Switch 2 sales reach nearly 20m almost one year after release, but Nintendo has lowered the console's forecast for 2027

Switch 2 sales reach nearly 20m almost one year after release, but Nintendo has lowered the console’s forecast for 2027

Nintendo’s Switch 2 console has now sold a total of 19.86m units. These sales figures were shared as part of the company’s latest financial results, which ended in March.

However, while the console has sold well – in February of this year, the company revealed its Switch 2 had sold 17.37m units as of 31st December 2025, which means it has shifted another 2.49m consoles in the time since – Nintendo has lowered its forecast for the upcoming financial year.

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“For Nintendo Switch 2, sales were more concentrated in the launch year in comparison to previous hardware systems,” Nintendo said in its latest financial report. “Reflecting strong launch-year sales and price revisions, we expect FY27 sales units to decline year-on-year.

“Even so, we believe this represents a solid level of adoption for Nintendo Switch 2 in its second year after launch.”

Nintendo still expects to shift 16.50m units in the coming financial year, however, and that is even with the recently announced Switch 2 price rise. These newly-announced revisions will impact consumers in the US, Canada, Japan and Europe, and come into effect later this year.


Switch 2 FY2027 sales units forecast slide from financial presentation
Image credit: Nintendo

In terms of Switch 2 game sales, Mario Kart World has now sold 14.70m units, while Donkey Kong Bananza has sold 4.52m units (it is worth noting Mario Kart World was included in a Switch 2 bundle, likely bolstering its sales). Meanwhile, since its release in March, Pokémon Pokopia has sold over 4m units.

As for the future, upcoming first-party Switch 2 titles include the newly-announced Star Fox, as well as Splatoon Raiders and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. On the third-party docket, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is set to arrive on Switch 2 next week, on 12th May.

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