The launch of Nintendo Switch 2 was undoubtedly a milestone, breaking all sales records. In the United States, Nintendo’s new console had a historic debut, as market analyst Mat Piscatella revealed.
According to him, Switch 2 debuted as the fastest selling console in US history. In addition, June recorded the highest volume of spending ever seen for the month, both hardware and accessories.
The game market in the country had a 22% growth over the same period last year, reaching US $ 5.7 billion in revenue. Only accessory spending totaled US $ 293 million, surpassing the previous record of June 2021, which had been $ 247 million.
With regard to games, the analyst states that 82% of Switch 2 buyers also acquired a copy of Mario Kart Worldeither as part of a bundle or separately. The race game was the best selling console, followed by Cyberpunk 2077 e Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma.
The success of the console is not limited to the US. In Japan, it has been recently revealed that the console is selling 3 times faster than the original switch. Nintendo herself had previously stated that sales would be double worldwide.
June 2025 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights from Circana – Nintendo Switch 2 debuted as the fastest selling video game hardware device in US history, while consumer spending in both video game hardware and accessories reached new all-time June records.
— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2025-07-23T13:00:26.042Z
Source: https://www.gamevicio.com/noticias/2025/07/switch-2-eua-console-maior-lancamento/
