The Switch 2 is so popular, Nintendo thinks it'll sell 19 million units this year

Nintendo is very optimistic about unit sales for the Switch 2 in its current fiscal year, thanks to the increasing popularity of the new handheld console. The Nintendo Switch 2 was released in June 2025 and immediately gained traction as fans had been waiting quite a long time for the Switch follow-up. The hype was real, and anticipation only grew as time went on, with month after month of no official word from Nintendo on the Switch 2’s release date and pricing. When all of that information finally came, all there was left to do for consumers was wait until they could buy one. All that was left for Nintendo to do was wait for the money to roll in. And it has been, it seems.

As CNBC reports, Nintendo is confident that Switch 2 unit sales are going to continue increasing, so the company has increased its forecast for the number of hardware units it’ll be able to get into people’s homes by the end of the fiscal year.

Nintendo Switch 2 unit sales are forecasted to reach 19 million units by the end of next March

Nintendo’s initial forecast was that it would sell about 15 million units by the end of fiscal year 2026. This period ends at the end of March next year. What’s worth noting is that the Switch 2 is brushing past the original Nintendo Switch in terms of hardware sales. Specifically, in its first four months on the market. The original Nintendo Switch launched in early March 2017. So, it had more time in a single fiscal year to rack up unit sales numbers. However, the Switch 2 has outpaced the original in a short amount of time.

For some perspective, the original Switch sold about 4.7 million units in its first four months. The Switch 2 is now reportedly up beyond 10 million in that same amount of time. Nintendo also sold about 6 million in just two months. This surge in popularity has caused Nintendo to raise its forecast from 15 million to 19 million. This seems like a reasonable forecast now with the numbers where they are. Not to mention, it’s now right in the middle of the busiest shopping season of the year.

In addition to strong hardware sales, Nintendo has also announced strong software sales for the Nintendo Switch 2. Since the console’s launch in the Summer, Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bonanza have become two of Nintendo’s most popular games for it. In short, the Nintendo Switch 2 has had a very strong start and it doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime soon.