A new report highlights the situation around the launch of Switch 2, which is one of the biggest events of 2025 in the gaming industry (along the launch of the GTA 6).
Analyst Sarcan Tuto told Bloomberg It will sell the “boot loads” of switch 2 in the first few months after the Nintendo launch, “regardless of the price.” Totu also explained that he believes that some switches that come in the first year will be 2 games, it is estimated that Mario Cart 9, a new 3D Mario Game, Matrod Prime: Beyond, and Pokémon Legends ZA will come into the system in the first 12 months.
He also predicted that in addition to other support of the third party, there will be a call of duty game issued on Switch 2 in the first year.
Regarding the price of switch 2, Puriu UBS joined other references like Yajia Xi and Sanford C. Burnstein, such as Yijia Xi. Zhu said the switch could be launched on June 2, Nintendo manufactured 6 million to 8 million units for an inventory a day.
Regarding the potential higher price compared to the OG switch, Tue Securities analyst Headky Yassuda said the new chip set of Switch 2 from NVIDIA will cost up to $ 150, which will compare $ 80 per unit for the original switch. Given this, Yasuda said, “If Nintendo moves forward with $ 499, I will not be surprised.”
There is also how US prices can affect Switch 2 prices. It remains to be seen how all this will end. Bloomberg reports that Nintendo has already shifted some efforts to produce his hardware to Vietnam, a country with no new tax yet. Nintendo will also develop a switch 2 units in China, where revenue can be implemented when the switch 2 launches. The units in China can be allocated to other regions outside the United States, but nothing can be known or confirmed yet.
As far as the switch 2 can be sold in its first year, Macorie Capital analyst Hiroshi Yamshina said the system could be transferred to more than 20 million units. From comparisons, The original switch sold 13.12 million units during its first calendar year.
As far as Nintendo will officially share more information about Switch 2, this is scheduled for April 2 during the Special Switch 2 Nintendo Direct.
