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Nintendo Switch is a hybrid game console made by Nintendo, sold as the original 2017 Switch, the OLED revision, the Switch Lite, and the 2024 Switch 2 successor; the line uses Joy-Con controllers and the Nintendo eShop.
… The answer is that the weakness of Switch 2 is the same as the source of its likely redemption; as ever, it's all about the games. For all Nintendo's development excellence, Switch 2 has had an uncharacteristically weak software slate since it launched. …
… "This is the Switch 2 bump," he said. "Physical software sales on Nintendo platforms are up around 26% compared to a year ago, but still down from the year ending May 2024 period." Piscatella emphasised that this is highly likely to be just a "temporary blip". …
… Total Switch software sales reached 136.91 million units, down 11.9% year-over-year. Nintendo noted that "given consumers can play both Switch 2 exclusive software and Switch software on the Switch 2," titles such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Nintendo Switch Sports maintained steady sales. …
… "In that context, we will work to increase the Switch 2 installed base over the medium to long term and increase software sales and the number of annual playing users." Nintendo reported significant growth in net sales and profits after its first fiscal year of the Switch 2, with net sales reaching… …
… Original Switch hardware sales were 0.66 million units, down 31.8% from 0.98 million in Q1 2025. Switch 2 software sales reached 9.46 million units, up 9.2% year-on-year. …
… This performance was supported by a variety of overlapping factors, including the fact that Switch 2 launched while many people are still having fun playing the Switch, and the ability of Switch 2 to play Switch software helped make the transition easier." He credited the releases of the Switch 2 e… …
… "For now, the market faces a compounding problem: hardware that is either too old or too expensive for the median consumer, a software slate that is thin outside a handful of tentpole releases, and a macro environment that keeps any meaningful price relief off the table." Nintendo Switch 2 S&P fore… …
… Across the year to date, however, total sales across hardware and software are broadly flat when compared year-over-year, dropping around 1%. …
… Hardware unit sales declined across all platforms: PS5 dropped 6%, Xbox Series 18%, and Switch 2 51%. Despite the sharp decline, Switch 2 led July in units sold, while PS5 led in revenue. …
… Software sales grew 7% to £6.03 billion, and digital console sales rose 9.2% year-on-year to £2.49 billion. Hardware sales increased 3% to £2.17 billion, supported by the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 in June 2025. …