Sales of the PS5 have surged in Spain during the month of August, 2025, while third-party titles have underperformed on the Nintendo Switch 2.
During the September Nintendo Direct Special episode of Vandal Radio, host José de la Fuente and other podcast members shared some insight regarding PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 sales in Spain during August, 2025. According to them, it has been a month and a half since Sony Interactive Entertainment’s current-gen console is outselling the Switch successor. It was also mentioned that Nintendo isn’t particularly happy with the third-party lineup of software. Aside from Cyberpunk 2077, hardly any other third-party game is performing well in the country.
Star Wars Outlaws for Nintendo Switch 2 reportedly sold just 600 units during its first week on the market. During the same week, Daemon x Machina released and sold only 700 units. Cronos: The New Dawn sold 2,800 on PS5 and a mere 300 on Nintendo Switch 2, despite launching simultaneously across both platforms.
Nintendo’s consoles have primarily been about its first-party offerings. Therefore, titles like Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza are likely selling with a far better attach rate. Third-party titles, however, are likely faring worse due to a notable overlap in the PS5 and Switch 2 user base, where players may prefer to play AAA titles with superior visuals and performance that Nintendo’s relatively conservative hardware simply can’t offer. This is reflected in the sales figures for Cronos: The New Dawn, which is far more popular on the PS5, at least in Spain.
A technical breakdown of Star Wars Outlaws revealed that Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment have delivered one of the most impressive Nintendo Switch 2 ports to date, balancing visual compromises with consistent overall performance. Reductions in NPC density, environmental detail, and certain textures are noticeable, yet the overall visual fidelity remains closer to the version developed for more powerful consoles. As such, it’s disappointing to see that the game has failed to gain a bigger audience on Nintendo’s new console in Spain.
