Nintendo reveals how many switch 2 consoles it expects to sell

Summary

Nintendo aims to sell 15 million Switch 2 consoles during its financial year 2026, which runs until March 31.
The company also expects to sell 45 million Switch 2 games during the same period – does not count the software package, such as Mario Kart World Bundle.

Nintendo expects to sell 15 million Switch 2 Consoles during their ongoing financial year. This projection was revealed as part of the company's latest performance report, which also includes estimates for Switch 2 game sales during the same period.

The Switch successor is scheduled to meet the market on June 5. According to some recent analyst calculations, Nintendo aims to have at least 6 million Switch 2 units available at launch, in addition to manufacturing many more during the months that follow.

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The Japanese gaming giant has now shared its first official Switch 2 sales forecasts and estimates sales of approximately 15 million units during its current financial year, which began on April 1 2025. Since Switch 2 will not hit the market before June, it will reach approximately 1.5 million console sales per month until March 31, 2026.

Nintendo's consolidated financial forecast for the financial year 2026

Nintendo Switch 2 FY26 Sales expectations hardware and software

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 does not include games sold through package agreements such as 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 Course PS2's Record as the best-Selling console of all time, it's unique to claim that title before 2027 at the Earlilist, as it remains Nearly 8 Million Units Short of the 160 Million Milstolpe needed to do history.

Nintendo's recently shared Switch 2 sales forecast is approximately in line with the original Switchen's first year performance. Switch sold approximately 14.86 million units during the calendar year 2017 and 15.05 million during Nintendo's financial year 2018, which ended in March 2018 – about 13 months after the console's launch. However, Switch 2's forecast of 15 million units is a bit more ambitious, as the console will only be available for ten months during the current financial year. Nintendo's latest financial report has also repeated the late 2025 release window for Pokemon Legends: ZAIn addition to confirm that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Still focused on a launch of 2025. Both games will be available on Switch, although Switch 2's backward compatibility will also ensure that they are playable on Nintendo's next console.