Nintendo quarterly revenue surges thanks to Switch 2

Tokyo: Nintendo on Friday said quarterly revenue had more than doubled year on year thanks to the Switch 2, which became the world s fastest selling c...

Tokyo: Nintendo on Friday said quarterly revenue had more than doubled year-on-year thanks to the Switch 2, which became the world's fastest-selling console after its launch in early June.

Pent-up demand for the new gadget from the "Super Mario" gamemaker fuelled fan excitement at the release that saw sold-out pre-orders and midnight store openings.

Like the hugely popular original Switch, the Switch 2 is a hybrid console that can be handheld or connected to a television, with a bigger screen and more processing power than its predecessor.

It smashed industry records by selling 3.5 million units in its first four days, and Nintendo said Friday that the figure had increased to 5.8 million units by the end of June.