Secondly, the first-generation Switch is a resounding success, having ascended to become Nintendo's second-best selling console of all time at 152.12 million units, behind only the Nintendo DS at 154.02 million units. The Wii, another uber-popular game system, topped out at 101.63 million units.

It's no surprise to anyone that the Nintendo Switch 2 did well, but you may not have expected it to break this record: it's "the fastest selling video game hardware device in US history." Despite fears that tariffs would raise the price of the Switch 2 – or perhaps because of them – the console has done unbelievably well.

The Nintendo Switch 2 has debuted as the fastest-selling video game hardware device in United States history, according to market research. The Switch 2 sold 1.6 million units in June, the highest launch-month unit sales for video game hardware in U.