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Forums - Sales - The Road to 160m+ for Nintendo Switch (EDIT: See mod note in first post for new rule).

Chicho on 08 May 2026
CourageTCD said:
Chicho said:

 Switch needs 4.08 to reach 160.

You should update the LTD Total in the Switch's FY09 column. It's still 155.37

Thanks, Fixed. 

 



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Fight-the-Streets on 08 May 2026

The price increase of the Switch 2 will help the Switch 1!



XtremeBG on 08 May 2026
firebush03 said:

Yeah I was actually just about to edit my initial post (didn’t see that they had missed their previous target): I’m thinking that hitting PS2 and 160mil is kinda a lost cause at this point, though I think 159mil would be a neat milestone to keep an eye out on.

Weren't we supposed to not talk about this system here ? 



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firebush03 on 08 May 2026
XtremeBG said:

Weren't we supposed to not talk about this system here ? 

Fixed! My bad.



znake on 08 May 2026
firebush03 said:
Soundwave said:

It could hit 160 mill easy, they're just not going to let it, those are two different things.

Nintendo wants people in the NS2 ecosystem, so I'm not surprised they're pulling this sort of stunt. Only people negatively affected by this are the enthusiasts who simply want to say "King Nintendo Switch 1!".

King Nintendo Switch 1 will not refuse to die.

we are just in May,  4 million more here we go! 



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firebush03 on 08 May 2026
znake said:
firebush03 said:

Nintendo wants people in the NS2 ecosystem, so I'm not surprised they're pulling this sort of stunt. Only people negatively affected by this are the enthusiasts who simply want to say "King Nintendo Switch 1!".

King Nintendo Switch 1 will not refuse to die.

we are just in May,  4 million more here we go! 

I say Nintendo should discontinue NS2 for a few months, sign an agreement with Rockstar for GTAVI exclusivity on NS1 during the months between August 2026 and July 2028, and watch NS1 coast to 170M. That or Nintendo should produce 5M systems, cease production, and just distribute the remaining 5M systems for the remainder of the system’s lifecycle.

OR they could do a NS1 Home Edition at a $50USD price tag. I think that’d help get Switch 1 up to 160M.



XtremeBG on 09 May 2026
firebush03 said:
znake said:

King Nintendo Switch 1 will not refuse to die.

we are just in May,  4 million more here we go! 

I say Nintendo should discontinue NS2 for a few months, sign an agreement with Rockstar for GTAVI exclusivity on NS1 during the months between August 2026 and July 2028, and watch NS1 coast to 170M. That or Nintendo should produce 5M systems, cease production, and just distribute the remaining 5M systems for the remainder of the system’s lifecycle.

OR they could do a NS1 Home Edition at a $50USD price tag. I think that’d help get Switch 1 up to 160M.

Or simply cut the price by 100$ for all models, and succeed in selling 4M more.



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Zippy6 on 09 May 2026
Fight-the-Streets said:

The price increase of the Switch 2 will help the Switch 1!

The price increase for the Switch 1 models is bigger than the price increase for the Switch 2. Proportionally the price gap between SW1 and SW2 has shrunk.

Heck the increase for the OG and Lite models is bigger than the 30% increase PS5/XSX have had since launch.



psychicscubadiver on 09 May 2026

Damn, looks like it's gonna fall just short.
Still, it's been a fun ride.



Sogreblute on 09 May 2026

The Switch is still the cheapest console on the market and still has games releasing on it, so I imagine it has at least 2 more years before being discontinued. This FY they're expecting 2 million (that's 1 year) and next year will most likely be 1 million, and after that I think they'll cut it off. If somehow it has a small late resurgence due to it's price point then I can see it pass 160 million, but we'll need to see how it goes for this year.