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Total US video game hardware spending rose 81 percent compared with the same week a year earlier.","whyItMatters":"The Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition shows a themed console bundle, not a new game, can move Switch 2 hardware to its 2026 weekly peak in the US market.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCircana\u0026#39;s Mat Piscatella tied the week ending October 31, 2026 to the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition, a console with green Joy-Con 2 units and a Triforce on the controllers and dock. The same week brought the Switch 2 version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Piscatella reported that total US video game hardware spending for the week rose 81 percent year over year. Amazon.co.jp lists a set pairing the anniversary console with the Ocarina of Time software at 73,588 yen including tax.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Nintendo's Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition console moved Switch 2 units, but Circana's 81 percent hardware spending jump counts dollars, not consoles, so the lift includes higher-priced bundles.","twitterPost":"Circana's 81 percent US hardware spending jump counts dollars, not units, so Nintendo's Zelda bundle lift reflects price as much as volume.","threadsPost":"Nintendo's Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition console drove Switch 2's best week of 2026, and Circana's 81 percent hardware spending gain measures dollars rather than units sold, so a premium bundle can lift the figure without a matching jump in consoles.","newsletterBlurb":"Circana's Mat Piscatella reports that Switch 2 hardware had its best US sales week of 2026 in the week ending October 31, the launch window of the Nintendo Switch 2 The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition. Total US video game hardware spending rose 81 percent compared with the same week a year earlier. 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