Overview
- Circana reports 2.4 million U.S. units sold in Switch 2’s first three months, 5% ahead of PS4’s comparable 2.2 million, setting the fastest home-console start over that window.
- Switch 2 unit sales are pacing about 77% above the original Switch when comparing time-aligned first three months.
- U.S. video game spending in August rose roughly 11% year over year to about $4.7 billion, with console hardware revenue up 32% to $312 million.
- Switch 2 strength helped offset double-digit percentage declines on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and the original Switch, according to Circana.
- Nintendo previously disclosed more than 6 million global Switch 2 sales in seven weeks and a 15 million target by March 2026, with additional early records in Japan and the UK.