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Here's how Switch 2 sales currently compare to the Switch and Nintendo's previous hardware.
The original Switch still needs to sell over 3 million more units if its to surpass the 160M total that Sony claims the PlayStation 2 reached.
The Nintendo Switch 2 has now sold 23.68 million units, surpassing the lifetime total of the Nintendo GameCube.
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A new Joy-Con holder from @dbrand.bsky.social has a hinge so you can find your ergonomic comfy spot: hanafuda.report/articles/dbr...
Ten tracks from Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream have been added to Nintendo Music. 🎵
A listing for Starfield on the Nintendo Switch 2 has shown up on the Taiwanese rating site.
Nintendo has just updated the GameCube NSO app (Version 1.6.1) — it now includes a fix for the Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness crashing issue.
NES games PAC-MAN, Mendel Palace, and The Tower of Druaga have been added to Switch Online and are now available.
31 tracks from Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Meetup in Bellabel Park have just been added to Nintendo Music.
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After a leak on Reddit, the Zelda Ocarina of Time LEGO set is now up for preorder: www.lego.com/en-us/produc...
Alright, 2026! What games are you looking forward to playing this year? 🎮 #Nintendo
😮 Nintendo got me looking like a chump over here.... oddly neither game are on Nintendo.com yet.
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Over half of NSO users pay for the Expansion Pack. Yup, of those with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription, 60% opt for the pricier Expansion Pack tier. N64 nostalgia is strong I guess. 😅
The SNES library is the most played among Nintendo Switch Online users — with 83% saying they’ve dipped into those 16-bit classics.
Some 72% of Switch players say they've experienced Joy-Con drift — which makes it far and away the most common hardware complaint (duh) ⚙️ See how other issues compare: switchweekly.com/survey/2025
🕹️ The typical Switch player logs an average of around ~5 hours of game time per week, but 67% said that's down on last year. Backlog fatigue? Fewer new releases? Or just waiting for Switch 2?
📊 Here are the top 10 most anticipated Switch 2 games (as voted by 1,500+ fans): 1. Mario Kart World 2. Donkey Kong: Bananza 3. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond 4. Kirby Air Riders 5. The Duskbloods 6. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment 7. Hollow Knight: Silksong 8. Cyberpunk 2077 9. Pokémon Legends Z-A
Probably of no surprise for an enthusiast survey, but a massive 81% of players surveyed said they intend to purchase the Nintendo Switch 2 — and that's despite a majority stating that the console is pricier than expected
🗳️ The results for the 2025 State of Switch survey are now live: switchweekly.com/survey/2025 #Nintendo