Sluggish Nintendo Switch sales

Sales of the Nintendo Switch video games console are slowing
down as attention moves to the recently announced successor,
the Switch 2 – rumoured to be coming to market in June

Jan 16, 2025: New Switch 2 console
unveiled following months of
online leaks

Is considerably larger than
original and presumably
much more powerful

Apr 2: Nintendo set to
disclose further details
about new console

GLOBAL SHIPMENTS
OF ORIGINAL SWITCH
CONSOLE
(quarterly, millions)

2017 18 19 20 21 22 23 2024
0
2
4
6
8
10
12

FISCAL Q3
ENDING
DEC 31
2020
11.57m

FISCAL Q2 ENDING
SEP 30 2024
2.62m

BEST SELLING
CONSOLES OF
ALL TIME
(total sales, millions)

PS2
DS
Switch
Game
Boy
PS4

160.00
154.02
146.04
118.69
117.2

Sources: Japan Times, Video Game Sales Wiki, IGN
Pictures: © Nintendo
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