Switch 2 Ships 26.35 Million Units as of September 2026, Switch 1 Ships 157.20 Million - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted 1 day ago / 5,380 Views
Nintendo has released its latest hardware and software figures for the Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch 1 through September 30, 2026.
The Nintendo Switch 2 has shipped 26.35 million units to date, while 73.21 million Switch 2 games have been shipped lifetime.
Shipment figures for the Nintendo Switch 1 reached 157.20 million units, while 1,593.87 million Switch 1 games have been shipped lifetime.
For the quarter ending September 30, 2026, Nintendo shipped 2.67 million Switch 2 units and 0.61 million Switch 1 units shipped.
Breaking down the 26.35 million lifetime shipped figure for the Switch 2, it has shipped 9.00 million units in the Americas, 5.85 million in Europe, 7.07 million in Japan, and 4.42 million in the rest of the world.
Breaking down the 157.20 million lifetime shipped figure for the Switch 1, it has shipped 60.13 million units in the Americas, 40.22 million in Europe, 38.67 million in Japan, and 18.18 million in the rest of the world.
The regular Nintendo Switch model accounts for 97.94 million units of the total Switch consoles shipped worldwide. The Switch OLED accounts for 32.54 million units and the Switch Lite accounts for 26.72 million units.
Nintendo's forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 remains unchanged and has the Nintendo Switch 2 at 16.50 million units shipped and the Nintendo Switch at 2.00 million. If Nintendo reaches the forecast exactly that would put Switch 2 lifetime sales at 36.36 million units and the Switch at 157.92 million units.
Here are the best-selling Nintendo Switch 2 first-party titles:
- Mario Kart World – 16.48 million
- Donkey Kong Bananza - 5.05 million
- Pokémon Legends Z-A - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - 4.04 million
- Pokémon Pokopia - 4.04 million
- Splatoon Raiders - 2.42 million - NEW
- Kirby Air Riders - 1.94 million
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave - 1.34 million - NEW
- Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - 1.28 million
- Star Fox - 1.17 million - NEW
Here are the top 10 best-selling Nintendo Switch 1 first-party titles:
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 72.00 million
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 50.63 million
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 38.50 million
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 34.28 million
- Super Mario Odyssey – 31.06 million
- Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet – 28.66 million
- Pokemon Sword / Pokemon Shield – 27.36 million
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 22.90 million
- Super Mario Party – 21.39 million
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 19.22 million
Other Nintendo first-party sales:
- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream - 8.83 million
- Rhythm Heaven Groove - 2.89 million - NEW
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.
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Kinda suprised they're bothering to ship that many Switch 1s. Is the dream still alive?
Solid sales for Splatoon Raiders, Rhythm Heaven, Fire Emblem and Star Fox.
Slightly disapointing sales for the Switch 2 but they kept the 16,5 million goal for the fiscal year so they expect a huge holliday and after seeing the Zelda reception, so do I.
Amazing Switch 1 sales. The will crush the expected 2 million for the fiscal year and probably even reach 3.
Did Switch 1 release in India yet?
No and I think the hope is still that will give Switch the boost it needs to surpass 160 million. The India launch date is supposed to be within this Fiscal Year (FY) ending March 2027, with the rumors being either February or March 2027. If true, you would expect Nintendo of India to do the launch date/price/launch games lineup announcement in January.
And it will do it whilst the co sole is still quite relevant which is more than can be said about the 160 million reported for PS2 decades later.
So the Switch 2 sold less than the first one if you look at the same quarter in 2018, since Nintendo shipped 3.2 million consoles back then.
It'd be great if there are stats on third-party games sales, but, I know that might be business secrets
It appears they expect to ship about 7 - 7.5m units for the holiday quarter, which would translate to sell-through increase over last year of 0.5-1m I believe. That seems like a reasonable expectation.
