Switch 2 sales: Nintendo bets on games not specs

NEW CONSOLE DEBUTS ON JUNE 5 AT A RETAIL PRICE OF $450

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Nintendo Co. will sell 14.7 million of the new Switch 2 video-game consoles this year, the research firm Omdia predicted on Wednesday, easily exceeding the tally for the debut of the original eight years ago.

The projection reflects an optimistic outlook among analysts for the new portable device. Kyoto-based Nintendo sold more than 13 million of the original Switch in the 12 months after it went on sale.

The new console debuts on June 5 at a suggested retail price of $450.

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