The Big N doesn’t want to have a stock shortage when the console launches, and to that end, it’s stocking a larger set for the launch…
On Reddit, the same user who last shared a sketch of the still-unofficially-named Switch successor on Famiboards back in October posted about it. According to them, Nintendo recently finalized the inventory it plans to launch Switch 2 with when it finally hits stores (understandably sometime in 2025, since all that’s official about the platform at the moment is that it will have backwards compatibility with Switch games).
Alleged information on Switch 2's initial shipment size
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In the US, there will be 2.5 times more Switch 2 launches than the Switch received in 2017. If this multiplier is applied globally by the big N, then the Japanese company could produce around 6.5-7 million units to give it a large enough inventory at launch. This could make it one of the biggest console launches ever. Earlier this year, we heard that the Japanese company was planning for 10 million units by the first fiscal year that the Switch’s successor platform will be on store shelves, and Nintendo itself has said that it wants enough inventory to make it easy to buy, so scalpers would be badly off by buying in bulk. (During the pandemic, the Xbox Series and PlayStation 5 were understocked…)
Speaking of the Switch, let’s talk about the model currently available. Naga uses a tuned Switch in the video embedded below (and it has 8GB of RAM instead of 4), and it even runs Wii U games like The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Epic Mickey 2, and New Super Mario Bros. U. It also runs well. Wind Waker ran at an acceptable frame rate of 1440p, although the Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild made a mistake by freezing shortly after the intro…
The Switch 2 will definitely be officially unveiled at the end of March.
Source: WCCFTech,
