Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream was the best selling game of Q1
Nintendo's earnings release for the 1st quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31st 2027 has been published, this covers the three month period from April 1st to June 2026. Nintendo shipped 3.82 million units of Switch 2 hardware and 9.46 million units of Switch 2 software bringing it's lifetime totals to 23.68m for hardware and 58.17 million for software.
Nintendo shipped 0.67 million units of Switch hardware and 33.81 million units of Switch software bringing lifetime totals to 156.59 million units for hardware and 1561.95 million units for software.
Two titles sold over one million units this quarter, this was new release Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (7.96 million) and Pokemon Pokopia (1.27 million).
For the Current fiscal year Nintendo has Maintained it's forecasts of 16.50 million for Switch 2 hardware and 60.00 million for Switch 2 software.
For the Current fiscal year Nintendo has Maintained it's forecasts of 2.00 million for Switch hardware and 105.00 million for Switch software.
Switch 2 Hardware
Switch 2 Hardware Q1: 3.82m
Regional Split Q1: Japan 1.04m, Americas 1.22m, Europe 0.96m, Other 0.59m
Switch 2 Hardware Total: 23.68m
Regional Split Total: Japan 6.70m, Americas 7.95m, Europe 5.37m, Other 3.66m
Global Shipment History (millions)
Switch 2 Software
Switch 2 Software Q1: 9.46m
Regional Split Q1: Japan 2.99m, Americas 3.50m, Europe 2.03m, Other 0.94m
Tie Ratio Q1: 2.48
Switch 2 Software Total: 58.71m
Regional Split Total: Japan 16.16m, Americas 20.98m, Europe 14.40m, Other 6.63m
Tie Ratio Total: 2.46
Global Shipment History (millions)
Switch Hardware
Switch Hardware Q1: 0.67m
Regional Split Q1: Japan 210k, Americas 200k, Europe 110k, Other 150k
Model Variants Q1: Standard 170k, Lite 180k, Oled 320k
Switch Hardware Total: 156.59m
Regional Split Total: Japan 38.55m, Americas 59.81m, Europe 40.14m, Other 18.09m
Model Variants Total: Standard 97.78m, Lite 26.59m, Oled 32.22m
Global Shipment History (millions)
Switch Software
Switch Software Q1: 33.81m
Regional Split Q1: Japan 8.55m, Americas 14.24m, Europe 7.91m, Other 3.12m
Tie Ratio Q1: 50.46
Switch Software Total: 1561.95m
Regional Split Total: Japan 310.55m, Americas 676.43m, Europe 451.78m, Other 123.19m
Tie Ratio Total: 9.97
Global Shipment History (millions)
Switch Software Top 10
Total sales followed by the previous total then sales added to the total in Q1
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: 71.53m (71.08m) + 450k
- Animal Crossing New Horizons: 50.29m (49.91m) + 380k
- Super Smash Bros Ultimate: 38.14m (37.76m) + 380k
- Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild: 34.06m (33.84m) + 220k
- Super Mario Odyssey: 30.80m (30.50m) + 300k
- Pokémon Scarlet/Violet: 28.46m (28.28m) + 180k
- Pokémon Sword/Shield: 27.26m (27.16m) + 100k
- Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom: 22.71m (22.56m) + 150k
- Super Mario Party: 21.36m (21.32m) + 40k
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe: 19.10m (18.96m) + 140k
Other
- Tomodachi Life Living The Dream: 7.96m New!
Switch 2
- Mario Kart World: 15.39m (14.70m) + 690k
- Donkey Kong Bonanza: 4.78m (4.52m) + 260k
- Pokemon Legends ZA: 3.99m (3.94m) + 50k
- Pokemon Pokopia: 3.68m (2.41m) + 1.27m (Excluding Japan)
- Kirby Air Riders: 1.90m (1.87m) + 30k
- Super Mario Party Jamborie Switch 2 Edition: 1.15m New! (since July 2025)
