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bonzobanana on 08 November 2025
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Fight-the-Streets said:

I'm still optimistic about the Nintendo Switch surpassing the PS2. Two points stood out in Nintendo’s presentation materials for their six-month financial results:

  1. Nintendo stated that they are strengthening their sales organization in the Asia region. In September, they established a subsidiary in Singapore and plan to establish another one in Thailand. In conjunction with this, they also plan to enhance their presence in Malaysia and the Philippines.

    Of course, Nintendo would ideally like to sell the Switch 2 in these regions. However, the reality is that Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, and several other Asian countries are, on average, not wealthy enough for the Switch 2 to be widely affordable. I believe the original Switch has a much better chance of gaining traction in these markets. There is still real untapped potential in Asia.

    See on page 55: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2025/251105e.pdf


  2. Nintendo stated that they will continue supplying the original Switch if demand remains. Why would Nintendo make a statement like that? Who cares about the Switch 1 at this stage? There was no particular need to mention continued support for it. The only reason to do so is to signal that they are not finished with the Switch 1 yet, and to reassure recent buyers that the system still has life left. I think this connects directly to point 1.

    See on page 17: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2025/251105e.pdf

Additionally, In the Q&A, Shuntaro Furukawa, the President of Nintendo, even assured that new titles will continue to be released for the Switch 1.

See A1 on page 1: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2025/251105_2e.pdf

Switch 1 sales are still very healthy in Japan at about the same level as PS5 and just over half the sales of the Switch 2. Yes the Switch 1 has seen decline in other markets to a greater extent but Japan itself still loves it and is buying it in decent quantities. I actually think there is a chance of a new Switch 1 sku at some point, with greater cost savings etc. It's still a hugely profitable platform for Nintendo. I expect it still to be actively sold for the next 3 years even if it becomes a insignificant presence in the US and Europe retail channels. We are still in the Switch 2 launch window so as things settle we could see that figure of about 54% of sales compared to Switch 2 in Japan climb further maybe 60% or more. However the fantastic pricing of Switch 2 in Japan perhaps might prevent that but we shall see. Ultimately the Switch 1 is a better portable system, easier to carry with longer battery runtime and that might continue until we see a Switch 2 hardware revision. I'm not convinced the Switch 1 is close to not being actively sold. I feel it has years left even if it becomes a more budget focused console. For how long into the wii u generation was the wii actively sold? I seem to remember the wii mini was sold up until the launch of the Switch thereabouts, a cost reduced version of the wii. I realise the poor sales of the wii u might have some bearing on that though.