Switch 2 Passes 26 Million, but Half-Year Hardware Sales Fall 37%
Nintendo's profit still climbs 49% on software, digital sales and a tariff refund; the 16.5 million forecast holds.
Nintendo Switch 2 has now sold 26.35 million units worldwide, Nintendo said on November 5. But the April-September half shows the launch surge has passed: 6.49 million consoles shipped, down 37.4% from 10.36 million a year earlier.
Software is carrying the year
Switch 2 software sold 24.49 million units in the half, up 18.8%. Top new titles: Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (8.81M), Rhythm Heaven Groove (2.89M), Splatoon Raiders (2.42M), Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave (1.34M) and Star Fox (1.17M). The original Switch is at 157.20 million lifetime.
Lower sales, higher profit
- Net sales: 966 billion yen, down 12.1%
- Operating profit: 216.5 billion yen, up 49.1%
- Digital sales: 249.6 billion yen, up 60.5%
- IP-related income: 62.7 billion yen, up 87.9%, helped by The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Nintendo credited a larger software share and a first-quarter refund of US tariffs previously booked as cost of sales.
Forecast and next releases
The full-year target of 16.5 million Switch 2 units is unchanged. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake arrived in November and Metroid Ravenous is set for January. Revisit the original in our Ocarina of Time history feature.
Sources: Nintendo IR, Nintendo Life, Nintendo Everything.