Nintendo’s first financial report since the launch of Switch 2 is in, and it’s smiles all round for the company after record-breaking sales.
Switch 2 has sold more than 6 million units globally in the seven weeks since launch, breaking a number of sales records for video game consoles. Nintendo said demand for Switch 2 is exceeding supply in many countries, and it apologizes to consumers. “We will continue to strengthen our production and supply systems to deliver as much Nintendo Switch 2 hardware as possible,” the company said.
It’s a fantastic result for the Switch 2 hardware itself, which is comfortably the fastest-selling in Nintendo history. Nintendo said demand “has surpassed our expectations.” Still, it’s sticking to its forecast of selling 15 million Switch 2 units in the financial year ending March 2026.
As for games, Nintendo said Switch 2 software sales reached 8.67 million units. Launch title Mario Kart World made up the bulk of those game sales, shifting 5.63 million units (almost as many as the Switch 2 itself has sold). But it’s worth noting that figure includes units bundled with the hardware.
The end result is that overall sales totaled 572.3 billion yen (approx. $3.8 billion), and operating profit grew 4% to 56.9 billion yen ($378 million) for the three months ending June 30. After all the furore over Trump’s tariffs and changing product prices, in its financial report Nintendo said “at this time there is no significant impact on our earnings forecast for this fiscal year.”
Interestingly, demand for the OG Switch has remained even after the launch of the Switch, and sales of the console inched ever higher, and are now at 153.1 million. The number of annual playing users between July 2024 and June 2025 has remained above 100 million, which means Nintendo launched Switch 2 into an environment where a huge number of people were already playing Switch.
Upcoming Switch 2 exclusives include Drag x Drive, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, Kirby Air Riders, and FromSoftware’s The Duskbloods. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is due out on the OG Switch and the Switch 2 later this year.
This week, Nintendo held a Direct showcase focusing on upcoming games from third-party developers and publishers, including Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, Octopath Traveler 0, and The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales.
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