Nintendo Switch 2 Breaks Records with 3.5 Million Sales in Opening Weekend — Surpasses Switch 1’s First Month by Nearly a Million

Oh boy, Nintendo just dropped the Switch 2, and apparently, it’s already breaking records like nobody’s business. I mean, get this: they sold 3.5 mil — yeah, million — in just four days since June 5. It’s kinda insane, right? The original Switch, back in 2017, didn’t even sell that many in its first month. I have no idea how they did it. Maybe everyone’s just itching for some new gaming goodness?

So, Nintendo’s shouting from the rooftops about this. They’re already way on track to hit their goal of 15 million units by March 2026. I find this stuff wild, especially when you think about all those little hiccups at launch. Like, over in New York, GameStop customers were super weirded out to find their console boxes punctured. Apparently, some genius thought it’d be smart to staple receipts right onto the boxes. Can you believe that? Screen damage and all. Luckily, replacements were given out, so no harm, no foul, I suppose.

Oh, but across the Atlantic, folks in the UK had their own drama. Broken seals on delivery — seriously, some tape problems? Seems minor, yet kinda funny in the grand scheme. Stuff like this sticks with you for some reason.

Switch 2’s got all these little upgrades too. Like, it sacrifices some battery life for nifty new features. Joy-Con 2 controllers — sounds like a sequel in itself! With optical sensors! Honestly, using a controller like a mouse seems nuts, but maybe that’s just me. The screen’s bigger, better, shinier — a 7.9-inch, 1080p affair with this crazy 120Hz refresh rate. Sweet!

Now, the tech inside is like reading an alphabet soup. Apparently, there are eight ARM Cortex A78C somethings with some custom Nvidia whatchamacallit. Lots of numbers and letters. Bottom line, it’s powerful. And there’s this storage thing — 256GB but can balloon up to 2TB with a microSD card. I don’t even know how many games that is, but ‘a lot’ seems about right.

Here’s a weird bit — some folks are tinkering with this slot for M2 NVMe SSDs. It’s like when you try to jam a square peg in a round hole, but sometimes it just works, you know?

But if you’re itching to buy one, good news. It’s not entirely sold out yet — GameStop, Best Buy, yadda yadda, even in the UK. I’m just thinking, if numbers are your thing, this story’s a trip and a half.

Catch ya later, and maybe hit up Tom’s Hardware if you’re keen on following this saga.