- Nintendo Switch 2 could avoid its predecessor’s out-of-stock issues
- The company is expected to supply around 20 million units in the first year.
- This is probably enough to cover the first year’s global demand.
The Nintendo Switch 2 is expected to be available when it launches later in 2025, with analysts predicting a huge improvement in offerings compared to the original Switch console.
As Bloomberg reports, analysts expect Nintendo suppliers to ship around 20 million units to retailers in the console’s first year on sale. This seems like a big step forward from the original Nintendo Switch console, which was infamous for finding stock worldwide in its first year.
20 million is a pretty impressive amount considering the original Switch had global sales of 13.12 million in its first year, according to Statista. Of course, there may still be shortages in some regions depending on how this first batch of stock is distributed across the world, but this indicates that the console is much easier to get your hands on overall.
Even though Nintendo has officially revealed the Switch 2, there are still many unknowns regarding the upcoming hardware. We don’t know how much it will cost (although we expect it to be more expensive than the 2017 console and maybe even the Nintendo Switch OLED), and we don’t have a more concrete release window than a vague “2025”.
Still, with the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct airing on April 2, and with in-person Switch 2 Experience events taking place between April and June, we’re not confident it will be released in the first half of 2025. This could give Nintendo more time to make. a stock more adapted to demand. And now, following the massive success of the Switch, the company will no doubt have a better idea of overall demand.
