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Updated · VGChartz · Nov 5
Nintendo Switch 2 Ships 26.35 Million Units as Quarterly Sales Fall 41%
Updated
Updated · VGChartz · Nov 5

Nintendo Switch 2 Ships 26.35 Million Units as Quarterly Sales Fall 41%

3 articles · Updated · VGChartz · Nov 5

Summary

  • Nintendo reported 26.35 million lifetime Switch 2 shipments by Sept. 30, alongside 157.20 million for the original Switch family.
  • Quarterly Switch 2 shipments totaled 2.67 million units and 73.21 million games shipped lifetime, while Nintendo kept its fiscal-year target unchanged at 16.50 million units.
  • The original Switch added 0.61 million units in the quarter and reached 1.59387 billion lifetime game shipments; the base model accounts for 97.94 million of its hardware total.
  • Mario Kart World led Switch 2 first-party software at 16.48 million copies, while Mario Kart 8 Deluxe remained the top Switch 1 title at 72.00 million.
  • The quarterly slowdown follows a 41% sales drop tied to price hikes in the U.S., Canada and Japan, which Nintendo had linked to rising memory costs.

Insights

Could Samsung's new chip process be the secret weapon Nintendo needs to release a cheaper Switch 2 Lite?
With ROM suppliers pivoting to AI, will physical Switch 2 cartridges soon become a costly luxury for gamers?
Does matching the PS5 price tag risk alienating the loyal, family-friendly audience that built Nintendo's empire?