Nintendo Switch 2 sales are down 41%, and the $500 price tag isn't going to help
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Bottom line: Nintendo's Switch 2 sales have fallen sharply, and the price hike recently introduced to the console could make recovering harder. The company sold 2.67 million consoles in the three months through September, down 41% year over year and below the previous quarter's 3.82 million
Across the six months ending September 30, Switch 2 sales reached 6.49 million units, a 37.4% decline from 10.36 million a year earlier. That amounts to almost four million fewer consoles, although the comparison includes last year's release, when The Switch 2 became the fastest-selling home console launch in US history.
As with many products, Nintendo's response to rising component costs has made its handheld a more expensive purchase. In May, the company announced a $50 US increase, taking the Switch 2 from $449.99 to $499.99....
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