Nintendo hikes Switch 2 sales forecast to 19 million units as flagship console momentum grows

TOPSHOT – A Super Mario character is pictured at a Nintendo display ahead of the launch of the company’s Switch 2 console, an electronics store in the city of Nagoya, Aichi prefecture on June 2, 2025.

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Nintendo raised its forecast for sales of the Switch 2 console in its current fiscal year as momentum for its new flagship console grows.

The Japanese gaming giant said it now expects to sell 19 million units of the Switch in the fiscal year ending March 2026 versus a previous forecast of 15 million units.

Here’s how Nintendo did in its fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30 versus LSEG estimates:

Revenue: 527.2 billion Japanese yen ($3.7 billion) versus 461.76 billion yen expected.
Net profit: 102.9 billion Japanese yen versus 63.6 billion yen expected.

Nintendo is riding a wave of momentum after launching its latest console called the Switch 2 in June.

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