Switch 2 has already become Nintendo’s fastest-selling hardware ever.
Switch 2 has officially become Nintendo’s fastest-selling hardware ever.
The new console – which launched on June 4 – sold 3.5 million units worldwide over its first four dates on sale, according to the company.
In a statement, Luciano Pereña – CEO and president of Nintendo of Europe – said: “Nintendo Switch 2 represents the next evolution of Nintendo Switch, and we’re very happy and grateful to see it already being embraced by so many players across Europe.
“We look forward to seeing players connecting through games like Mario Kart World, sharing the experience with friends and family whether near or far.”
In 2020, Sony sold 4.5 million PlayStation units worldwide in its first quarter, while Microsoft has not made its Xbox Series X/S console launch numbers publicly available.
Nintendo was expecting to sell 15 million units in total from the release day until the end of the financial year, and has got almost a quarter of the way to that target in just four days.
Meanwhile, GameStop has “confiscated” the staplers at a store and offered replacements to customers whose Switch 2s were damaged.
When Nintendo’s highly anticipated console launched on Thursday (05.06.25), some fans found the screens of their Switch 2 had some minor puncture marks, as employees at the retail chain had been stapling receipts to the box – which had then pierced the box and the LCD display of the device.
Now, GameStop has promised to offer customers who have been affected replacement Switch 2s, and vowed to drop the staplers for future orders.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the company wrote: “We’ve addressed a unique case of staples damaging Switch 2 screens—isolated to one store.
“Replacements have been offered. Staplers have been confiscated.”
Switch 2 already breaks all time Nintendo records
