Switch 2 is by far Japan’s biggest ever console launch, likely clearing 1 million units
Famitsu sales data shows Switch 2 sold three times more than Switch 1 at launch
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Nintendo predicts record-breaking Switch 2 launch
Switch 2 will sell more than 15 million units at launch, Nintendo forecasts
Two thirds of total PC playtime last year was on games that are at least six years old, report says
The vast majority of time spent playing across all formats was on older games
Trump tariffs threaten the future of physical video games, analyst warns
Mexico and China are among the world's largest producers of game discs and consoles
PlayStation 5 enjoys best ever holiday period, reaching 75 million shipments
PS5 shipments are now neck-and-neck with PS4
Microsoft was the No.1 games publisher in the world last month
Nearly $0.5bn was spent on Xbox games across Steam, PlayStation and Xbox in December
US physical game spend ‘has halved since 2021’
Boxed game spend is down more than 85% since its peak in 2008, according to Circana data
European PC and console game sales rose 1% in 2024
Sales of PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch dropped 21% in Europe last year
Nintendo has now trumped Sony for 20 years in Japan
Switch comfortably took the majority of Japan's best-selling games in 2024
Physical video game sales collapsed in the UK last year
UK digital game revenue also fell slightly in a tough year for the industry