The Nintendo Swap 2 has offered over 2.4 million items within the US inside its first three months, based on a brand new report from a gaming trade advertising agency. The reported gross sales of the Switch 2 put it 5% forward of the record-setting tempo held by the PlayStation 4, which offered an estimated 2.2 million items within the US from November 2013 to the tip of January 2014.
Since its arrival on June 5, the Swap 2 has rapidly set gross sales data in varied markets. Inside the first a number of weeks of availability, the Switch 2 became the fastest-selling console in the US, promoting over 1.6 million items inside its first month. The Swap 2’s rise within the US was partly as a result of success of first-party Nintendo video games like Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza. Alongside backward compatibility with most Swap titles, which included video games like Pokemon Scarlet and Violet that acquired updates to benefit from the upgraded {hardware}, the Swap 2’s choice of out there titles continues to develop.
The Swap 2 Continues To Break US Gross sales Data
Three months into the lifespan of the Swap 2, a brand new trade gross sales report indicated extra continued progress for Nintendo’s newest console. As reported by Mat Piscatella of Circana, the Swap 2 offered a record-breaking 2.4 million items within the US as of the tip of August 2025, placing it forward of the PS4 and the unique Swap in those self same spans. The Swap 2 offered 5% greater than the PS4 did inside its first 90 days, with the latter establishing the earlier document of two.2 million items offered within the US. By comparability, the Switch 2 sold an estimated two million units in Japan between June 5 and mid-September. Gross sales of Nintendo’s newest console had been in a position to offset the declining gross sales figures of the PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and authentic Swap consoles, which had taken a downturn when in comparison with August 2024’s {hardware} gross sales.
Piscatella added that the Swap 2’s time-aligned gross sales had been 77% forward of the unique Swap throughout the same span. As of July 2025, the global sales figures of the Switch 2 had already exceeded roughly six million items. Nevertheless, between the bottom Swap 2 and the Mario Kart World bundle, it’s unclear which SKUs made up the majority of Swap 2 gross sales at that time.
With first-party titles like Pokemon Legends: Z-A and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond nonetheless awaiting launch, the Swap 2’s gross sales are anticipated to climb throughout the 2025 vacation procuring season. Solely time will inform what number of Swap 2 items shall be offered by the tip of the yr.
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Nintendo
- Authentic Launch Date
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June 5, 2025
- Authentic MSRP (USD)
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$449.99
- Working System
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Proprietary
- Decision
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1080p (handheld) / 4K (docked)
- HDR Help
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Sure
