Summary
- Nintendo aims to sell 15 million Switch 2 consoles during its fiscal year 2026, which runs until March 31.
- The company also expects to sell 45 million Switch 2 games during the same period—not counting software package deals, like the Mario Kart World bundle.
Nintendo expects to sell 15 million Switch 2 consoles during its ongoing fiscal year. This projection was revealed as part of the company's latest earnings report, which also includes estimates for Switch 2 game sales during the same period.
The Switch successor is scheduled to hit the market on June 5. According to some recent analyst estimates, Nintendo aims to have at least 6 million Switch 2 units available at launch, in addition to manufacturing many more in the months that follow.
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The Japanese gaming giant has now shared its first official Switch 2 sales projections, estimating sales of approximately 15 million units during its current fiscal year, which began on April 1, 2025. Since the Switch 2 won't hit the market before early June, that comes out to approximately 1.5 million console sales per month until March 31, 2026.
Nintendo's Consolidated Financial Forecast for Fiscal Year 2026
- Nintendo Switch 2 sales: 15 million units
- Nintendo Switch 2 software sales: 45 million units
- Nintendo Switch sales: 4.5 million units
- Nintendo Switch software sales: 105 million units
The estimate was shared as part of Nintendo's latest consolidated financial report, which also saw the company forecast 45 million Switch 2 software sales during the same period. The figure doesn't include games sold via package deals, such as the Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle.
Nintendo also expects to sell 4.5 million Switch consoles, as well as 105 million Switch games during its fiscal year 2026. For reference, the company sold approximately 11.5 million Switch units over the course of calendar year 2024. While the Switch is nearing the PS2’s record as the best-selling console of all time, it’s unlikely to claim that title before 2027 at the earliest, as it remains nearly 8 million units short of the 160 million milestone needed to make history.
Nintendo’s newly shared Switch 2 sales forecast is roughly in line with the original Switch’s first-year performance. The Switch sold around 14.86 million units in calendar year 2017 and 15.05 million during Nintendo’s 2018 fiscal year, which ended in March 2018—about 13 months after the console's launch. However, the Switch 2’s forecast of 15 million units is slightly more ambitious, since the console will only be available for 10 months of the current fiscal year. Nintendo's latest financial report has also reiterated the late 2025 release window for Pokemon Legends: Z-A, in addition to reaffirming that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is still targeting a 2025 launch. Both games will be available on the Switch, though the Switch 2's backward compatibility will also ensure they're playable on Nintendo's next console.
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