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Nintendo Switch 2 market performance
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In late July 2026 Nintendo confirmed that the Switch 2 had surpassed the lifetime UK sales of the GameCube after just over a year on the market, according to Game Business editor Christopher Dring. The milestone reinforces the console’s rapid uptake noted earlier in the month, when sales in Japan and the United Kingdom were already outpacing previous Nintendo hardware. Analysts also reported Dring added that while Switch 2 the original GameCube sold about 21.7 million units worldwide and PlayStation 5 sales were slipping in had been Nintendo’s lowest‑selling conventional console until the United States, Microsoft’s Wii U era. He also highlighted that Xbox brand is the only platform holder that posted higher first‑half‑2026 console sales in the first half of 2026 than in 2025, a gain attributed to a promotional push by executive Sharma. Xbox while PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 sales showed modest declines. Xbox’s Series S/X sales gains were further buoyed by linked to the release launch of Forza Horizon 5 and anticipation of an announced console price increase, highlighting a shifting competitive dynamic in increase for the Western markets. Switch 2, prompting some consumers to buy before the hike takes effect.
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