Nintendo gives conservative sales outlook for Switch 2 amid tariff concerns

Nintendo projected weaker-than-expected initial sales of its upcoming Switch 2 game console, a reflection of how uncertainty over U.S. tariffs is weighing even on a company fielding record-setting demand. The Kyoto-based company expects shipments of the long-awaited Switch 2 to reach 15 million units in the year to March, shy of the 16.8 million average estimated by analysts. Nintendo forecast its annual operating profit to reach 320 billion ( 2.2 billion) during the period, also significantly short of analyst expectations. That is despite overwhelming preorders for the 450 gadget and market expectations that the Switch 2 would be the fastest-selling console in history. In Japan, the console will sell for 49,980 ( 350), though an edition that supports only the Japanese language.