Nintendo reports Switch 2 tops 26.35 million, Switch passes 157.20 million

Nintendo disclosed the cumulative hardware figure in its latest earnings release covering the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Switch 2 hardware sales reached 26.35 million units worldwide by that date. Lifetime sales for the original Switch passed 157.20 million units worldwide by the same date. Lifetime sales count all units sold since a system launched.

In the three months ended September 30, 2026, Nintendo sold 2.67 million Switch 2 hardware units and 15.04 million Switch 2 software units. Hardware refers to consoles and handhelds, while software refers to games. Original Switch hardware sales for the same quarter totaled 0.61 million units. Original Switch software sales reached 31.92 million units and were higher than Switch 2 software sales for the same period.

Shacknews repeated the quarterly hardware total as the units sold in the last reporting quarter, tying it to Nintendo’s Q2 FY27 results.

Nintendo said Switch 2 game sales totaled more than 73.21 million worldwide. Lifetime original Switch software sales reached 1,593.87 million units. The lifetime original Switch software total appeared in the same earnings release as the hardware and Switch 2 software figures.

First-party software means games developed or published by Nintendo. Mario Kart World led Switch 2 first-party software sales with 16.48 million copies sold worldwide. Donkey Kong Bananza sold 5.05 million copies and ranks second among first-party Switch 2 games. Pokemon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and Pokemon Pokopia each sold 4.04 million copies and are tied on the list.

Splatoon Raiders sold 2.42 million copies, Kirby Air Riders sold 1.94 million copies, and Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave sold 1.34 million copies. Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition sold 1.28 million copies, and Star Fox sold 1.17 million copies.

Kirby Air Riders also appears in Nintendo’s updated list of best-selling first-party Switch 2 games. Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is included in Nintendo’s updated Switch 2 first-party software sales rankings. Nintendo highlighted Splatoon Raiders, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave and Star Fox as new additions to the best-selling first-party Switch 2 titles.

On the original Switch, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe leads first-party software sales with 72 million copies sold globally and anchors Nintendo’s list. Animal Crossing: New Horizons follows at 50.63 million copies, ranking second. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has sold approximately 38.5 million copies on the system.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sold 34.28 million copies, ranking fourth among best-selling original Switch first-party games. Super Mario Odyssey sold 31.06 million copies, ranking fifth. Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet sold 28.66 million copies, ranking sixth, and Pokemon Sword / Pokemon Shield sold 27.36 million copies, ranking seventh.

Ranking eighth, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sold 22.90 million copies. Super Mario Party sold 21.39 million copies, ranking ninth, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe sold 19.22 million copies, ranking tenth.

Rhythm Heaven Groove sold 2.89 million units on Switch. Nintendo reported Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream sold 8.83 million units on Switch. The company’s earnings explanation listed 8.81 million units for the same title.

Nintendo also gave year-on-year comparisons. Year-on-year means measuring the current period against the same period in the previous fiscal year. Switch 2 hardware sales decreased by 37.4 percent to 6.49 million units, and original Switch hardware sales decreased by 32.7 percent to 1.27 million units.

Switch 2 software sales increased by 18.8 percent to 24.49 million units, while original Switch software sales increased by 6.8 percent to 65.73 million units. The earnings explanation paired the software increase with the hardware decline.