# Nintendo game sales surge thanks to Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, but Switch 2 hardware suffers big decline

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nintendo-game-sales-surge-thanks-to-tomodachi-life-living-the-dream-but-switch-2-hardware-suffers-big-decline/
- Published: 2026-11-05T11:56:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T13:04:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Eurogamer
- Original article: https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-switch-2-hardware-decline-software-boom
- Topics: Business, Companies, Entertainment, Gaming, Software, Technology

## Key points

- Switch 2 sales fell 37.4% year on year.
- Tomodachi Life sold 8.81 million copies.
- Nintendo still forecasts 16.5 million Switch 2 sales this year.

## Summary

Nintendo reported a sharp fall in Switch console sales during the first half of its 2027 financial year, despite stronger game sales. The figures show that popular releases helped software sales grow, but not enough to prevent the company’s overall business from declining.

In the six months to 30 September 2026, Nintendo sold 6.49 million Switch 2 consoles, down 37.4% year on year, and 1.27 million original Switch consoles, down 32.7%. Switch 2 software sales rose 18.8% to 24.49 million units; Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream led with 8.81 million sales, followed by Rhythm Heaven Groove at 2.89 million and Splatoon Raiders at 2.42 million. Nintendo said digital game sales increased 60.5%, while its overall business fell 15.3%; it still expects to sell 16.5 million Switch 2 consoles by the end of the financial year.

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