Between reports of reducing its production in the United States and officially announcing price increases for the Switch 2, Nintendo is feeling the pressure less than a year into the new console’s release. That said, it still sold 19.86 million units as of March 31st, 2026, according to its latest financial report. In those three months, it sold 2.49 million units overall.
Software sales also reached 10.78 million, with games like Pokémon Pokopia selling over four million copies. Despite all this, Nintendo believes that Switch 2 sales will decline in fiscal year 2027, with net sales and ordinary profit dropping by 11.4 percent and 20.7 percent.
“For Nintendo Switch 2, sales were more concentrated in the launch year in comparison to previous hardware systems. Reflecting strong launch-year sales and price revisions, we expect FY27 sales units to decline year-on-year. Even so, we believe this represents a solid level of adoption for Nintendo Switch 2 in its second year after launch.”
The Nintendo Switch hit 155.92 million lifetime units with 550,000 units sold in the quarter. Software sales remained strong at 27.98 million units sold during those three months.
As for the Switch 2 price increases, the Japanese-Language System will go from ¥49,980 to ¥59,980 on May 25th. The United States, Canada and Europe will have a larger window, with the console costing $499.99/$679.99 CAD/€499.99 from September 1st onwards. It’s not the biggest consolation, but at least it’s more time than Xbox and PlayStation have offered with their respective price increases. Stay tuned for more updates in the meantime.
