Nintendo Switch 2 has set a new launch month record in the US.
That’s according to Circana data, which suggests Nintendo’s first-week figure, and more than the 1.1 million record held by Elden Ring [342 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/elden-ring/”>Elden Ring: Nightrein was again the best-selling premium video game of the month, with Death Stranding [274 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/death-stranding/”>Death Stranding 2: On the Beach in second.
Nintendo Switch 2 [448 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/nintendo/nintendo-switch-2/”>Nintendo Switch 2 buyers during June also acquired Mario Kart World, it’s claimed.
The best-selling third-party Nintendo Switch 2 games during its launch month were Street Fighter 6 [139 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/street-fighter-6/”>Street Fighter 6.
Last month, Nintendo announced that Switch 2 had sold 3.5 million units globally in its first four days on sale, making it the fastest-selling PlayStation 5 shipped (not sold) 3.4 million units in its first four weeks on sale, and 4.5 million in its first seven weeks, though Sony’s console suffered from significant stock shortages.
The huge start for Switch 2 will give Nintendo a boost in reaching its target of 15 million units for its first business year – or even beating this number, which many analysts predict the console will do.
