Nintendo Switch 2 was the company's biggest UK console launch in its history, early sales data has revealed, beating the previous record holder, Nintendo 3DS. That said, Switch 2's UK launch sales were still lower than those of the PlayStation 4,

The Nintendo Switch 2 has already sold over 160,000 consoles in the UK and become Nintendo's fastest selling console ever.

To put this into context, the previous console launch sales record in Japan was the PS2, which opened with 630,552 units. That’s an impressive number, but the Mario maker’s new machine comfortably obliterated it. In fact, it’s already sold in just a few days approximately 15% of the PS5’s lifetime total.

Switch 2 has reportedly been Nintendo’s biggest launch in the UK. The console has also outperformed the original Switch by over two to one after launch. Switch 2 has also allegedly outsold the Nintendo 3DS at launch, which was previously the firm’s biggest sale.

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