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Yahoo
14 hours ago
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Switch 2被爆全球首日熱賣300萬台，超越PS4首發100萬紀錄
任天堂最新遊戲主機 Nintendo Switch 2，正式在 6 月 5 日於全球多個地區推出，雖然任天堂官方先前表示貨源充足，但網路上仍然出現不少店家缺貨以及黃牛開始加價轉賣的現象。而 Switch 2 的首日銷售表現驚人，被爆出已經在全球狂賣 300 萬台。 相關新聞：Switch 2台灣單主機缺貨！玩家遭砍單，只能改買《瑪利歐賽車世界》同捆包 相關新聞：超扯！Switch 2螢幕上兩個洞，電玩店「釘收據」惹禍：玩家可換新機 相關新聞：Switch 2台版、港版、日版差異？價格、保固、插頭規格一次搞懂，搶先入手前必看 知名任天堂相關消息 YouTuber Nintendo Prime，在其個人 X（推特）帳號上分享了來自 3 位匿名獨立人士的消息，指出任天堂在全球已經售出 300 萬台 Switch 2，這是遊戲產業歷史上第一台達成此成就的主機。 之前的紀錄保持者是索尼的 PS4，該主機在首日全球售出約 100 多萬台，而 PS4 和 PS5 則花費了 2 個月的時間才賣出約 450 萬台。Nintendo Prime 認為 Switch 2 有可能在 1 週內打破 PS4 和 PS5 的紀錄。 考慮到 Switch 2 目前的缺貨狀況，以及任天堂在發售前特別公告的預約抽選人數超乎預期，不難看出這次 Switch 2 的搶手程度。此外，許多地區需要等待更長的時間才能購買，例如台灣將在 1 個月後的 7 月 10 日才正式販售，因此未來 Switch 2 的成長潛力不容小覷。 24 hour launch sales:I have now heard from 3 independent people that Nintendo have globally shifted over 3m Switch 2 units. This doesn't include any additional sales made today already and over the upcoming weekend. For perspective, no console has come close to that level of… — Nintendo Prime (@NintyPrime) June 6, 2025 緊貼最新科技資訊、網購優惠，追隨 Yahoo Tech 各大社交平台！ 🎉📱 Tech Facebook： 🎉📱 Tech Instagram： 🎉📱 Tech WhatsApp 社群： 🎉📱 Tech WhatsApp 頻道： 🎉📱 Tech Telegram 頻道：
Metro
13-05-2025
- Business
- Metro
Nintendo Switch 2 could be being sold at a loss claim analysts
Despite its high cost, Nintendo could be making as little as £3 on each Switch 2 console sold, suggesting they literally couldn't make the new hardware any cheaper. Nobody has been in the games business longer than Nintendo and while they've had their ups and downs, to put it mildly, they've never really been in any financial trouble, since they have vast reserves of cash (which prevents them from being taken over by other companies) and never sell their consoles at a loss – or at least almost never. Most new consoles from Sony and Microsoft are sold at a loss at launch, only becoming profitable with later hardware revisions that simplify the manufacturing process. Despite what many fans think, Nintendo has done this too, with the 3DS and Wii U both being sold at a loss for a while. There's no official information to judge what the situation is with the Nintendo Switch 2 but two different analysts suggest it's cutting things very fine, with one estimate claiming it's barely breaking even. The Nintendo Switch 2 is being sold for £395.99. That's significantly more than the £279.99 the original Switch was at launch, and the subsequent OLED Model at £309.99. However, most fans agree that it's not unreasonable, with many fearing it would be more, given inflation and the fact that the Switch 2 is bigger and more powerful than its predecessor. Instead, it's the price of the games that's been the main point of contention, with Mario Kart World costing up to £75 for the physical version, although the digital edition is cheaper and fellow first party title Donkey Kong Bananza is cheaper still. According to Toyo Securities analyst Hideki Yasuda, speaking to Bloomberg, the Nintendo Switch 2 costs around $400 in terms of raw materials. It's being sold in the US for $449.99, so that means that once you factor in manufacturing it may not be making a profit – so you can imagine how Nintendo felt when Trump started talking about tariffs. Multiple other sources also suggest that the console is making little or no profit, with YouTuber Nintendo Prime suggesting that Nintendo may be making as little as $4 (£3) on each sale in the US. Double Jump Games, who is getting 9 Switch 2 Units to sell, noticed in the order that Nintendo is basically making nothing in the US per unit. They make $4 per unit sold, Nintendo's costs basically match what it costs to be here. So next to no profit margin. — Nintendo Prime (@NintyPrime) April 28, 2025 Meanwhile, MST Financial analyst David Gibson, speaking to the Financial Times, claims that the unit price for Switch 2 consoles being manufactured in Vietnam, which have lower tariffs than those made in the US, is $338. More Trending However, that's before things like shipping and transportation (and tariffs) are taken into account, so again it seems that if the Switch 2 is being sold at a profit it's a very small one. Console manufacturers make money in two main ways, by selling their own exclusive games – which is a much more important avenue for Nintendo than for Sony or Microsoft – and for charging licencing fees to other publishers for releasing their games on the console. Conversely, this is more important for Sony and Microsoft, since Nintendo consoles have traditionally had poor third party support. The Switch 2 seems to be much better supported so far, but that can quickly evaporate if the console is not an instant success or if customers simply don't buy the third party titles. Whatever the profit figure is – and it will vary from country to country – it suggests that Nintendo is walking a narrow line and while the higher game prices are primarily because of the higher cost of making modern video games, they may also be the only way to make a profit in the short term. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: The 20 exclusive games that made Nintendo Switch the best console ever MORE: Games Inbox: Is it weird to not like GTA games? MORE: GTA 4 remaster coming to PS5 this year claims insider
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Switch 2主機被爆料在美國利潤微薄，賣一台僅賺4美元
任天堂新主機 Nintendo Switch 2 一台 449.99 美元（台灣建議售價為新台幣 14,380 元），推出後接近 PS5 的價格，以及遊戲《瑪利歐賽車世界》80 美元爭議，都讓不少玩家抱怨太貴。而最近卻有爆料聲稱 Switch 2 即便定價為 449.99 美元，但任天堂在美國每賣出一台 Switch 2 卻僅有 4 美元（約新台幣 128 元）的利潤。 根據內容創作者 Nintendo Prime 爆料，美國實體遊戲零售商 Double Jump Games，在訂單中注意到，任天堂在美國販售的硬體利潤微薄，幾乎沒有任何利潤，每賣出一台主機只能賺 4 美元，成本基本上與在美國的營運成本相抵。事後 Nintendo Prime 也補充，這 4 美元是零售的利潤，而任天堂是以成本價在販售。基本上不賺錢。 當然，過去在 Microsoft、Sony 和 Nintendo 的主機大戰中，這種現象中並不罕見。主機公司主要是通過販售遊戲來獲得利潤，而非販售硬體。尤其是隨著主機推出的時間拉長，硬體生產成本也會逐漸降低，而任天堂每年的遊戲銷量也證實了這點，Switch 僅靠自家第一方遊戲，以及獨立遊戲就能在遊戲市場上獲得領先的地位。 (The $4 is the retail profit. Nintendo is selling selling at cost and make nothing) — Nintendo Prime (@NintyPrime) April 28, 2025 緊貼最新科技資訊、網購優惠，追隨 Yahoo Tech 各大社交平台！ 🎉📱 Tech Facebook： 🎉📱 Tech Instagram： 🎉📱 Tech WhatsApp 社群： 🎉📱 Tech WhatsApp 頻道： 🎉📱 Tech Telegram 頻道：
