US EditionNintendo hikes Switch 2 sales forecast to 19 million units as flagship console momentum grows
- On Tuesday, Nintendo hiked its Switch 2 unit forecast to 19 million from 15 million and raised its software target to 48 million for the financial year ending March 2026.
- Driven by strong hardware and software sales, Nintendo said revenue surged 110 percent to �1,099.5 billion between April and September and raised its full-year operating profit forecast to 370 billion yen .
- Sales figures show strong console and game volumes, with 10.36 million Switch 2 consoles and 20.62 million Switch 2 games sold since launch, including 4.54 million consoles in the latest period.
- Investors reacted as market gains set context, with Nintendo's shares up roughly 40 per cent year-to-date while Shuntaro Furukawa said the first holiday shopping season will be pivotal.
- The Switch 2 launch amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war tested Nintendo's supply chain, while the original Nintendo Switch's 154.01 million lifetime sales approach the 160 million best-selling-console benchmark and Nintendo raised its end-of-year sales forecast to �2,250 billion.
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The video game giant has already sold ten million new consoles since June, and hopes to reach the 19 million units sold by March 31, 2025, anticipating record sales.
On Tuesday, the Japanese video game giant Nintendo raised its sales targets for its new Switch 2 console and its financial forecasts, expecting a record turnover for its offbeat 2025-2026 exercise.
Nintendo raises Switch 2 sales forecast after outselling the Switch, PS4, and PS5 at launch
Since launching in June, 10.36 million Switch 2 consoles have been sold – 3.5 million of those in the first four days. That's more than twice the 4.7 million units the original Switch managed during its first two quarters on sale. It's also higher than the PlayStation 4's 7.5 million...Read Entire Article
Nintendo expects to sell way more Switch 2s than it thought
Nintendo has boosted its Switch 2 sales forecast for the current fiscal year, meaning it could top first year sales of the original Switch. The gaming giant expects to sell 19 million Switch 2s by March 31, 2026, up 26.7 percent from its original forecast of 15 million units. That follows a previous report that Nintendo had asked suppliers to build 25 million Switch 2s by the end of March next year. In its second quarter ending September 30th, N…
Nintendo Switch 2 Sales Cross 10 Million Units
Nintendo has sold more than 10 million Nintendo Switch 2 consoles since launch in June. The Switch 2 sales drastically outnumber purchases of the existing Switch, which has sold less than 2 million units during the same period, according to the Japanese video game giant. As a result of this Switch 2 sales performance, Nintendo has increased its projection for sales of the Switch 2 from 15 million units to 19 million sold by the end of March …
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