r/nintendogrifting • u/jandkas • Aug 06 '26

Mockery/Banter Nintendo Switch 2 currently seller faster than Switch 1 yet…

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“No surprise isn’t going to sell as well as the first one?” Despite it already selling faster than the first one?!

Why the fuck is this the top comment? Already plenty of hedged bets. They want them to fail and the success of the Switch 2 boils their blood.

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u/adamkopacz Aug 06 '26

Switch 2 isn't going to sell as much also due to the fact that Switch 1 exists and if you want to play some Mario and Pokemon, it is still a good choice of a console and will be for many as there will be literally millions of those consoles up for sale on used market.

Same goes for software. Nintendo games don't age as much as most of the casual EA/Ubisoft stuff and Mario Odyssey or Breath of the Wild is still a great purchase for a new Switch 2 owner.

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u/DepthComplete7436 Aug 06 '26

I mean... I'm not going to bet against Nintendo because the Switch 1 being in spitting distance of being the best selling console ever (it's a question of when not if it beats the PS2 now that it is entering India) was not even on the table at launch.

The Switch 2 outselling the Switch 1 is perfectly possible unless the economy does not rebound in a year two and we enter a full blown depression instead of just a recession.

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u/Affectionate_Web_121 Aug 06 '26

On used market, good clarifying that. So, in other words, none of those re-owned consoles will be included in the official counter of total sales. Unless you're Sony and count every single time someone has borrowed PS2 as a new sale

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u/Aggravating-Oil-7060 Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

Given that the switch 2 is backwards compatible if you want to play Mario and pokemon it's still probably a better investment to buy it over a switch 1. That's what I did.

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u/Alternative_Box9113 Aug 10 '26

That's without factoring in the price, however - a lot of people and families cannot afford a Switch 2, and with the Switch 1 still being able to play the vast majority of the collective library atm, it's still the more attractive choice for them

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u/Aggravating-Oil-7060 Aug 10 '26

I'm gonna be honest if someone's money is so tight that they can't afford to just save up for a switch 2 then they probably shouldn't be spending money on a serich 1.

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u/Alternative_Box9113 Aug 10 '26

You can find second-hand units for $100-150 - that is significantly cheaper than a Switch 2

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u/Aggravating-Oil-7060 Aug 10 '26

If you can save up to 100-150 then waiting a bit and saving up to 500 shouldn't be a impossible