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Nintendo Switch 2 sales plunge 41% as price hikes and memory crunch bite - CNBC
Publisher description: Sales of Nintendo's flagship Switch 2 plunged in its fiscal second quarter after the Japanese gaming giant rolled out price hikes amid soaring memory costs.
NewsAPI | Nov 5, 2026 | Arjun Kharpal
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Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Sales of Nintendo's flagship Switch 2 plunged in its fiscal second quarter after the Japanese gaming giant rolled out price hikes amid soaring memory costs. Nintendo said it sold 2.67 million units of the Switch 2 in the three months ended Sept. 30, down 41% from the same period last year. Nintendo must step on the gas and deliver more big games next fiscal year to make sure the Switch 2 momentum continues." Nintendo also has new Pokémon games slated for release in 2027.
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