The Nintendo Switch 2 has sold nearly 6m units since its launch on June 5th, 2025, according to the company’s latest financial report.
The console’s popularity has contributed to what has been a very strong first quarter of its 2025/2026 fiscal year.
The financial report by Nintendo would further detail how the Switch 2 sales have added to its ¥572.3bn (~$3.96/£3.06bn) in net sales, a 132.1% increase from the first quarter of the previous fiscal year. In the same comparison, its operating profit rose by 4.4% to ¥56.9bn (~$384.6/£285.7m). Whilst ordinary profit declined by 15.6% to ¥95.8bn (~$635.6/£481.2m), net profit rose by 18.6% to ¥96bn ( ~$636.8/£481.9m).
Region-wise, the percentage of sales includes Americas at 40.5%, Europe at 23.5%, and 15.5% consisting of other regions. This means roughly 79.5% of consolidated sales came from outside of Japan, where Nintendo is based.
The company’s gross profits have also risen by 21.4% to ¥185.1bn (~$1.24bn/£929.1m), though the gross profit margin declined by 29.5 points to 32.3%. This is attributed to the high demand for the Switch 2 when it launched, which has a lower profit margin than the original Switch console.
A Strong Start for Nintendo Switch 2
Console purchases have nearly doubled since its initial 3.5m sales boom from the first four days of its release. In the last quarter, the Nintendo Switch 2 dwarfed the original Switch sales, which sold 980,000 units (53.5% decline) by comparison
In the financial report, Nintendo’s forecast for overall Switch 2 sales has remained unchanged, predicting 15m units sold by the end of the fiscal year.
The Nintendo Switch 2 has shown a strong start, but still has a long way to go before matching the success of its predecessor.
As of June 30th, 2025, Nintendo shared how Switch 2’s 5.82m sales still pale in comparison to the original Switch’s 150m units sold over its lifetime, the Wii’s 101m, and the Nintendo DS’ 154m.
Nintendo went on to write that demand for the console has exceeded supply in several countries, promising to improve ‘production and supply systems’ to deliver more consoles.
