Nintendo’s Switch 2 has now sold 26.35 million units worldwide as of September 30, 2026, according to Gematsu’s rundown of the company’s latest results. The original Nintendo Switch sits at 157.20 million units in the same tables. Those two figures frame everything else in this report on Switch 2 sales.
The software side moved too. Three recent first-party releases cleared the million mark: Splatoon Raiders at 2.42 million, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave at 1.34 million, and Star Fox at 1.17 million. Switch 2 software overall reached 73.21 million units. Headlines have shortened the first two titles to Splatoon and Fire Emblem, but the listed product names are the longer ones, and we use them throughout.
The milestone arrives with a complication. CNBC’s headline on the same earnings cycle says Switch 2 sales plunged as price hikes and a memory crunch bit. So the cumulative story is strong while the pace story is under pressure. If you are still deciding which Nintendo console to buy, our Switch Lite vs Switch 2 buying comparison covers the price gap.
Nintendo’s Report: Switch 2 Sales Hit 26.35 Million
Nintendo published its results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027, and GoNintendo’s write-up carries the same headline numbers as Gematsu: Switch at 157.20 million and Switch 2 at 26.35 million. Two independent outlets reading the same Nintendo tables and landing on identical totals gives us confidence in the core figures.
One caution on method. Nintendo reports units sold into the sales channel, which is how the company has historically counted hardware. Third-party trackers that estimate what consumers actually bought at the register often land on different totals, because the methodologies differ. Neither number is wrong. They answer different questions, and readers should not mix them in one chart.
The story brief for this report also points to coverage from Vooks and Polygon. We could not retrieve those pages, so we do not quote or paraphrase their wording here. Every number below traces to Nintendo’s own tables as relayed by Gematsu, Nintendo Everything and GoNintendo, plus the hardware and software citations reproduced later in this piece.
Key Numbers as of September 30, 2026
The table below collects every figure we can stand behind. The combined hardware total and the later ratios are our own arithmetic on Nintendo’s published numbers, and we label them as such.
| Item | Units | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Switch 2 hardware | 26.35 million | Worldwide, as of Sept. 30, 2026 |
| Nintendo Switch hardware | 157.20 million | Worldwide, as of Sept. 30, 2026 |
| Combined Switch family hardware | 183.55 million | Our sum of the two lines above |
| Switch 2 software | 73.21 million | All titles, as of Sept. 30, 2026 |
| Splatoon Raiders | 2.42 million | Top-selling title table |
| Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave | 1.34 million | Top-selling title table |
| Star Fox | 1.17 million | Top-selling title table |
Add the two hardware lines and Nintendo’s current-generation and previous-generation consoles total 183.55 million units. Switch 2 accounts for about 14.4 percent of that figure. That share will keep rising as long as Switch 2 outsells a Switch that has largely finished its run.
Splatoon Raiders: 2.42 Million and the Top of the New Class
Splatoon Raiders leads the three new million-sellers with 2.42 million units. That makes it roughly 2.07 times the size of Star Fox and about 1.8 times the size of Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave. For a franchise that built its reputation on online multiplayer, a figure above two million this early in a console’s life is a clear commercial signal.
One data flag deserves mention. The URL of the Nintendo Everything million-sellers post reads 2-24 million for Splatoon Raiders, while Nintendo’s table as cited in our fact sheet lists 2.42 million. The two numbers look like a transposition. We use 2.42 million, the figure from Nintendo’s own listing, and suggest readers check the company’s sales page if the exact digit matters to them.
Our analysis: a shooter-adjacent multiplayer title selling that well tells publishers something beyond Nintendo’s walls. Switch 2 owners are buying online-first games, not only the familiar single-player platformers. That matters for third parties weighing whether to bring competitive and live-service projects to the console.
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Reaches 1.34 Million
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave sold 1.34 million units. Strategy role-playing games rarely chase the volume of a Mario or a Pokémon release, so crossing a million inside a single platform generation counts as a solid result for the series. The figure sits between Splatoon Raiders and Star Fox in the table.
Reading the number against the install base helps. With 26.35 million consoles in the field, 1.34 million copies works out to one copy for every 19.7 consoles. That ratio is a rough guide only, since not every buyer of the game owns the console as a first-day purchase, and some owners buy several titles. Still, it shows the game reaching about five percent of the Switch 2 base.
We do not have a confirmed release date for the game on our fact sheet, so we avoid describing how long it needed to reach this mark. What the data does support is the headline fact: Fortune’s Weave is now a confirmed million-seller on Switch 2.
Star Fox at 1.17 Million Completes the Trio
Star Fox, at 1.17 million units, is the smallest of the three but arguably the most interesting. The franchise spent years as a cult favorite rather than a system seller. A seven-figure result suggests Nintendo’s marketing and the larger Switch 2 audience can revive series that had gone quiet.
