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Analyst says Nintendo Switch 2 will face supply constraints, PlayStation 5 will remain the best-selling console in the US | The Nintendo Switch 2 is predicted to sell 4.3 million units in the US this year


Mat Piscatella, the executive director of video games at market research firm Circana, posted his Switch 2 predictions on social network Bluesky.

Mat Piscatella, the executive director of video games at market research firm Circana, posted his Switch 2 predictions on social network Bluesky. If that figure proves accurate, Nintendo's upcoming machine will have accounted for around one-third of all video game console hardware units sold in the US, excluding PC portables. Piscatella writes that this will lead to supply constraints for several months following the early sales surge, adding that the number of sold units will depend on manufacturing capabilities.

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