Rumor: Nintendo Cuts Switch 2 Production This Quarter - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 24 March 2026 / 4,270 Views
Nintendo has reportedly cut production of the Nintendo Switch 2 for the current quarter ending March 31, 2026 from six million down to four million. This is according to sources that spoke with Bloomberg's Takashi Mochizuki.
The lower number of units produced is expected to continue through April. The sources also claim that despite the success of Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo hasn't started to increase production of the Switch 2.
The sources also claim the lower production is due to slower demand and not due to the ongoing concerns of increased RAM and storage prices.
It should be noted Nintendo has shipped 17.37 million Switch 2 units as of December 31, 2025 and has forecasted 19 million to be shipped by the end of March 2026. That would mean 1.63 million would need to be shipped in order for Nintendo to reach their forecast.
If Nintendo does ship four million units in the current quarter that would put the Switch 2 at 21.37 million units shipped, which is well ahead of their forecast.
This should be treated as a rumor.
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This Clown saw the NPD reports for the first two months and made shit up.
He has a bad track record of spreading misinformation.
I don't even know where they got that initial 6m figure from, unless they were comparing it to Apr-Jun 2025. If not, I can't see any scenario where Nintendo was expecting 6m for Apr-Jun 2026. 4m would actually be a solid result, and more than what I'm predicting (keeping in mind that I'm predicting 2026 Switch 2 sales to be higher than 2025 and my prediction was before Pokopia even released).
Production numbers are not shipping numbers.
To quote Matt Piscatella: “The spiritual successor to the ‘The Switch story is exhausted’ article just dropped.” Written by the same author around the same point in NS1’s lifecycle as well.
Nintendo is doomed!!
This is because AI bullshit drove up RAM and memory prices. Fuck AI and fuck it's supporters.
This is adressed by the sources "The sources also claim the lower production is due to slower demand and not due to the ongoing concerns of increased RAM and storage prices."
Why did the forum post got deleted? Ow well.
Not trying to start a war but i think everyone has to agree the hype around switch2 is wel....there is none? At least i dont see anyone i know really talking about it or mass buying them like we did when switch1 came out.
Maybe you are saying big shit.
The Switch 2 is currently selling twice as much as the Switch 1, and Pokopia is trying to boost sales, which had fallen at the beginning of the year.
This, not sure why everyone HAS to agree
Not sure what your getting at no where did i say its selling bad,just saying i dont see much hype. Nobody i know has a switch2 or want one, 4 of the children of my sister for example has in total 6 switches,but not interested in switch2. Thats all iam saying. Calm down.
Obviously producing 6m last year was to build up for launch. It would be kinda weird to keep producing 6m now and expecting it to ship 24m year on year.
I dont think Nintendo even expect to 6 milions for this quarter after 7 million holiday. Switch did that once during Covid bump and PS5 after 2 years shortage.
All they gotta do is start releasing 3D Zelda/Mario or a new AC lol
A week too early.
What do you mean?
I thought it was an early April Fool's joke.
Doesn't sound like one, considering AI has driven up the costs of valuable chips.
