Switch 2 Hits 26.35 Million Sales as Mario Kart World Leads
Nintendo's latest results also put the original Switch at 157.20 million lifetime sales, with digital games taking a larger share across both systems.
Nintendo reported 26.35 million Switch 2 hardware sales and 73.21 million software sales through September 30. The console added 6.49 million units this fiscal year, while Mario Kart World topped its game rankings with 16.48 million copies.
Nintendo sold 6.49 million Switch 2 consoles between April 1 and September 30, bringing lifetime sales to 26.35 million units. The company released its second-quarter results Thursday for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027.
Switch 2 software sales reached 73.21 million units as of September 30. That includes 24.49 million sold during the current fiscal year.
Digital games accounted for 60.7% of combined Switch and Switch 2 software sales so far this fiscal year. Nintendo reported a 6.2% increase year over year.
Mario Kart World leads the Switch 2 software rankings. The bestselling games as of September 30 were:
- Mario Kart World: 16.48 million copies
- Donkey Kong Bananza: 5.05 million copies
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition: 4.04 million copies (13.31 million with Switch version)
- Pokémon Pokopia: 4.04 million copies (only includes sales outside Japan where Nintendo published the game)
- Splatoon Raiders: 2.42 million copies
- Kirby Air Riders: 1.94 million copies
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave: 1.34 million copies
- Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition: 1.28 million copies (12.01 million with Switch version)
- Star Fox: 1.17 million copies
The original Switch reached 157.20 million lifetime hardware sales. Nintendo reported 1.27 million hardware sales this fiscal year as of June 30, including the standard Switch, Lite and OLED models.
Switch software sales totaled 65.73 million units. Among Nintendo's last first-party releases developed for the original system, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream sold 8.81 million copies. Rhythm Heaven Groove sold 2.89 million.
The bestselling Switch games as of September 30 were:
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: 72.00 million copies
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons: 50.63 million copies
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: 38.50 million copies
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: 34.28 million copies
- Super Mario Odyssey: 31.06 million copies
- Pokémon Scarlet/Pokémon Violet: 28.66 million copies
- Pokémon Sword/Pokémon Shield: 27.36 million copies
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: 22.90 million copies
- Super Mario Party: 21.39 million copies
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe: 19.22 million copies
Nintendo increased Switch 2 suggested retail prices in Japan on May 25. Price increases followed in Europe, the United States and Canada on September 1.
The company attributed those changes to shifting market conditions and its assessment of the global business outlook.
Switch 2 launched in June 2025 and sold more than 3.5 million units worldwide in four days. Nintendo says that set its hardware record for global sales during the first four days.
The system sold 5.82 million units in its first fiscal quarter, which ended in June 2025. By December 31, the previous fiscal year's third-quarter close, sales exceeded 17 million, passing Wii U's lifetime total of 13.56 million.
The original Switch launched in March 2017. By the end of 2022, it had outsold Sony's PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Game Boy/Game Boy Color.
Last February, Switch passed Nintendo DS's 154.02 million lifetime sales to become Nintendo's bestselling console. It now ranks second among all consoles, behind only PlayStation 2.
Source: Nintendo
