Nintendo has sold over ten million Switch 2 consoles in just four months. Consequently, the company has raised its full-year forecast from 15 to 19 million. Software sales are also "strong".
In the first half of the 2025 fiscal year (April to September), Nintendo's net sales increased by 110.1% year-on-year to 1,099.5 billion Yen (~€6.16 billion). Operating profit increased by 19.5% to 145.1 billion Yen (~€0.8 billion), ordinary profit by 60.5% to 236.0 billion yen (~€1.32 billion) and profit attributable to owners of the parent company by 83.1% to 198.9 billion Yen (~€1.1 billion). The proportion of sales outside Japan was 79.5%. The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on net sales was -24.1 billion Yen (~€135 million). Of the net sales, 1,066.1 billion yen (~€ 5.97 billion) were generated by the "dedicated video game platform" business and 33.3 billion yen (~€187 million) by the IP-related business (-12.4%), mainly due to the decrease in revenue related to The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
In the first and second quarters of FY26, a total of 10.36 million Switch 2 consoles were sold, with 5.82 million sold in the first quarter and 4.54 million in the second. This equates to just under four months of sales, given that the console was released on 5 June. This is the best ever console launch, surpassing the original Switch (4.7 million), PS4 (7.5 million) and PS5 (7.8 million) in their first two quarters on sale. Additionally, Nintendo Switch hardware sales totalled 1.89 million units (Q1: 0.98 million; Q2: 0.91 million), which is just under 60 per cent less than in the same period last year. This brings the Switch's total sales to 154.01 million, meaning it has likely already surpassed the Nintendo DS's sales of 154.02 million.
For Nintendo Switch 2 software, Mario Kart World (June) and Donkey Kong Bananza (July) showed strong sales. Mario Kart World ist mittlerweile bei 9.57 million units and Donkey Kong Bananza 3.49 million units. Pokemon Legends: Z-A sold 5.8 million units in its first week, aber das ist außerhalb des Berichtszeitraums. Combined with titles released by other software publishers, unit sales for Nintendo Switch 2 software for the first half of the fiscal year were 20.62 million. These sales includes the approximately 8.10 million units of Nintendo Switch 2 software that were bundled with the hardware. Das dürfte hauptsächlich Mario Kart World betreffen.
In terms of Nintendo Switch 2 software, Mario Kart World (released in June) and Donkey Kong Bananza (released in July) performed well. Mario Kart World has now sold 9.57 million units, while Donkey Kong Bananza has sold 3.49 million. Pokémon Legends: Z-A sold 5.8 million units in its first week, but this was outside the reporting period. Combined with titles released by other software publishers, unit sales of Nintendo Switch 2 software in the first half of the fiscal year totalled 20.62 million. These sales include the approximately 8.10 million units of Nintendo Switch 2 software bundled with the hardware. This is likely to affect Mario Kart World in particular. Nintendo Switch software sales decreased by 12.4% year-on-year to 61.56 million units. As many Switch titles can also be played on the Switch 2, those released for the Switch in previous years also saw stable sales. Notably, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sales reached 69.56 million (+0.7 million since June 2025), and Super Mario Party Jamboree sales reached 8.64 million (+1.16 million since March 2025). The proportion of digital game sales is 54.5% (-1.8% year-on-year).
In October, Nintendo released Pokémon Legends: Z-A (plus a hardware bundle), as well as Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2. In the coming weeks, they will be followed by Kirby Air Riders, Hyrule Warriors – Age of Imprisonment and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.
Nintendo has raised its sales forecast for the full year. The company previously estimated that it would sell 15 million Switch 2 consoles and has now raised this figure to 19 million. Software sales are no longer expected to reach 45 million units, but 48 million. The forecast for Nintendo Switch hardware has been decreased by 0.50 million units to 4.00 million units, and software has been increased by 20.00 million units to 125.00 million units. Net sales were modified from 1,900.0 billion Yen to 2,250.0 billion Yen (+18.4%), operating profit from 320.0 billion Yen to 370.0 billion Yen (+15.6%), ordinary profit from 380.0 billion Yen to 460.0 billion Yen (+21.1%), and profit attributable to owners of the parent company from 300.0 billion Yen to 350.0 billion Yen (+16.7%).
