Nintendo’s financial year is off to a bumper start thanks to explosive sales of its Switch 2 console. Following its launch in June, the Switch 2 console has now sold 5.82 million units according to Nintendo’s Q1 earnings report, more than double the 2.7 million unit sales achieved by the original Switch in its first month.

Sales for the Nintendo Switch 2 consoles have reached 5.82 million, the Japan-based video game giant revealed along with its earnings results Friday.

Market conditions” have come for Nintendo, and the company has just announced that it will be raising prices on a number of original Switch hardware units,