The special Zelda-themed Nintendo Switch 2 console was always going to be in high demand as fans and unfortunately scalpers snapped up stock at ridiculous pace. Mat Piscatella from US video game sales tracker Circana has announced that a special edition console helped push Nintendo Switch 2 hardware dollar sales to their highest weekly total of 2026 to date. Whether more stock will come in time for the all-important Christmas shopping season remains to be seen. We shall see how the Nintendo Switch 2 performs against Sony’s PlayStation 5 (which was the best-selling platform in September) and the Xbox Series X|S in October 2026’s results which are due soon.
US: Zelda Switch 2 console helped drive total Switch 2 dollar sales to its highest weekly total of 2026
Wait the Xbox X/S was the best selling console in October? Was it because of Gears of War E Day?
Sorry, that may not have been worded quite right as I had been playing around with the sentence. I’ve now tinkered with it. October 2026 results have yet to be announced, but should be here soon 😊
That makes more sense. I thought it said it was the best selling console in October and I was confused since it’s only a couple of days into November and the article said that the switch 2 earned the most revenue two weeks ago.
Well I bought two Zelda consoles and 5 OOT games foil variants. I did my part.
I got the controller at the Beat Buy event 😊
Now I have everything from the 40th Anniversary that I want.