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[LordOcidax]

As of December 31, 2025, the Switch 2 has been sold 17.37 Million units according to Nintendo.

IR Information : Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units

www.nintendo.co.jp

 

[blacktout]

Yeah, so they are absolutely going to hit their 19 million forecast for the fiscal year.

 

[Robb]

They reached their original 10 month Switch 2 estimate (15M units) after only 7 months - in sell-through. With an additional 2.37M to boot when counting sell-in. All despite a, supposedly, "stumbling" holiday season..

No change in the forecast either, so it seems to be on pace to reach the revised 19M forecast by March. Might even beat it, which is pretty insane.

 

[Same ol G]

 

[Robb]

Switch (1) is now officially Nintendo's best selling system of all time.

 

[LordOcidax]

 

[kazuyamishima]

"ThEy ArE CoMiNg"

 

[Darkness_Arises]

Great performance. MKW with family and friends has been an absolute blast, I just hope they patch the XC games soon.. Apparently, legends z-a sold more than 12 million as well. That is not a shocker, but it goes to show that vocal youtube hate and middling critical reception does not always equate to less sales.

 

[pulicat]

Mario Kart World is definitely a system seller.

 

[Kikorin]

I was expecting insane numbers already over 16m, but this is huge. 19m is going to be beaten at the end of the financial year.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Quick, move the goalposts!

 

[DenchDeckard]

Imagine trying to say anything negative about the switch 2 sales performance lmao.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

As of December 31, 2025, the Switch 2 has been sold 17.37 Million units according to Nintendo.

IR Information : Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units

www.nintendo.co.jp

Barely 2:1 software:hardware attach ration seems…low? Are they counting bundled MKW in this? Because if so…

 

[T-0800]

Meanwhile at Microsoft....

 

[Cakeboxer]

Es imposible!

 

[Inanilmaz]

 

[LordOcidax]

Barely 2:1 software:hardware attach ration seems…low? Are they counting bundled MKW in this? Because if so…

Digital sales of Switch 2 version of games availables on Switch 1 are counted a Switch 1 sales.

 

[Ozzie666]

No rush to release high profile franchises, they are succeeding without the big guns. When they drop the bombs, it's going to be impressive.

 

[Shubh_C63]

I thought Switch 2 was in market for longer. It released on June 2025. wtf

 

[Trilobit]

Has it yet beaten its (according to PC gamers) top competitor the Steam Deck?

 

[J Required]

So it sold 7m units since september 2025?

 

[Robb]

So it sold 7m units since september 2025?

Yeah, 7M between October 1st and December 31st 2025.

 

[bitbydeath]

Incredible numbers

 

[LordOcidax]

I thought Switch 2 was in market for longer. It released on June 2025. wtf

17 million in 7 months is crazy.

 

[andreacusi]

 

[Codes 208]

So in 6 months it outperformed the wii u with like an additional 30~% to spare

Daaayum. At this rate itll eclipse the xbox series in just another year or two.

 

[FalconPunch]

Nintendeen on life support

 

[Emmy Ator Best]

Oh no no no no no! I need an explanation from you guys
Gamer79
MisterXDTV
Ebrietas
Landr300
Subzero83
you SWORE to me that after a good launch sales slowed down and no one wanted a Switch 2 anymore. But the numbers clearly say that not only Nintendo will hit their 19 million target by March, most likely they will surpass it. I bet all my savings on the Switch 2 flopping what am I gonna do now? You're gonna pay for this!

 

[Trunx81]

First time they just updated their main console and it's a huge success. From now on we will see Switch 3, 4, 5… Has Nintendo's creativity died?

 

[Von Hugh]

That's pretty nuts when you consider Wii U only sold 13 million during its lifetime.

 

[Thebonehead]

Only the Spanish sales count on this forum

 

[Codes 208]

That's pretty nuts when you consider Wii U only sold 13 million during its lifetime.

The wii u crawled so the switch could walk and the switch 2 could run.

 

[FalconPunch]

Sell-through units are 15 million according the financial report?

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

In 7 months Switch 2 has probably reached half of Xbox Series consoles sales. That's…something.

 

[TheGodfather07]

Anyone still think it's not hitting 100m+?

 

[AlexAleste]

What about great games? I dont see a point to buy a console with barely any quality games.

 

[Robb]

Sell-through units are 15 million according the financial report?

The official number that is reported is always sell-in, since that's what Nintendo themselves have sold. We rarely get the sell-through data. I assume they're providing it now only because the numbers are so high.

 

[EverythingsOverrated]

When they adjusted their forecasts up to 19 mil from 15 mil it was pretty apparent that this thing was beating everyone's expectations. Nintendo does stupid shit all the time, but they wouldn't be adjusting numbers up to come up short if they weren't extremely confident.

Anyone still think it's not hitting 100m+?

I originally thought 80-100m lifetime, but unless the RAM/GPU stuff and the global economy take a massive dive, it's hard to not see it get over 100.

 

[Signalis]

Now imagine how crazy the sales would have been if there was actually something worth playing on the Switch 2

 

[Danjin44]

Now watch people getting angry about it from some reason.

 

[Emmy Ator Best]

What about great games? I dont see a point to buy a console with barely any quality games.

The PS5 is down the hall and to the left

 

[LordOcidax]

So in 6 months it outperformed the wii u with like an additional 30~% to spare

Daaayum. At this rate itll eclipse the xbox series in just another year or two.

At that speed… By december of this year.

 

[Von Hugh]

The wii u crawled so the switch could walk and the switch 2 could run.

Wii U didn't even get to crawl, it was born and then immediately attacked by wolves and angry cavemen with spiked clubs.

Switch 2 seems to have flown out of the womb by comparison.

 

[Steve Holt]

Sell-through units are 15 million according the financial report?

Pretty incredible.

I remember the hype around Switch 1, with it's launch with Zelda and excitement around Super Mario Odyssey which was releasing shortly afterwards. Seemed unstoppable then.

Switch 2, didn't have the same launch titles and no word on the next Mario yet, and to still have these kind of numbers is hard to make sense of. Looking forward to their next direct.. please have a new Mario!

 

[Baemono]

Barely 2:1 software:hardware attach ration seems…low? Are they counting bundled MKW in this? Because if so…

They don't'count Switch 1 games

 

[Codes 208]

Wii U didn't even get to crawl, it was born and then immediately attacked by wolves and angry cavemen with spiked clubs.

Switch 2 seems to have flown out of the womb by comparison.

Not sales-wise but more of functionality. The wii u was more like an in-between for the wii and switch (with the switch basically being a fully dedicated wii u gamepad with detachable controllers that also act similarly to wiimotes)

 

[Mozza]

They reached their original 10 month Switch 2 estimate (15M units) after only 7 months - in sell-through. With an additional 2.37M to boot when counting sell-in. All despite a, supposedly, "stumbling" holiday season..

No change in the forecast either, so it seems to be on pace to reach the revised 19M forecast by March. Might even beat it, which is pretty insane.

Not so sure some on here actually thought it would stop based on any real evidence, Spain excluded !!.... they simply hoped it would stop lol..