Recent #Nintendo news in the semiconductor industry

4 months ago

➀ The officially licensed 256GB microSD Express card for Nintendo Switch 2 is available for pre-order on Amazon UK at £49 with a price guarantee;

➁ The card launches on June 5, 2025, alongside the Switch 2, supporting up to 2TB capacity for extensive game storage;

➂ 256GB offers the best value per GB, as higher capacities may be prohibitively expensive for most users.

AmazonNintendogaming
4 months ago

➀ The retail launch for Nintendo's Switch 2 is approaching fast, with just under 3 weeks to go. Best Buy has confirmed a midnight launch event.

➁ Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa provided insights into the company's sales forecast of 15 million units in the console's first year.

➂ Furukawa dismissed the notion that production capacity and tariffs played a role in the forecast.

Best BuyNintendo
4 months ago

➀ Despite the price premium and the high cost of first-party games, Nintendo expects to have a strong first year for Switch 2, matching or even exceeding the first Switch's debut year sales.

➁ Nintendo's sales forecast includes selling 15 million units in the first year, with a potential revenue of around $6.75 billion.

➂ The forecast also includes 45 million software unit sales and additional sales of 4.5 million units of the first-generation Switch systems.

HandheldNintendoswitch 2
4 months ago

➀ There are reports that Walmart is cancelling some Nintendo Switch 2 preorders, causing concern among customers who had secured preorders.

➁ Walmart has been accepting Switch 2 preorders after other retailers stopped, and was promising early morning delivery.

➂ Some reports suggest that cancellations are due to pending authorizations being returned to bank accounts, while others claim it's related to potential bot activity.

Nintendoswitch 2
5 months ago
➀ Throughout the latest console generation, physical disc sales have been continuously falling, but there remains a significant portion of players who prefer physical copies. ➁ In Europe, as much as 80% of sales are physical for some games, with new Nintendo games reaching 80% physical. ➂ The trend is also seen in PS5 sales, where 64% of games sold in Europe are physical. Single-player titles tend to have more physical sales.
Nintendo
5 months ago

➀ The Nintendo Switch 2 comes with 256GB of storage, but it's not enough considering the size of current games;

➁ You need a microSD Express card for the Switch 2, which is not compatible with regular microSD cards;

➂ Many third-party games will use 'game-key cards' instead of physical cartridges, requiring more storage space;

➃ SD Express cards are rare and in high demand, with limited stock available.

DealsNintendoswitch 2
5 months ago

➀ The Nintendo Switch 2 is set to launch on June 5th, priced at $449.99 with Joy-cons and dock, or $499 with Mario Kart World.

➁ Nintendo Online subscribers may be eligible for priority invitations to pre-order.

➂ The Switch 2 will have exclusive games like Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and The Duskbloods, and will support most Switch games through emulation.

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