Nintendo Switch 2 Global Launch

Nintendo launched the Switch 2 in 2025 to extraordinary commercial success, selling 5 million units in its first week globally and becoming the fastest-selling gaming console in history. The new hardware featured a larger, sharper 8-inch OLED screen, a significantly more powerful custom Nvidia chip enabling 4K output when docked, and backward compatibility with the original Switch library. The launch title Mario Kart World sold 4 million copies alongside the hardware in its first week.