Switch 2 sold more than double than the original Switch during the same launch period
Nintendo has released its financial results for the six months ended September 30, reporting major increases in hardware and software sales following the Switch 2 launch.
Sales of the new console reached 10.36 million units, more than double what the original Switch achieved during the same launch period.
For the first half of its fiscal year, Nintendo reported a 110% jump in net sales and a 19.5% rise in operating profits.
As a result, the platform holder has increased its full-year expectations.
The numbers
For the six months ended September 30, 2025
- Net sales: ¥1.1 trillion ($7.2 billion, up 110% year-on-year)
- Operating profit: ¥145.1 billion ($950 million, up 19.5% year-on-year)
- Ordinary profit: ¥236 billion ($1.5 billion, up 60.5% year-on-year)
- Hardware sales (incl. Switch and Switch 2): 12.25 million units
- Software sales (incl. Switch and Switch 2): 82.18 million units
The highlights
Nintendo experienced an extremely positive period during the first-half of its fiscal year, which saw the launch of the Switch 2 on June 5, 2025.
Switch 2 hardware sales achieved 10.36 million units by the end of September, selling more immediately after launch than its second quarter.
Nintendo noted that “performance remained strong” during Q2, with 4.54 million sold.
In comparison, the original Switch sold 4.7 million units during the same period in 2017.
The long-awaited successor to the Switch sold 3.5 million units globally in four days, making it the highest selling Nintendo hardware within that timeframe.
Nintendo noted that the higher price point of the Switch 2 contributed to the 110% jump in overall sales for the period to ¥1.1 trillion ($7.2 billion).
As for Switch 2 software, overall sales reached 20.62 million worldwide. Mario Kart World was the best-selling title reaching 9.57 million units (including bundle sales), while Donkey Kong Bananza sold 3.49 million.
Looking at the original Switch, the console sold a total of 1.89 million units during the period.
The OLED model sold the most with 910,000 units, followed by the Switch (550,000 units), and the Switch Lite (430,000 units).
Nintendo also updated the lifetime sales for the Switch console, which has moved 154 million units worldwide since its 2017.
Software sales for Switch decreased 12.4% year-on-year to 61.56 million units. Though the firm noted that as many Switch titles are being played on Switch 2, “titles released for Switch in previous years saw stable sales.”
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe remained the top selling Switch game, with updated lifetime sales of 69.56 million units.
Elsewhere, digital sales generated ¥155.5 billion ($1.02 billion), down 2.8% year-on-year.
Nintendo attributed the “impact of foreign exchange rates and a decrease in sales of download-only software.”
IP-related sales were also down, dropping 12.4% to ¥33.3 billion ($216 million) due to decreases in movie-related revenue.
In September, Nintendo announced The Super Mario Galaxy Movie which is due for release in April 2026.
Looking ahead, Nintendo revised its forecast for the full year. It now expects net sales of ¥2.25 trillion ($14.6 billion, up 93.1%) and operating profit of ¥370 million ($2.4 billion, up 30.9%).
As for Nintendo’s individual consoles, it predicts hardware sales of 19 million units for Switch 2 (up 26.7%) and software sales of 48 million units (up 6.7%).
For the original Switch, the firm expects hardware sales of 4 million (down 11.1%) and software sales of 125 million (up 19%).
