This was the highest global sales for any Nintendo game console within the first four days, the company said.
As many as 2.2 million people participated in Japan alone in the first preorder lottery for the Switch 2, held on Nintendo's official shopping website in April.
The game maker aims to sell 15 million units of the Switch 2 globally in the first year of its release. The console sells in Japan at a suggested retail price of 49,980 yen.
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