Nintendo stock slides 7% as Switch 2 announcement underwhelms

Analyst says lack of surprise drove down share price

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Tourists try out the Nintendo Switch at Narita Airport near Tokyo. As of September 2024, the Japanese gaming giant had sold 146 million units of that machine. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)

CHIHIRO ISHIKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Nintendo stock dropped sharply on Friday after the company's announcement late the night before that it would release its next-generation Switch 2 console in 2025 contained little to surprise markets.

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