{"id":346037,"date":"2025-08-27T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=394344"},"modified":"2025-08-27T12:59:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:59:45","slug":"nintendo-is-selling-the-switch-2-much-faster-than-the-first-console-but-they-dont-know-how-long-it-will-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/nintendo-is-selling-the-switch-2-much-faster-than-the-first-console-but-they-dont-know-how-long-it-will-last\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo is selling the Switch 2 much faster than the first console, but they don&#039;t know how long it will last"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nintendo Switch 2 <strong>has surpassed 2 million units sold in the United States, achieving a sales rate 75% higher than that of the original Switch<\/strong> at its launch. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xataka.com.mx\/videojuegos\/nintendo-switch-2-puede-costar-que-ps5-este-analista-le-pone-precio-a-consola-fecha-lanzamiento\">analyst Mat Piscatella, these figures reflect<\/a> not only the popularity of the console but also Nintendo&#8217;s ability to manufacture enough units, unlike the shortage that affected the launch of its predecessor.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More consoles, it&#8217;s the war of the same!<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite these encouraging numbers, there is uncertainty surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xataka.com\/nuevo\/nintendo-switch-2-fecha-lanzamiento-especificaciones-precio-ultimas-noticias-rumores\">the sustainability of demand for the Switch 2<\/a><strong> at its price of 450 dollars<\/strong>. With the recent price increases of PS5 and Xbox Series, which rose by 50 and 100 dollars respectively, the video game hardware market seems to be at a turning point, which could impact the future of Switch 2.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In July, monthly spending on hardware reached 384 million dollars, a 21% increase compared to the previous year and the highest amount in a July since 2008. It is noteworthy that <strong>Switch 2 sales drove this growth, while PS5 and Xbox Series sales fell drastically<\/strong>, with declines of 47% and 69% respectively compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nintendo Switch 2 \u2013 Overview Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9flte56erE8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Analysts suggest that the initial success of Switch 2 does not necessarily translate into long-term sustainable performance. Piscatella mentions that, historically, <strong>initial sales do not always correlate with success over the console&#8217;s lifespan<\/strong>. Additionally, there are rumors that Nintendo has been stockpiling units of the Switch 2 to ensure a smooth supply launch.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In summary, while Switch 2 enjoys a strong start and promises to revitalize the hardware market, <strong>the real challenge will be to maintain that demand in a changing economic context<\/strong> and with rising prices at play for other consoles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nintendo Switch 2 has surpassed 2 million units sold in the United States, reaching a sales pace 75% higher than that of the original Switch at its launch. According to analyst Mat Piscatella, these figures reflect not only the popularity of the console but also Nintendo&#8217;s ability to manufacture enough units, unlike the shortage that affected the launch of its predecessor. More consoles, it&#8217;s the war of the same! Despite these encouraging numbers, there is uncertainty regarding the sustainability of demand for the Switch 2 at its price of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":346038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1074,4910],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-346037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-nintendo","tag-switch-2","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346037"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":346043,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346037\/revisions\/346043"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346037"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=346037"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=346037"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=346037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}