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Austin Wood

Analyst predicts Switch 2 supply will struggle with "significant early demand surge," PS5 will still end up the best-selling hardware for US in 2025

Nintendo Switch ad showing Bowser and Bowser Jr, the latter playing on a Switch while the former watches with a surprised expression on his face.

With a Nintendo Switch 2 announcement looking imminent amongst intensifying hardware leaks and third-party mockups, veteran analyst and Circana games lead Mat Piscatella predicts the new console will sell 4.3 million units in the US by the end of 2025, assuming it launches in the first half of the year, despite supply constraints fueled by intense launch demand.

Piscatella shared a brief outline of his 2025 expectations in a Bluesky post, "seeing as how an announcement appears to be coming soon (but who knows)." The stipulation that the Switch 2 launches in the first half of 2025 leaves a bit of wiggle room for how many months it's in market this calendar year.

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