Sophie McEvoy

1 week ago | gamesindustry.biz | Sophie McEvoy

Published on June 16, 2025 Nintendo Switch 2 has sold more than 1.1 million units in the United States, breaking launch week records for gaming hardware. According to Circana data, as shared by the firm's executive director Mat Piscaltella on social media, 79% of sales included both physical and bundle purchases of Mario Kart World. Piscatella also noted that the 1.1 million units did not include sales from the My Nintendo Store.

1 week ago | gamesindustry.biz | Sophie McEvoy

Live show had a peak concurrent audience of more than 3 million viewers, up 89% year-on-year

2 weeks ago | gamesindustry.biz | Sophie McEvoy

Published on June 13, 2025 Hardware sales for the Nintendo Switch 2 have reached almost one million units in Japan, making it the country's biggest console launch to date. As reported by VGC, data from Famitsu showed 947,931 consoles have been sold within the first week of the Switch 2's release. In comparison, the original Switch sold 330,637 units according to the Game Data Archive.

2 weeks ago | gamesindustry.biz | Sophie McEvoy

SAG-AFTRA's national board has approved the tentative agreement with the convenience bargaining group for its Interactive Media Contract announced earlier this week. The next step will see the contract submitted to the union's membership for ratification. SAG-AFTRA noted that if ratified, the agreement will provide performer compensation increases of 15.7% with additional 3% increases over the next three years.

2 weeks ago | gamesindustry.biz | Sophie McEvoy

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