Omnihanded Entertainmet News | Nintendo Switch 2 Continues To Be A Massive Hit, Selling Over 10 Million Units In Six Months

Nintendo has confirmed that in the last two quarters, it has sold a staggering number of Switch 2 consoles. As part of its latest financial results, the company reported 10.36 million Switch 2 units sold as of September 30, in the two quarters since it went on sale. In the last three months alone, Nintendo sold 4.54 million Switch 2 consoles.

To put that into context, that’s more than double what the original Switch console sold within the same two-month time period (4.7 million units sold), and even more than what Sony managed with the PS4 (7.5 million units sold) and PS5 (7.8 million units sold) during its first two quarters. With the Switch 2 selling well, Nintendo has now increased its hardware forecast for the business year, as it predicts that it’ll sell 19 million Switch 2 consoles, up from its original estimate of 15 million. If Nintendo reaches this number, that’ll put Switch 2 sales far ahead of the original Switch, PS4, and PS5 consoles during their launch years.

As for its predecessor, the Switch has now reached 154.01 million units sold since 2017. This puts the Switch within spitting distance of the Nintendo DS, which sold 154.02 million units. Nintendo noted a 60% decline in Switch sales when compared to the same period in its previous fiscal year, but it is predicting that the console will dethrone the Nintendo DS by the end of its financial year and will cement itself as the company’s best-selling console of all time.

In the games department, Switch 2 launch game Mario Kart World has reached 9.57 million lifetime sales to date, and it is selling far better than its predecessor, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The game has a 92% attach rate, and around 8.1 million of these sales were from the Switch 2 hardware bundle that included the game. Donkey Kong Bananza has reached an impressive 3.49 million units sold since it launched in July, and the Switch 2 version of Mario Party Jamboree has hit 1.16 million units sold.

Looking ahead, Nintendo has a strong lineup for the holiday season. This month will see the launch of Kirby Air Riders and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, while December will see the highly anticipated release of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

Lemon and apricot locations in Arc Raiders

In general, you’ll be able to loot lemons and apricots on the ground at the base of trees. However, you can also kick some trees to get fruit to fall onto the ground, which you can then scoop up. Consider that a bonus addition to our Arc Raiders tips. The number of available trees during a drop wildly varies in Arc Raiders, and this includes trees that you both can and can’t shake. Both lemons and apricots are “green” loot items, so they tend to stick out more than more common loot you find on the ground.

When you drop into a match, you should initially look for the “Nature” icon on your map. These areas generally have the highest chances of spawning trees, but again, this isn’t guaranteed. You could also find trees in these areas, but there won’t be any lemons or apricots on the ground (both before and after you kick them).

If you’re looking for the highest chance of finding lemons and apricots in Arc Raiders, you’ll want to head to The Blue Gate map and search around Olive Grove, which is located on the southern side of the map, just below the Checkpoint. Usually, there are a fair number of trees spread out amongst this area, and most of the time, you’ll find either lemons or apricots, and sometimes even both. However, you’ll also find a solid number of olives, hence the name of the location.

Olive Grove on The Blue Gate map in Arc Raiders

While Olive Grove isn’t an inherently dangerous location on The Blue Gate map, you’ll want to keep a vigilant eye out for enemy players who are also searching for lemons and apricots. The Olive Grove has become a hotspot for this very reason, and players who aren’t even looking for the fruits will camp out here waiting for players to come along who are trying to upgrade Scrappy.

For any players who don’t want to rely on the tree method for acquiring lemons and apricots in Arc Raiders, there is a secondary way to add the fruits to your inventory. This is by searching baskets on maps, which can be found in most buildings and houses you come across. The Buried City is the best map to find baskets, as they are located in several locations, most notably the Grandioso Apartments and the Santa Maria Houses.

Grandioso Apartments on the Buried City map in Arc Raiders

Finally, to boost your chances of finding lemons and apricots on any map in Arc Raiders, you’ll want to keep an eye out for the Lush Blooms event. This event can be hosted at any time, and it provides a flat buff to the number of fruits and other vegetation that spawn on a map. The map the event is hosted on seems to be random, so if you happen to see the event occurring on a map you have unlocked, it’s best to hop in and see what you can find.