Switch 2 Breaks Sales Records In France, Doubling PS5 Launch Figures With 200,000 Units Sold

Sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 have reportedly broken records in France, doubling launch figures of the PS5 with over 200,000 units sold.

[hiawa23]

Is anyone surprised?

[Scissorman]

Not surprised at all. PS5 had severe supply constraints and cost more than the Switch 2.

[Sitdown]

But the Switch 2 is under powered, overpriced and has $80 games...see how that can go the other way. Just accept it for what's it worth, no need to explain away.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

What you call "explain away" is just normal perspective.

[Chevalier]

But it was NOT supply constrained though.

[Sitdown]

@KwietStorm_BLM

It's called feeling the need to defend.

[pwnmaster3000]

Not surprising,

I had to pull all my resource to get a Xbox and PS5 and it still took me a couple of months after release to get one.
I went to the store and saw a switch 2 right there lol.
I feel like gamers and gaming journalist have short term memories man.
Covid severely held back Xbox and PS5 for the first year

[GhostScholar]

Yeah I agree. I had my wife constantly monitoring when a ps5 and series x became available and just lucked up to get them both at launch. You could walk in and grab a switch 2. The surprising thing about the switch 2 sales is how many they’ve sold with such an ass launch lineup of games.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

Switch 2 launched with Mario Kart World, BOTW, TOTK, Cyberpunk 2077, Split Fiction, Civ VII, Bravely Default HD, Yakuza 0, Hitman, etc., which is an insane lineup for any console let along at launch.

Mario Kart alone pushes sales for any console; look at the Switch, nearly half of every Switch owner bought the game, and that wasn't even a new entry.

[GhostScholar]

@ Sgt_Slaughter

Only one of those games are new my guy. Great games that most people have played already on other systems. Weird comment to make.

[LoveSpuds]

I really hope there are a bunch of scalpers who bought loads of stock, only for Nintendo to absolutely flood the market nearer launch. I hate scalpers with a passion!

Personally, I love Nintendo games so my decision to jump in early was for MarioKart and to start replaying a bunch of my favourite Switch games. I have ploughed over 25 hours into Breath of the Wild since last Thursday, I am absolutely enthralled by it all over again!!!

[JEECE]

Based on where eBay auction prices are ending, some of these scalpers are probably only making $40 dollars or so per sale, after shipping costs and eBay fees are factored in. It's not a loss, which is what I'd like to see, and at volume they may scratch out a decent profit, but it's a far cry from the first year of the PS5 when scalpers could net $150-200 profit per unit.

[BeHunted]

In the UK, there are no eBay fees for private sellers. It's completely free to sell on eBay.

[JEECE]

@BeHunted

Interesting-I didn't know that. Well that changes the math over there. I wish it were free here lol (not because I want to scalp consoles but I do sell used items on eBay occasionally).

[Whitey2k]

Like any new console it will sell well but give it time it will slow down expecially when games get more demanding then 3rd party games will be a complete downgrade similar to switch

[Sgt_Slaughter]

This isn't slowing down, not by a long shot. The thing sold out nearly everywhere and has already sold through restocks.

The Switch 2 has the best-selling launch. Of all-time. It shattered the PS4 record.

[Grilla]

They postponed the launch by a year. They had a lot of stock at launch. Let’s see how it does first year. Nintendo estimated 15 million of demand first year. Compared to ps5/Sxs launch it was much easier to get a switch 2 if you really wanted one.

[repsahj]

Excited to see Switch 2's first month of worldwide sales. My prediction is between 5M-7M. XD

[Sgt_Slaughter]

You just said the first week of sales. It already sold 3M or so on the first day alone, and there's already been multiple restocks.

[anast]

Family friendly entertainment always sells more than anything else.

[Extermin8or3_]

Tha ia great bt really there's 0 point comparing a console releasing now to when they released during a pandemic.....

I hope Sony has taken note though so that cone ps6 and im guessing their handheld ps5 probably next year, they know how best to deal with scalpers....

[gold_drake]

i think no one is surprised.