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Forums - Sales - Nintendo Quarterly Sales Update to 31st Dec 2025: Switch 2 at 17.37m

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/466930/switch-2-ships-1737-million-units-as-of-december-2025-switch-1-ships-15537-million/

Hardware

Switch 2: 17.37m (7.01m for the quarter)

Switch 1: 155.37m (1.36m for the quarter)

Forecasts for the FY remain unchanged; 19m for Switch 2, 4m for Switch 1.

Software

Mario Kart World - 14.03m

Pokémon Legends Z-A - 12.3m (8.41m on Switch 1, 3.89m on Switch 2)

Donkey Kong Bananza - 4.25m

Kirby Air Riders - 1.76m

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 70.59m

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 49.32m

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 37.44m

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 33.64m

Super Mario Odyssey - 30.27m

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet - 28.08m

Pokémon Sword and Shield - 27.08m

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - 22.40m

Super Mario Party - 21.28m

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 18.80m

Super Mario Bros Wonder - 17.15m 

Super Mario Party Jamboree - 9.41m

Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 2.42m

Super Mario Galaxy - 2.28m

Switch total software: 1.50016 billion

Switch 2 software total: 37.93 million

More info to be added as it becomes available.

Last edited by curl-6 - on 03 February 2026

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I hope switch can sell another 600k or so before march 31



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Switch 1 is around the range I expected.

Switch 2 is a good 1 million lower than I expected, so that's disappointing.



PAOerfulone said:


Switch 2 is a good 1 million lower than I expected, so that's disappointing.

Their forecast was for 19 million by March 31st, you expected them to almost beat that by the end of December?



Also, your math for Pokemon Legends Z-A is off.

8.41m is the Switch 1 version; Combined with the 3.89m for the Switch 2 version and you have a total of 12.30 million units.



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PAOerfulone said:

Also, your math for Pokemon Legends Z-A is off.

8.41m is the Switch 1 version; Combined with the 3.89m for the Switch 2 version and you have a total of 12.30 million units.

Ah, somehow mistook the Switch 1 total for the multiplat total, lemme fix that.



curl-6 said:
PAOerfulone said:


Switch 2 is a good 1 million lower than I expected, so that's disappointing.

Their forecast was for 19 million by March 31st, you expected them to almost beat that by the end of December?

I expected them to be on track based on the current data.

17.37 million means that Switch 2's first holiday season performed worse than Switch 1's first holiday season and that it may be slightly over tracked - Which suggests that momentum is slowing down for Switch 2 - Not an encouraging sign.

Clearly, a Kirby racing spin-off, a new Hyrule Warriors, and a less-than-glowingly received Metroid Prime, is no substitute for 3D Mario.

Nintendo better deliver on some heavy hitters soon or 2026 may not look too good for Switch 2 in terms of lineup and sales.

Last edited by PAOerfulone - on 03 February 2026

Monstrous from Switch 2. It is doing quite well. Switch slowly winding down, I wonder how much Nintendo wants to push it next FY.

Also: 

Mario Kart World - 14.03m

Pokémon Legends Z-A - 12.3m (8.41m on Switch 1, 3.89m on Switch 2)

Donkey Kong Bananza - 4.25m

Kirby Air Riders - 1.76m

Switch 2 software total: 37.93 million 

24m from 4 games, 14m for the rest.



PAOerfulone said:
curl-6 said:

Their forecast was for 19 million by March 31st, you expected them to almost beat that by the end of December?

I expected them to be on track based on the current data.

17.37 million means that Switch 2's first holiday season performed worse than Switch 1's first holiday season and that it may be slightly over tracked - Which suggests that momentum is slowing down for Switch 2 - Not an encouraging sign.

Nintendo's forecast was 15m initially and then 19m after adjustment. This looks to be in line with the adjusted forecast and way, way ahead of their original forecast. That's hardly negative or worrying.



Nintendo announced Switch 2 sell-through topped 15 million in week 4 of December (Christmas week). Our estimates do have it crossing 15 million in that week, so that might be okay.

Switch 1 we will be adjusting up though as we want the gap smaller at this point.



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