Nintendo Switch 2 sales numbers: How many units have been sold?
I still love you, Wii U.
Everyone knew that the Nintendo Switch 2 launch would be a big one, but the record-breaking sales we've seen from the console so far are probably beyond even Nintendo's wildest expectations.
After eight years of the Switch 1, it's no surprise that players were eager to get their hands on an upgraded version, and with the start the Switch 2 has made, it's already rapidly approaching the Wii U's lifetime sales.
But how many units has the Switch 2 actually sold thus far? Here are the details you need to know.
Nintendo Switch 2 sales numbers: How many units have been sold?
At the time of writing, Nintendo has confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 has sold more than 6 million units.
Nintendo clocked up more than 3.5 million units sold in only four days, making it the fastest-selling Nintendo console ever.
This was followed up on 1st July 2025, with Nintendo sharing on its official website that the console had sold 1.8m units in the Americas, 1.47m in Japan, 1.18m in Europe and 0.55m units in the rest of the world.
Nintendo has since removed this information from its website.
The most recent update came at the beginning of August, when Nintendo published its financial results for the quarter ending 30th June, confirming that the console had passed the 6m sales mark, keeping them on track to meet their projected sales of 15m by March 2026.
Beyond this, it was also confirmed that Mario Kart World is, unsurprisingly, the platform's top seller, with 96.7 per cent of Switch 2 owners also purchasing the game. This equates to around 5.63 million units, out of a total of 8.67 million games sold, making it the second biggest launch in the series after Mario Kart Wii.
In comparison to these console sales, the Nintendo Switch 1 only managed to sell 2.74 million units in its entire first month, according to IGN, while the Switch 2 is already around a third of the way to beating the Wii U's lifetime sales of 13.5 million units.
But more impressively than that, the Nintendo Switch 2 is officially also the fastest-selling home video game console of all time, as confirmed by Daniel Ahmad, director of research and insights at Niko Partners.
"For reference, it took the PS4 two weeks to sell 2.1m units and six weeks to sell 4.2m units. It took the PS5 seven weeks to sell through 4.4m units," he wrote on Twitter, now X, although he clarifies that the PS5's sales figures were likely dampened by supply constraints at launch and the fact it initially only launched in select markets.
Nevertheless, the Switch 2's launch marks a remarkable start to the console's lifetime.
The Switch 1 is currently the second highest-selling home console of all time, sitting on 152m units sold, and following this strong start, Nintendo will be hoping that its successor can replicate those numbers in the long run.
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