Its always a risk to overproduce units, but Nintendo may have hit the jackpot after all.
Nintendo announcing this morning its sold 3.5 million Switch 2 units in its first four days across the world, calling it the “highest global sales level” for any Nintendo console yet. They’ve previously set a goal of 15 million units sold by the end of March next year, so off to a good start it seems.
President of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser, is understandably pleased with the results. He said in a press release, “We 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.”
For comparison, the original Nintendo Switch, which launched in early March 2017, has sold more than 152 million units, so the successor still has a long way to go, but definitely a strong beginning.
From my personal experience, getting the Switch 2 was sometimes as difficult as expected but also somehow easier. When I went to the midnight launch for the console, as I had already pre-ordered, the line for no reservations) while long seemed fit for the units my local Best Buy store had. When I got to my store around 10:15 EST, I was only fourth in line! The following morning, my sister went to a GameStop to pick up her preorder only to see her store still selling units after a few hours of opening. Just this morning, Best Buy for a few minutes had units open up again for purchase, and reportedly it was pretty easy to buy one.
While sales reman sold out across the board more often than not, it doesn’t seem as dramatic in supply and demand problems as most previous consoles have been, including the infamously rough PS5 pre-orders (got very lucky with that one) and of course the Nintendo Switch.
