Norion said:
If that contradicts it then can you provide a source? |
Based on customs data, US shipments were at 383k for January, and production has only continued to ramp since then, implying >2m in stock in the US by launch.
https://famiboards.com/threads/future-nintendo-hardware-technology-speculation-discussion-st-new-staff-post-please-read.55/page-4137#post-1656320
Install base has also estimated based on average GameStop stock that Gamestop has ~200k units for the initial round of pre-orders alone, and that's for one retailer
Yasuda Hideki, a senior analyst at Toyo Securities who is familiar with the game industry, points out, "I think they had prepared a total of 800,000 to 1 million units for the domestic market at official stores and mass retailers."
https://www.sankei.com/article/20250429-RBY2USEZPVNGNDMWGNK7ZKZA6A/
That would imply ~3-3.5m for the US and Japan alone in the first month. By contrast, the Switch sold about 1.5m combined in US and Japan during the same timeframe.