It also shows the breadth of Nintendo’s lineup. Within one reporting window the company can point to a team shooter, a tactical role-playing game and an arcade-style space shooter, each above one million copies. That spread of genres reduces the company’s dependence on any single hit and gives retailers more reasons to stock the console.
Comparing the Three Million-Sellers
Placing the three titles side by side reveals the hierarchy. The multiples and ratios below are our calculations from Nintendo’s published unit counts and the 26.35 million hardware figure, so treat them as indicators rather than official metrics.
| Title | Units | Multiple of Star Fox | Consoles per copy | Share of Switch 2 software |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splatoon Raiders | 2.42 million | 2.07x | 10.9 | 3.3% |
| Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave | 1.34 million | 1.15x | 19.7 | 1.8% |
| Star Fox | 1.17 million | 1.00x | 22.5 | 1.6% |
| Trio combined | 4.93 million | 4.21x | 5.3 | 6.7% |
Together the three titles account for 4.93 million units, or about 6.7 percent of all Switch 2 software sold. That sounds modest until you remember the platform’s software total includes older blockbusters and a long tail of third-party games. A new trio producing nearly five million units shows the first-party pipeline keeps refilling.
Software Attach: 73.21 Million Units on 26.35 Million Consoles
Switch 2 software has reached 73.21 million units. Divide by the 26.35 million consoles and you get roughly 2.78 software units per console. Because the console figure counts channel shipments and software counts both physical and digital sales across the same period, this is a rough attach indicator and not an audited rate.
Even as a rough measure, 2.78 matters. Hardware makers earn their margins on software, services and accessories, not on the box. A ratio near three means the average console owner has bought close to three games, a healthy sign for a platform still early in its life. Other Nintendo releases tell a similar story, including the reported sales for Rhythm Heaven Groove, which we covered separately.
The fact sheet does not break out which titles lead the overall chart, so we do not rank Mario Kart World or Pokémon Pokopia against the new trio with numbers. Our earlier piece on Switch 2 exclusives that modders ran on Switch 1 shows how much attention those two games draw, even where exact sales are not on the table here.
Switch 2 vs the 157.20 Million Original Switch
The obvious comparison pits the new console against its predecessor. Switch 2 at 26.35 million equals about 16.8 percent of the original Switch’s 157.20 million, leaving a gap of 130.85 million units. Closing it would take years, and no one should expect it in the next fiscal year.
The fairer test is pace at equal age, and we cannot run it without year-matched data from Nintendo that is not on our fact sheet. Some summaries of the results claim Switch 2’s first-year pace beats the original’s early trajectory. We treat that as unverified here and do not repeat it as fact. What we can say is that a console passing 26 million units this quickly is a clear success by any absolute standard.
Sony and Microsoft are the other side of the competitive picture. We have no verified PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series figures for this window, so we skip direct unit comparisons. Third-party estimates exist, but they use different methods than Nintendo’s shipment counts, and mixing them would produce a misleading chart. Readers who want a wider look at where the platforms stand can start with our gaming coverage hub.
Price Hikes and the Memory Crunch
The cheerful milestone has a shadow. CNBC’s headline on Nintendo’s earnings says Switch 2 sales plunged as price hikes and a memory crunch bite. The same story, aggregated by Ground News, carries a headline putting the drop at 41 percent.
What the Headlines Say
Two headlines agree on the direction. Sales slowed, and the stated causes are higher prices and a shortage of memory chips. That fits what shoppers have seen across consumer electronics this year, where memory costs pushed up the price of everything from graphics cards to handhelds.
What Remains Unknown
We do not know which period the 41 percent figure compares, and our fact sheet does not carry it, so we report it only as a headline claim. It does not contradict the cumulative total. A console can keep adding units while adding them more slowly than a year earlier, which is what a post-launch comedown looks like when it meets higher prices. The new price level also changes the buying decision for families, as our look at the US Switch 2 model on AliExpress hints, since shoppers are already hunting for alternative routes to a cheaper box.
Market Impact for Publishers, Retailers and Suppliers
For publishers, 26.35 million consoles is a base large enough to justify Switch 2 versions of mid-size games. A third-party studio no longer has to wonder if the audience exists. It has to ask whether its game stands out in a library of 73.21 million sold units, and whether the console’s price slows the next wave of buyers.
For retailers, the holiday quarter becomes the real test. Million-selling first-party titles give stores reliable traffic drivers, but higher hardware prices squeeze the number of households that will buy the console itself. Expect aggressive bundle strategies and gift-card promotions rather than outright price cuts.
