PAOerfulone said:
I expected them to be on track based on the current data. 17.37 million means that Switch 2's first holiday season performed worse than Switch 1's first holiday season and that it may be slightly over tracked - Which suggests that momentum is slowing down for Switch 2 - Not an encouraging sign. Clearly, a Kirby racing spin-off, a new Hyrule Warriors, and a less-than-glowingly received Metroid Prime, is no substitute for 3D Mario. Nintendo better deliver on some heavy hitters soon or 2026 may not look too good for Switch 2 in terms of lineup and sales. |
And yet despite not having a heavy hitter and dealing with the worst November gaming has had in decades, it sold just slightly below a holiday with 3D Mario, a strong overall holiday in spending, and a bunch of pent up demand finally being met after shortages.
Switch 2 sold 7.01 million this quarter. Holiday quarter of 2017, Switch 1 sold 7.24 million. So a bit of slowdown, yes, but honestly a pretty remarkable hold given the circumstances. And the drop is so objectively mild, I hardly think it's time to panic.
And they seem on track to hit their revised projections from the prior report just fine, probably mildly surpass them. Honestly, Nintendo seems to have been pretty spot on in anticipating the impact of the various potential issues they might have in the Holiday quarter.
Last edited by Nuvendil - on 03 February 2026
