The Debrief, June 2025
Nintendo Switch 2 launch success, UK games on the up and Newzoo updates market figures
Nintendo Switch 2 flogs 3.5m copies in four days
UK Games Growth Package chucks £30m smackers into UK games business
Newzoo tots up 2024 games market and declares a valuation of $182.7bn
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