Switch 2 sales are slowing in its second year, but the console is still well ahead of its predecessor. Nintendo sold 2.68 million units in the three months to September 30, 2026, taking the lifetime total to 26.35 million, according to its latest results, reported by Video Games Chronicle on November 5.
A drop Nintendo had expected
In the first half of the fiscal year, Switch 2 sales fell 37.4% year on year to 6.49 million. Nintendo had forecast a decline in the console’s second year, citing price rises and the many buyers who bought early because stock was plentiful at launch. Its forecasts are unchanged. Even so, Switch 2 remains more than six million units ahead of both the original Switch and PS5 at the same point, although those consoles were supply-constrained at launch.
The best-selling games
- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream: 8.81 million
- Rhythm Heaven Groove: 2.89 million
- Splatoon Raiders: 2.42 million
- Mario Kart World: 1.78 million in the period
- Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave: 1.34 million, two weeks after release
- Star Fox: 1.17 million
The rest of the business
Switch 2 software sales rose 18.8% to 24.49 million units. The original Switch reached 157.20 million consoles, close to PlayStation 2’s 160 million. IP-related income jumped 87.9%, partly thanks to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Analyst Serkan Toto told VGC that Nintendo will rely mainly on the Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, out on November 5, for the rest of the fiscal year.
This article was written with AI assistance from the sources linked above.
