The Switch 2 Is Nintendo’s Fastest Selling Console Ever With Over 3.5m Sold in Less Than a Week

If you're still hunting for a Nintendo Switch 2, don't blame the stores for the empty shelves - blame the unstoppable hype. In just four days, Nintendo's newest console has sold a mind-boggling 3.5 million units, making it the fastest-selling system in the company's entire history. And let me tell you, I've seen those numbers up close - because I've been bouncing from store to store like a caffeinated Goomba, hoping someone would magically produce a Switch 2 from behind the counter. My kid's birthday is in two days, and if I don't find one, I might have to start building a cardboard console and hoping for the best.

According to Nintendo, the Switch 2 is all about taking what worked in the first-gen console and giving it a glow-up - bigger screen, better graphics, and enough horsepower to keep Zelda fans occupied until, well, forever. It's already bundled with titles like Mario Kart World and, let's be real, probably a few more future hits that will keep us all hooked for years to come.

Doug Bowser (No relation), Nintendo of America's head honcho, says fans worldwide are "showing their enthusiasm" for the new console, and honestly? That's putting it lightly. I'd say fans are showing the same kind of enthusiasm that comes from finding out your favorite game just dropped a surprise DLC - except with more elbowing in checkout lines.

Nintendo's expecting to sell 15 million Switch 2s in this financial year alone, which, if the first week's anything to go by, might be a conservative estimate. And with a track record that includes 152 million total Switch sales since 2017, it's pretty clear Nintendo still knows how to hook us all in.

So yeah, if you're still on the hunt for one of these bad boys like me, good luck - and may your store of choice be blessed with an extra box or two in the back. Because let's be real: birthday or not, that's the kind of gaming magic we're all chasing.