{"id":26688,"date":"2026-11-07T22:02:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T22:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/?p=26688"},"modified":"2026-11-07T22:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T22:02:21","slug":"nintendo-switch-2-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/en-gb\/nintendo-switch-2-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch 2 Sales Reach 26.35 Million: First-Half Sales Fall, but Nintendo Keeps Its 16.5 Million Forecast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail aligncenter wp-image-26652\" src=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nintendo-switch-2-sales-800x450.webp\" alt=\"A Nintendo Switch 2 console and Joy-Con controllers on a red background\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nintendo-switch-2-sales-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nintendo-switch-2-sales-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nintendo-switch-2-sales-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nintendo-switch-2-sales.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Switch 2 sales<\/strong> have reached <strong>26.35 million<\/strong> consoles. Nintendo&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.jp\/ir\/pdf\/2026\/261105_3e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">results for April to September 2026<\/a>, released on 5 November, show it shipped <strong>6.49 million<\/strong> Switch 2 consoles in the half, down 37.4% on the launch period a year earlier, but software sales rose and Nintendo kept its full-year forecast of <strong>16.5 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Nintendo Switch 2 sales at a glance<\/h2>\n<table><tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>April\u2013September 2026<\/strong><\/td><td>6.49 million (down 37.4% from 10.36 million)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>July\u2013September 2026<\/strong><\/td><td>2.67 million<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>April\u2013June 2026<\/strong><\/td><td>3.82 million<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Total since launch<\/strong><\/td><td>26.35 million (19.86 million last fiscal year + 6.49 million)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Switch 2 software (Apr\u2013Sep)<\/strong><\/td><td>24.49 million (up 18.8%)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Full-year forecast<\/strong><\/td><td>16.5 million hardware, 60 million software (unchanged)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Original Switch (Apr\u2013Sep)<\/strong><\/td><td>1.27 million hardware, 65.73 million software<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<h2>How many Switch 2 consoles has Nintendo sold?<\/h2>\n<p>26.35 million in total. Nintendo sold 19.86 million in its last fiscal year, which included the June 2025 launch, and 6.49 million more from April to September 2026. These are sell-in figures: units Nintendo sold to shops and direct to customers.<\/p>\n<h2>Why are Switch 2 sales down?<\/h2>\n<p>The comparison is with the launch months, when Nintendo shipped 10.36 million Switch 2 consoles from April to September 2025. Nintendo said that although unit sales fell, &#8220;many consumers continued to adopt the system, spurred on by factors like the release of new titles&#8221;. Quarterly shipments were 3.82 million from April to June and 2.67 million from July to September.<\/p>\n<h2>Did Nintendo lower its Switch 2 forecast?<\/h2>\n<p>No. Nintendo&#8217;s document says the full-year forecast &#8220;remains unchanged&#8221; from 8 May: <strong>16.5 million<\/strong> Switch 2 consoles and <strong>60 million<\/strong> Switch 2 games for the year to March 2027. Some reports this week gave different figures, including a higher forecast. Nintendo&#8217;s own results don&#8217;t support those. Hitting 16.5 million means shipping about 10 million more between October and March, over the holiday season.<\/p>\n<h2>What were Nintendo&#8217;s best-selling games this half?<\/h2>\n<p>Nintendo named these million-sellers for April to September:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream:<\/strong> 8.81 million<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rhythm Heaven Groove:<\/strong> 2.89 million<\/li>\n<li><strong>Splatoon Raiders:<\/strong> 2.42 million<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mario Kart World:<\/strong> 1.78 million more, after launching last year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tomodachi Life and Rhythm Heaven Groove are Nintendo Switch games, which also play on Switch 2; Splatoon Raiders and Mario Kart World are Switch 2 games.<\/p>\n<h2>How did Nintendo do overall?<\/h2>\n<p>Net sales fell 12.1% to 966.0 billion yen, but operating profit rose 49.1% to 216.5 billion yen. That jump was helped by software sales, the weak yen and about $300 million of refunds of US tariffs. Digital sales rose 60.5% to 249.6 billion yen, 60.7% of software sales. IP income, including The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, almost doubled to 62.7 billion yen.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s next for Switch 2?<\/h2>\n<p>The holiday line-up includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/en-gb\/zelda-ocarina-of-time-switch-2-release-date\/\">Ocarina of Time remake<\/a>, which reviewed well (see our <a href=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/en-gb\/zelda-ocarina-of-time-switch-2-review-roundup\/\">review roundup<\/a>), and the <a href=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/en-gb\/nintendo-switch-2-zelda-40th-anniversary-edition\/\">Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition console<\/a>. There&#8217;s no trailer for a results report; Nintendo&#8217;s full documents are on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.jp\/ir\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investor relations site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>More Nintendo on iGame Magazine<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/en-gb\/zelda-ocarina-of-time-switch-2-review-roundup\/\">Zelda: Ocarina of Time Switch 2 Reviews: Critics Call the Remake the Best Way to Play a Classic<\/a>: Ocarina of Time Switch 2 reviews<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/en-gb\/zelda-ocarina-of-time-switch-2-release-date\/\">Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 Is Out Now: Price, What&#8217;s New and the Ocarina You Can Hum Into<\/a>: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/en-gb\/nintendo-switch-2-zelda-40th-anniversary-edition\/\">Nintendo Switch 2 Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition: Price, Triforce Design, Matching Pro Controller and Stock<\/a>: the Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition console<\/li><\/ul><h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<h4>How many Switch 2 have been sold?<\/h4>\n<p>26.35 million as of 30 September 2026, according to Nintendo&#8217;s results.<\/p>\n<h4>How many Switch 2 did Nintendo sell from April to September 2026?<\/h4>\n<p>6.49 million, down 37.4% from 10.36 million a year earlier.<\/p>\n<h4>What is Nintendo&#8217;s Switch 2 forecast?<\/h4>\n<p>16.5 million consoles and 60 million games for the year to March 2027, unchanged.<\/p>\n<h4>What was Nintendo&#8217;s best-selling game from April to September 2026?<\/h4>\n<p>Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, a Nintendo Switch game, with 8.81 million units.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Switch 2 sales have reached 26.35 million consoles. Nintendo&#8217;s results for April to September 2026, released on 5 November, show it shipped 6.49 million Switch 2 consoles in the half, down 37.4% on the launch period a year earlier, but software sales rose and Nintendo kept its full-year forecast of 16.5 million. 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