Nintendo announced that it will be available for sale in Japan, the United States and other regions starting June 6.Nintendo Switch 2, within 4 days after its launch, the cumulative sales volume exceeded 350 million units, setting a record for the highest sales volume of Nintendo's previous game consoles within 4 days after their launch.
These sales statistics include the Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World console combination, the Nintendo Switch 2 Japanese domestic version sold only in Japan, and the Nintendo Switch 2 multi-language support version.
Previously, Sony's PlayStation 4 set a record of selling more than 100 million units on its first day of global launch, but it took PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 two months to reach cumulative sales of 2 million units. Therefore, the market expects that Nintendo may be able to sell more than 450 million Nintendo Switch 1 units in one week.
Although Nintendo emphasized that there was sufficient stock of Nintendo Switch 2 and that it had made preparations to deal with scalpers reselling the console, the demand for Nintendo Switch 2 still exceeded Nintendo's expectations, resulting in many people being unable to obtain pre-order qualifications through the lottery, and even scalpers still reselling the console.
Regarding market demand, Nintendo said it has asked its partners to speed up the production of Nintendo Switch 2, and has reached an agreement with online channel platform operators such as Rakuten, Mercari and LY to prevent scalpers from reselling the product through online channels.
Taiwan is expected toNovember 10stThe Nintendo Switch 2 is now available for sale, but it is currently reported to be out of stock. Scalpers may resell it at a higher price, or stores may require it to be bundled with other products for purchase.
