October 12th 2023.
The Nintendo Switch has been around for six years yet it's still going strong in Japan. According to new data, the Switch sales for this financial year are up from the year before, with a total of 2.28 million units compared to 2.15 million units from the previous year. This increase in demand has created an unexpected issue for the upcoming Switch 2.
Nintendo has always made decisions based on its home market in Japan, which may seem unwise for a global company but has served them well for decades. This has proven to be true for the Switch, as the console’s sixth year saw a doubling of hardware sales in Japan, reaching 110,241 units, after the release of a Super Mario Edition. This special edition, along with others, has been boosting the sales in Japan. With the upcoming launch of Super Mario Bros. Wonder on October 20, we can expect the sales to increase even further.
It's difficult to predict what Nintendo will do but their silence on the Switch 2 launch indicates that they are reticent about releasing a new console when the original is still selling so well. The closest they have come to acknowledging the new hardware is a vague reference last week to their ‘next console’.
The thinning out of Nintendo's release schedules for the middle of next year is further evidence that the Switch 2 is on the way. However, the exact time for its launch is still uncertain. While a late 2024 launch does seem likely, nothing is certain until Nintendo officially announces it.
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