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Nintendo Switch 2 Sets Record as Fastest-Selling Console in US

Customers wait in line to purchase the Nintendo Switch 2 game console during its sales launch in San Diego on June 4. — Customers wait in line to purchase the Nintendo Switch 2 game console during its sales launch in San Diego on June 4.
Photographer: Ariana Drehsler/Bloomberg

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By Vlad Savov

July 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM UTC

Nintendo Co.’s new Switch 2 console sustained its blistering start to sales globally by setting a new record for the fastest-selling video game device in US history.

The Japanese company sold 1.6 million units of its $450 console in the US in June, the highest launch month for any console in the country, according to market tracker Circana. The previous high was 1.1 million units for Sony Group Corp.’s PlayStation 4 in 2013.