Can you believe that it’s been a week since the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal? I certainly can’t! The shadow drop of the trailer stunned the internet, and a week later, we’re still talking about it. The thing that set me off, though, was when I saw a bunch of “bad faith” arguments about the Switch 2 and how Nintendo presented it. People cited “proof” of “people’s disappointment” when The Big N’s stocks fell a little bit after the reveal. That did happen, for the record. However, it didn’t last long, and when people returned to their senses, the stock rose.
As you can see below, the price of Nintendo’s stock has soared, and now it’s at an all-time high in Japan once more. That sharp upturn was so great that even the Toyo Securities firm had to upgrade its status to “strong buy.” Trust me, if I could buy Nintendo stock right now…I would.
Regardless of how people felt about the Switch 2 teaser trailer, there is tremendous excitement.
Switch 2 is what the industry needs right now, especially for Japanese developers.
The Switch 2 Direct will most likely be the most watched Nintendo Direct ever.
— Stealth (@Stealth40k) January 23, 2025
As Stealth fairly puts out, the Nintendo Switch 2 is what the gaming industry needs right now. It NEEDS a console with proper hype that gamers KNOW will live up to the hype with the hardware and software. Microsoft isn’t doing that with Xbox right now and even Sony is struggling. Despite Nintendo having the “weakest” of the current consoles, the OG Switch is still selling like crazy.
The only thing that’ll be crazy is what happens on April 2, 2025, when we get the software breakdown for the new console and see just how fast the pre-orders fly and how much higher Nintendo’s stock rises.
