Naturally, thoughts are inevitably turning toward Nintendo's direct competition, and whether the likes of Sony and Microsoft might be concerned about the Switch 2's monumental success. Well, according to SIE's new president and CEO, Hideaki Nishino during a Business Segment fireside chat, the company isn't particularly bothered (thanks, VGC ).

Nintendo Switch 2 was the company's biggest UK console launch in its history, early sales data has revealed, beating the previous record holder, Nintendo 3DS. That said, Switch 2's UK launch sales were still lower than those of the PlayStation 4,

The Nintendo Switch 2 has already sold over 160,000 consoles in the UK and become Nintendo's fastest selling console ever.

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According to data shown by the Game Business, Nintendo’s Switch 2 has reportedly been the firm’s biggest launch in the UK, although it sits behind Microsoft’s Xbox Series X/

To put this into context, the previous console launch sales record in Japan was the PS2, which opened with 630,552 units. That’s an impressive number, but the Mario maker’s new machine comfortably obliterated it. In fact, it’s already sold in just a few days approximately 15% of the PS5’s lifetime total.

The Nintendo Switch 2 might not be a massive generational leap the way that the PS5 was over the PS4, but it still delivers a noticeably better gaming experience than before. Even before you fire up any games, the extra snappiness is apparent; everything ...

While the PlayStation Portal was a bit of a disappointment, it sounds like Sony’s next handheld console could deliver on all fronts.

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For clarity: the Switch 2 isn't 'just a big Switch'. This is a whole new system, with exclusive games – although only one key title at launch, in Mario Kart World. Unless you count Welcome Tour (a 'must', according to my colleague).