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Switch 2 sales forecast not affected by production or tariffs, Nintendo reiterates


Switch 2 production capacity and US tariffs didn't factor into sales predictions Nintendo said, as its forecasts were c…

"We set this figure with the aim of reaching the same level of sales we achieved with Nintendo Switch in the roughly 10-month period between its launch in March 2017 and December that year." Nintendo predicted 45m sales of software in its financial report, but Furukawa noted this figure does not include Mario Kart World units bundled with the console. "For software, in addition to the same factors, we also take into account rises in costs, due to aspects such as increased game file size and extended development periods, when determining price.

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