount of time in the United States.
“With nine months in market, the life-to-date installed base of Nintendo Switch 2 is trending 45% ahead of the original Nintendo Switch,” Circana’s Mat Piscatella said.
Despite the success of the Switch 2 overall, it did come behind the PlayStation 5 in both units sold and dollars for February. There’s also growing concern regarding the price of the console.
With component prices rapidly increasing, especially memory, Nintendo has stated that it is “carefully” evaluating the price of the Switch 2 moving forward.
“[We will] carefully consider the matter while taking a comprehensive look at the state of adoption of the platform, current sales trends, costs, profitability, market environment, and other factors,” Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa recently said.
While it doesn’t sound like an increase is imminent, there’s always the possibility of something happening in a few months or beyond.
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