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Nintendo Reports Switch 2 Sales of 23.68 Million Units

The quarter shows a shift in Nintendo's revenue mix: hardware sales fell sharply, but software and digital sales grew, and a one-time US tariff refund of about $300 million boosted operating profit by 150.5%, masking the underlying slowdown.

Key Facts

  • Nintendo Switch 2 sold 23.68 million units worldwide as of June 30, 2026.
  • Switch 2 hardware sales in the first quarter of fiscal year ending March 2027 were 3.82 million units, down 34.4% year-on-year.
  • Switch 2 software sales in the quarter were 9.46 million units, up 9.2% year-on-year.
  • Mario Kart World sold 15.39 million units, including bundle pack-ins.
  • Nintendo's operating profit for the quarter was 142.5 billion yen, up 150.5% year-on-year.

Reporting from 5 sources: Anime News Network, 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Automaton, and 1 more.

Nintendo Reports Switch 2 Sales of 23.68 Million Units

Nintendo released its first-quarter financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2027 on August 6. The Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 23.68 million units worldwide as of June 30, with 3.82 million units sold in the first quarter, a 34.4% decrease year-on-year. Software sales for the console reached 9.46 million units in the quarter, up 9.2%, and 58.17 million units cumulatively. The company attributed the hardware decline to the comparison with the launch period last year, while noting that new title releases continue to drive adoption. Among software, Mario Kart World sold 15.39 million units including bundle pack-ins, Donkey Kong Bananza sold 4.78 million units, and the Switch 2 Edition of Pokémon Legends Z-A sold 3.99 million units. The original Switch sold 660,000 units in the quarter, down 31.8%, but software sales rose 38.6% to 33.81 million units. Digital sales accounted for 61.5% of total software sales, up 2.2 percentage points. Nintendo also reported that Tomodachi Life: Wakuwaku Life has sold 7.94 million units since its April 16 release, and the Super Mario Galaxy movie has grossed over $1 billion worldwide.

  • Nintendo cited a one-time refund of about $300 million under the US IEEPA tariff rules, booked as a reduction in cost of sales, as a factor in the 150.5% operating profit increase.
  • Operating margin rose from 9.9% to 27.5% year-on-year, even as revenue fell 9.5% to 517.8 billion yen.
  • Digital sales reached 132.7 billion yen, up 90.0%, driven by packaged-plus-download software growth and the weaker yen.
  • IP-related income rose 107.4% to 34.8 billion yen, mainly from the Super Mario Galaxy movie, which has grossed over $1 billion worldwide.
  • Regional Switch 2 hardware totals as of June 30: Japan 6.70 million, the Americas 7.95 million, Europe 5.37 million, other regions 3.66 million.
  • Regional Switch 2 software totals: Japan 16.16 million, the Americas 20.98 million, Europe 14.40 million, other regions 6.63 million.
  • Kirby Air Riders, directed by Masahiro Sakurai, sold 1.90 million units, and the Switch 2 Edition of Super Mario Party Jamboree sold 1.15 million units.
  • Pokémon Pokopia sold 1.27 million units; it is published and sold by The Pokémon Company in Japan.
  • Upcoming releases include Fire Emblem: Ban Shikou on September 17, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort on October 22, and a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time within 2026.
  • Separately on August 6, Nintendo announced free repairs for products damaged in the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto earthquake, covering Nintendo Switch 2 and other repairable products regardless of warranty, from July 28, 2026 to February 1, 2027.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 5 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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