The Nintendo Switch 2 He has already overcome the lifelong sales of Xbox Series X, Series S and Digital PS5 in Japan. It was clear that the console would be sales success before starting the success of its predecessor and how quickly the pre -order sold out. Now that it is available for several weeks, Nintendo Switch 2 has created an even more spray than some could expect.
It wasn't long before the latest Nintendo system exceeded the competition. Switch 2 became the fastest seller with a console in history and saw 3.5 million units sold within a few days. For comparison, Steam Deck has been sold somewhere between 4 and 5 million units since its publication in 2022. The Nintendo hybrid console is obviously a big hit around the world, but its performance on the Japanese market is particularly remarkable.
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According to Famitsu, SWITCH sold 2 k 15th June in Japan 1 101 136 consoles. This is more than the PS5 digital edition and all hardware for the current Xbox Gen, although the market systems are on the market at this time for years. When former Executive Director of Sony Shuhei Yoshida said that PlayStation does not take into account the Nintendo competition, he mentioned how things are different in the Japanese market, where Xbox “almost does not exist”. This trend is in full view when looking at the Japanese sales data of each company, because the X series sold about a third of a million units in the nation and the digital issue of the X series was sold less than the Switch 2 in one week.
Nintendo Switch 2 has darkened lifelong sales of all Xbox consoles currently in Japan
How long the switch 2 will be able to maintain this pace is not clear. The original switch is the best -selling console of all time in the US and in 2024 exceeds PS2, while the system continues to sell more than 20 million units in Japan. While the road forward can be long, the new console is already a great start, so it will be interesting to see how it works from here.
The demand for the system is so high that the eye of criminals is also tethered. At the beginning of this month, thieves stole about $ 1.4 million worth 2 of the COLORAD truck switch. This incredible story of the headline is how popular the console is at the moment, and what many, including scalp, will do to reach the latest Nintendo hardware.
- Mark
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Nintendo
- The original release date
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June 5, 2025
- Original MSRP (USD)
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449.99 $
- Operating system
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Proprietary
- Resolution
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1080p (handheld computers) / 4K (anchored)
- HDR support
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Yes
