{"id":2012758,"date":"2026-06-26T15:16:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012758"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:16:21","slug":"nintendo-switch-2-finishes-first-12-months-on-sale-as-second-fastest-selling-hardware-in-u-s-history-ps5-sales-collapse-following-price-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012758","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch 2 Finishes First 12 Months on Sale as Second Fastest-Selling Hardware in U.S. History, PS5 Sales Collapse Following Price Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> has ended its first 12 months on sale as the second fastest-selling hardware in U.S. history.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

New data from Circana reveals the Switch 2 has a 5.9 million U.S. install base after a year. Only the Game Boy Advance\u2019s 6.5 million units over its first year in the market exceeds it, Mat Piscatella, Senior Director, Video Games at Circana said.<\/p>\n

Nintendo has said Switch 2 is its fastest-selling hardware ever globally, despite some sales struggles at the back end of 2025 in western markets. In May, Nintendo said it expected to sell fewer Switch 2 consoles over the console\u2019s second year<\/a>, because Switch 2 sales “were more concentrated in the launch year in comparison to previous hardware systems.” And let\u2019s remember that Nintendo will increase the Switch 2’s price by $50, raising the console to $499.99 on September 1.<\/p>\n