'Stealth' Pokemon hit boosts Nintendo Switch 2 momentum sentiment

FILE PHOTO: A person holds a Nintendo Switch 2 game console's box as Nintendo starts selling the new consoles globally, at an electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, June 5, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

TOKYO, March ⁠12 (Reuters) - Nintendo said on Thursday it has sold more than ⁠2.2 million copies of "Pokemon Pokopia" in the four days ‌since launch as the game's popularity helps offset fear about Switch 2 sales momentum.

Industry observers have fretted that the Switch 2 lacks high-profile games to drive sales, ​with spiking prices for memory chips also ⁠driving market concern about ⁠impact on profit margins.