Nintendo's Switch 2 console sales just dropped significantly
News Nintendo's Switch 2 console sales just dropped significantly The company isn't concerned just yet, though. 6, 2026 6:13 am EST agustin.photo/Shutterstock Nintendo's Switch 2 sales fell 34.4 percent from the same quarter last year to 3.82 million units, though the company isn't concerned about the drop just yet. "Although Switch 2 sales volume declined... many consumers continued to adopt the system, encouraged by the release of new titles and other factors," Nintendo wrote in its earnings presentation.
- ▪News Nintendo's Switch 2 console sales just dropped significantly The company isn't concerned just yet, though.
- ▪6, 2026 6:13 am EST agustin.photo/Shutterstock Nintendo's Switch 2 sales fell 34.4 percent from the same quarter last year to 3.82 million units, though the company isn't concerned about the drop just yet.
- ▪"Although Switch 2 sales volume declined... many consumers continued to adopt the system, encouraged by the release of new titles and other factors," Nintendo wrote in its earnings presentation.
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News Nintendo's Switch 2 console sales just dropped significantly The company isn't concerned just yet, though. By Steve Dent Aug. 6, 2026 6:13 am EST agustin.photo/Shutterstock Nintendo's Switch 2 sales fell 34.4 percent from the same quarter last year to 3.82 million units, though the company isn't concerned about the drop just yet. "Although Switch 2 sales volume declined... many consumers continued to adopt the system, encouraged by the release of new titles and other factors," Nintendo wrote in its earnings presentation. Sales of the console are now at 23.68 million, outpacing the original Switch. The drop in sales comes ahead of an expected Switch 2 price hike in the US on September 1, 2026, when it will rise from $450 to $500.
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