US hardware sales rose 69% in March 2026 following strong Switch 2 performance | US Monthly Charts

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• Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  did it… did it actually go up, or did the price go up but sales per unit actually declined.

  I’m seeing laptops that I used to be able to buy for 1400, now cost 2500-3000… nothing different about them but absurd prices…

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  • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Mat Piscatella of Circana will frequently state what drove the growth. A lot of times in the past year, it has been higher dollar sales from fewer units sold. In this case, it seemed to be a huge influx of people hoping to get a PS5 before price increases, as well as genuine system sellers for Switch 2 and PS5 by way of Pokemon Pokopia and Crimson Desert, respectively.

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• dhork@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Nice

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  • thingsiplay@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Nice

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• garretble@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  But I thought the Switch 2 was doomed over the holidays because [of reasons]!

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  • Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It is a dogshit sequel to a revolutionary console.

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    • Noite_Etion@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      It’s a console dude, relax.

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    • garretble@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I love my Switch 2. I was just playing some Vampire Crawlers on it over lunch.

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• 64bithero@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’m not surprised and if Nintendo can keep the system at 450 and not increase the price. its sales are likely to only improve. With others rumored to moving to a hybrid pc concept , the Switch 2 will have the advantage of being the most accessible and affordable system available. Sony is unlikely to follow in Microsoft’s footsteps but if they do it will only help Nintendo. Especially with where the prices will be for the “next gen systems”

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  • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Last rumor I heard, and plenty of adjacent insiders think there’s merit to the claim, is that Sony is aiming for a ~$600 handheld SKU of the PS6 that would be the “Series S” to the main PS6’s “Series X”, while retaining the traditional console model. I think both of those things are a mistake, but that’s what they’re allegedly doing.

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• Stupendous@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  News cycles and trends are so fast. I forgot Pokopia was last month and it was major hit

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• zebidiah@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I get it …

  I bought new tires for my car and my bikes and 2 5gallon drums of Rotella t6…

  All that shit is going to be significantly more expensive in the next few months… And so will the switch2

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