Nintendo says it sold a record 3.5m Switch 2 consoles in first four days of launch
Nintendo says it has sold a record 3.5 million Switch 2 units worldwide in the first four days after the console was launched.
'This is the highest global sales level for any Nintendo hardware within the first four days,' the Japanese video game giant said in a statement.
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