{"id":5495,"date":"2025-04-24T15:39:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T15:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=5495"},"modified":"2025-04-24T18:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T18:20:15","slug":"nintendo-switch-will-be-biggest-console-launch-in-video-game-history-says-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/24\/nintendo-switch-will-be-biggest-console-launch-in-video-game-history-says-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch will be biggest console launch in video game history says expert"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Analysts estimate that between 6 and 8 million Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> consoles will be available at launch, the most there\u2019s ever been.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Nintendo had to apologise to fans<\/a>, because it wasn\u2019t able to make enough Switch 2 consoles to fulfil pre-order <\/a>demands. 2.2 million people applied for a pre-order, which is a staggering number when you consider the launch record in Japan<\/a> is less than 1 million for the PlayStation 2 – which is currently the most successful video game console of all time.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear how many consoles Nintendo<\/a> will have available at launch in Japan but analysts suggest that there will be around six to eight million worldwide, for the June 5 launch. That will make it the biggest console launch in history.<\/p>\n

Nintendo has neither confirmed nor delayed the figures, but the current worldwide record is held jointly by the PlayStation 4 and 5<\/a>, which both sold 4.5 million units in their first two months.<\/p>\n

The Bloomberg report<\/a> featuring the figures comes as Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are belatedly opened in the US and Canada, following uncertainty over Donald Trump\u2019s constantly changing tariffs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nintendo was trying to avoid the worst of the tariffs by having around a third of its consoles made in Vietnam, and others in Cambodia. The Vietnamese tariff was announced as 46% on the day of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct but has since been lowered to 10%, for at least 90 days.<\/p>\n

Reports suggest Nintendo already imported large volumes of consoles before any tariffs came into effect and is now sending only Vietnamese consoles to the US, which results in a much lower tariff than if they had been made in China.<\/p>\n

As a result, Nintendo has not raised the price of pre-orders in the US, where the console will cost $450 (\u00a3338 before tax). Nintendo Switch 2 accessories, in the camera and optional controllers, have seen price a price increase though.<\/p>\n

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