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Nintendo sets record with 3.5 million Switch 2 units sold in four days

Nintendo has sold 3.5 million Switch 2s in four days, setting a company record for a new console launch.

To get a hold of one, fans entered lotteries to buy consoles directly from Nintendo, ordered online or simply lined up outside retailers like Game Stop when the Switch 2 went on sale last week. However, demand appeared to exceed the company's expectations, so President Shuntaro Furukawa apologized to customers that failed to pick one up, Bloomberg reported. The company no doubt learned some lessons last time around as it had supply issues during the first few months after the original's Switch's launch that constrained sales.

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