Nintendo shares tumble as Switch 2 reveal disappoints fans | Entertainment
Japanese gaming company’s stock price falls as much as 7.2 percent as teaser for new console fails to impress.
Nintendo shares have taken a tumble after the gaming giant’s hotly anticipated reveal of its follow-up to the Switch left some fans disappointed.
The Japanese gaming company’s stock price fell as much as 7.2 percent on Friday after a teaser video for the Switch 2 suggested the console would be broadly similar to its wildly popular predecessor.
The company recovered some of its losses in the afternoon, with its share price down about 4.2 percent as of 4pm local time.
“Nintendo played it safe. Switch 2 looks underwhelming at best and a completely unexcited rehash of the same old same old at worst,” gaming YouTuber…