# Nintendo Switch 2 sales have dropped 37%, but it’s still comfortably beating the original console

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nintendo-switch-2-sales-have-dropped-37-but-its-still-comfortably-beating-the-original-console/
- Published: 2026-11-05T12:17:13+00:00
- Original publisher: VGC
- Original article: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switch-2-sales-have-dropped-37-but-its-still-comfortably-beating-the-original-console/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Switch 2 sales fell 37.4% year on year in the first half.
- Its lifetime total has reached 26.35 million consoles.
- Nintendo’s sales forecasts remain unchanged.

## Summary

Nintendo’s latest results confirm that Switch 2 sales have slowed sharply in its second year, falling 37.4% year on year in the first half of its financial year. The slowdown follows a strong launch with plentiful stock, but the console has still sold 26.35 million units and remains more than six million ahead of the original Switch and PlayStation 5 at comparable points after launch.

Nintendo sold 2.68 million Switch 2 consoles in the three months to 30 September, and says its forecasts are unchanged. Switch 2 software sales rose 18.8% to 24.49 million units, led by Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream at 8.81 million. The original Switch reached 157.20 million lifetime sales, nearing the PlayStation 2’s reported 160 million record.

## Coverage

- [VGC: Nintendo Switch 2 sales have dropped 37%, but it’s still comfortably beating the original console](https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switch-2-sales-have-dropped-37-but-its-still-comfortably-beating-the-original-console/)
- [PC Gamer: Switch 2 sales dropped 37% this summer, mostly before the price hike hit; Nintendo now expects sales to slump 16.9% in console's second year](https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/switch-2-sales-dropped-37-percent-this-summer-mostly-before-the-price-hike-hit-nintendo-now-expects-sales-to-slump-16-9-percent-in-consoles-second-year/)
- [IGN: Nintendo Rules Out Further Switch 2 Price Rises as Console Sales and Profit Fall](https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-rules-out-further-switch-2-price-rises-as-console-sales-and-profit-fall)

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