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Nintendo reports 41% drop in Switch 2 sales for Q3

Nintendo says it sold 2.67 million Switch 2 units in the quarter ending 30 Sep, a 41 percent decline from the same period last year. The figure also falls short of the 3.82 million units sold in the previous quarter. The company attributes the slowdown to recent price increases in the United States, Canada and Japan, which followed an earlier hike in Japan earlier this year.

Key facts

  • Price hikes applied to the United States, Canada and Japan in the current quarter.
  • An earlier price increase occurred in Japan earlier in the year.
  • The previous quarter saw 3.82 million Switch 2 units sold.

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Why it matters

The slump highlights how price changes can affect console demand.

What changed

  1. First published from CNBC