Nintendo Switch 2 Reaches 26.35 Million Units Sold
Nintendo's second quarter results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 put Switch 2 hardware at 26.35 million units as of September 30, with 6.49 million sold this fiscal year.
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Why it matters
Six months of reported sales have already put Switch 2 software at 73.21 million units, and the title chart is dense enough that Nintendo's release slate, not the hardware number, is now the thing to watch.
Key Facts
- Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 26.35 million units as of September 30.
- Switch 2 software sales total 73.21 million units as of September 30.
- Mario Kart World is the bestselling Switch 2 title at 16.48 million copies.
- The original Nintendo Switch has sold 157.20 million units.
- Digital games made up 60.7% of combined Switch and Switch 2 software sales this fiscal year.
Switch 2 software totals 73.21 million units, 24.49 million of it this fiscal year. Original Switch hardware stands at 157.20 million, and Mario Kart World leads Switch 2 software at 16.48 million copies.
Mario Kart World sits at the top of the Switch 2 chart with 16.48 million copies, ahead of Donkey Kong Bananza at 5.05 million and Pokemon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition at 4.04 million, or 13.31 million counting the Switch version. Pokemon Pokopia also reached 4.04 million, a figure limited to sales outside Japan. Splatoon Raiders follows at 2.42 million, Kirby Air Riders at 1.94 million, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave at 1.34 million, Super Mario Party Jamboree - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition at 1.28 million (12.01 million with the Switch version), and Star Fox at 1.17 million.
On the original Switch, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe leads at 72.00 million, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons at 50.63 million and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at 38.50 million. Digital games were 60.7 percent of combined Switch and Switch 2 software sales so far this year, up 6.2 percent year on year.
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Sources
- Anime News Network Nintendo Switch 2 Sells Over 26 Million Units