For suppliers, memory is the pinch point. Cartridge makers face their own pressure, as our report on Macronix phasing out ROM for Switch cartridges explains. If component prices stay elevated, Nintendo’s margin story will matter as much as its unit story at the next report.
Historical Context: How Nintendo Got Here
The original Switch at 157.20 million units stands among Nintendo’s best-selling platforms, and its install base is the reason Switch 2 launched with a ready audience. The successor arrived in 2025 with backward compatibility and a familiar hybrid design, which let owners carry their libraries and habits forward.
Nintendo has handled generational changes unevenly in the past. The Wii U stalled after the Wii’s boom, while the Switch rebuilt the company’s position. Passing 26 million units this early in its life puts Switch 2 firmly in the Switch camp, not the Wii U one. The numbers show a company that has found a repeatable formula: hybrid hardware, a steady drumbeat of first-party games and a loyal franchise audience.
Data Citations From Nintendo’s Own Tables
No executive or analyst statements on the milestone were available to us, so the best primary evidence is Nintendo’s own published data. The company’s hardware table states that “Nintendo Switch 2 hardware sales reached 26.35 million units worldwide as of September 30, 2026.” The line comes from Nintendo’s investor relations hardware and software page.
The top-selling title table records that “Splatoon Raiders sold 2.42 million units worldwide as of September 30, 2026,” and that “Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave sold 1.34 million units worldwide as of September 30, 2026.” Both lines come from Nintendo’s top-selling title sales units page. We use these sentences as data citations, not as opinions.
What Is Confirmed and What Is Not
Fast-moving earnings coverage invites loose claims. This table separates what the record supports from what it does not, so readers can judge each statement.
| Claim | Status | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Switch 2 at 26.35 million | Confirmed | Nintendo tables, relayed by Gematsu and GoNintendo |
| Switch at 157.20 million | Confirmed | Same tables |
| Splatoon Raiders at 2.42 million | Confirmed, with a digit flag | Nintendo listing, while one outlet URL shows 2.24 |
| Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave at 1.34 million | Confirmed | Nintendo listing and Nintendo Everything |
| Star Fox at 1.17 million | Confirmed | Nintendo listing and Nintendo Everything |
| Sales fell 41 percent | Headline only | Ground News headline, period not verified |
| Vooks and Polygon wording | Not retrieved | Pages unavailable during research |
| Titles named Splatoon and Fire Emblem | Shortened | Official names are longer |
The table also shows why we avoid some popular framings. A first-year pace claim, a PlayStation 5 comparison and a forecast for the next fiscal year all appear in loose summaries but not on the verified sheet. We leave them out rather than guess.
Five Predictions for the Holiday Quarter
These are our own forecasts, not statements from Nintendo or any analyst. We label them clearly so you can weigh them accordingly.
- Switch 2 will likely pass 30 million units by the end of the fiscal year in March 2027. It needs about 3.65 million more units over roughly six months, and the holiday quarter is the strongest stretch of the retail calendar.
- Splatoon Raiders should pass three million at a future report. At 2.42 million it needs under 600,000 more, and a multiplayer title with an active player base tends to keep selling.
- Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave will grow slowly. Strategy games sell in a long tail, so expect steady but unspectacular additions.
- Hardware pricing will dominate the next earnings call. Analysts will focus on margins, memory costs and whether Nintendo trims or holds its price, more than on any single game.
- The original Switch will stay flat near 157 million. Its sales no longer drive the story, and Switch 2 will keep gaining share of Nintendo’s combined hardware total.
Shoppers planning holiday purchases can check the nine Nintendo releases due in November to see what is coming to the console next.
FAQ: Switch 2 Sales and the New Million-Sellers
How many Nintendo Switch 2 consoles have been sold? Nintendo’s tables show 26.35 million units sold worldwide as of September 30, 2026, per Gematsu and GoNintendo.
How many original Switch consoles has Nintendo sold? The same results list 157.20 million Nintendo Switch units worldwide as of September 30, 2026.
Which new games passed one million copies? Splatoon Raiders sold 2.42 million, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave sold 1.34 million, and Star Fox sold 1.17 million.
Are the games really called Splatoon and Fire Emblem? Headlines shorten them. The official listings read Splatoon Raiders and Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave.
How much Switch 2 software has been sold? Nintendo lists 73.21 million units of Switch 2 software as of September 30, 2026.
Did Switch 2 sales really plunge? CNBC’s headline says sales plunged on price hikes and a memory crunch, and a Ground News headline cites 41 percent. We could not verify the comparison period, so treat the figure as a headline claim. The cumulative total still rose to 26.35 million.
Why do other trackers show different Switch 2 totals? Nintendo reports channel shipments, while third-party trackers estimate consumer purchases. Different methods produce different totals, and neither is an error.