Nintendo Switch 2 Breaks Records with 3.5 Million Sales in Opening Weekend, Surpassing Original Switch’s First-Month Figures by Nearly a Million in Just Four Days

Wow, so Nintendo just dropped the Switch 2, and it’s like, bam, 3.5 million flying off the shelves in just four days. Mind-blowing, right? And wait—yeah, that’s like a big chunk more than the OG Switch did in its whole first month back in 2017. Crazy.

Anyway, they say it’s the best-ever start for any of their gadgets. Imagine getting that email: “Hey team, only 11.5 million to go by March 2026!” No pressure. But smooth sailing? Not entirely. Some folks at a New York GameStop found staples punched right through the screens. Yikes. But no worries, they got fresh ones, so all’s well that ends well, I guess.

Across the Atlantic, though, people were like, “Uh, this tape ain’t doing its job.” Boxes arriving like someone attempted to sneak a peek inside. Could be flimsy tape or maybe just, I don’t know, over-excited postal workers?

Oh, and about the Switch 2 itself—sacrificed a tad of battery life, but you get these snazzy Joy-Con 2 controllers. They have optical whatevers, so now you can point and click all fancy-like. Screen’s bigger too—7.9 inches and 1080p with 120Hz. And under the hood? Tech mumbo-jumbo—eight ARM cores, a Nvidia Ampere GPU. Also, 12 gigs of RAM and other geeky specs.

Speaking of geeky, there’s a funky twist with the storage—apparently, you might cram in an M2 NVMe SSD. Who tests this stuff? But it’s intriguing, right?

Even though it’s selling like hotcakes, if you’re still itching to snag one—they’re at GameStop and Best Buy. Or perhaps you’re across the pond? Loads of options in the UK too.

Oh, and hey, keep an eye on Tom’s Hardware for updates. Like this wild ride couldn’t get any wilder.