The Nintendo Switch 2 supply chain is poised for 20 million sales in the first year

Summary

  • Analysts have predicted that Nintendo is poised to sell up to 20 million Switch 2 consoles during its first year.

  • This is based on the preparations Nintendo has made to the Switch 2 supply chain.

  • By comparison, the original Nintendo Switch sold just under 15 million units during its first year.

The Nintendo Switch 2 is coming. Nintendo has confirmed this and will reveal more about its next console on April 2nd. From now until then we can go back to predicting what the future could hold for Nintendo and Switch 2. Industry analysts are among the best to listen to when it comes to this type of predictions, and the latest is that Nintendo has everything to sell as many 20 million Switch 2 consoles during his first year.

This according to analyst Robin Zhu, who also told Bloomberg expect the Switch 2 to release in June. Nintendo will be holding hands-on events with the Switch 2 around the world starting April 4th through June 1st, so a release at the end of that month would make sense. As for the 20 million figure, it all depends on the network of supply chains Nintendo has set up for what could be its biggest console launch yet.

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By comparison, the Nintendo Switch, which is approaching 150 million in total sales as we approach its eighth anniversary, it sold 15 million units during its first year. This presumably means that the idea behind the ability to produce and sell 20 million Switch 2 consoles during the first year of the new system is to make sure that everyone who wants one gets one, and no one will have to resort to buying of a Switch 2 for an inflated price. scalper price.

Nintendo is set to sell up to 20 million Switch 2s during its first year

Hopefully this means that anyone who wants one can get one

Most of those wondering how difficult it will be to get a Switch 2 in its first year will have survived 2021's console shortage. A growing interest in gaming and a worldwide shortage of semiconductors, both caused by the COVID-19 pandemic , made the PS5 very difficult to find during its launch year.

Even though the Switch was three years old when the pandemic hit, its sales have also skyrocketed. The fiscal year ending in March 2021 remains the strongest year for the Switch nearly 30 million of them sold worldwide. While Nintendo would like the Switch 2 to do this well, without a pandemic driving non-gamers to pick up a console and try it out, 20 million seems like a safe bet to make sure supply meets demand in the first year.

These are all predictions for now, and even if these predictions are correct, it doesn't mean there will immediately be 20 million Switch 2 consoles available as soon as the second pre-orders go live. The console will almost certainly sell out everywhere on day one, and some of us might need to sit back and suffer a little FOMO right out of the gate. Don't worry though, anyone who wants one will be able to get it sooner or later.

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Nintendo Switch2

Nintendo Switch 2 is the successor to the Nintendo Switch, scheduled for release in 2025. Confirmed as backwards compatible, it will play both physical and digital Nintendo Switch games. A full reveal is scheduled for April 2, 2025.

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