Nintendo reportedly producing 20 million Switch 2 FY2027

Nintendo is seeking to raise Switch 2 output above its public sales target for the current fiscal year, according to a Bloomberg report published on May 22. Bloomberg said Nintendo has asked partners and suppliers to assemble about 20 million consoles in the year through March 2027, roughly 20% above the company’s official forecast. The report follows Nintendo’s May earnings release, which projected 16.5 million Switch 2 sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. Nintendo’s own sales data shows the company sold 19.86 million Switch 2 units as of March 31, 2026. ### Where does the 20 million figure come from? Bloomberg reported on May 22 that Nintendo had asked suppliers and manufacturing partners to prepare roughly 20 million Switch 2 units for the year through March 2027. Bloomberg attributed the information to people familiar with the matter. Nintendo Life cited that Bloomberg report the same day and framed the number against Nintendo’s lower public forecast. Nintendo has not publicly updated its 16.5 million unit guidance since issuing its fiscal outlook earlier in May. ### How does that compare with Nintendo’s official forecast? Nintendo said in its May outlook that it expects to sell 16.5 million Switch 2 consoles in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. CNBC, citing the company’s guidance, reported that forecast on May 8 after Nintendo also announced a price increase for the hardware in some markets. Nintendo’s investor materials show Switch 2 hardware sales reached 19.86 million units as of March 31, 2026. That means the reported 20 million production target would be slightly above the console’s launch-year sales pace, even as the company’s public sales target implies a year-over-year decline. ### Why would production run ahead of the sales target? Bloomberg said Nintendo’s internal manufacturing plans appear more aggressive than its external forecast. (cnbc.com) Bloomberg described the public outlook as conservative and said the production request was about 20% higher than that sales target. Nintendo has already shown caution in its guidance. (nintendo.co.jp) CNBC reported on May 8 that Nintendo forecast 16.5 million Switch 2 sales for the current fiscal year even after the console sold 19.86 million units in its first year, and linked the outlook to higher component costs and a planned price increase. ### What is happening in Japan right now? Nintendo Life reported on May 22 that Switch 2 sales in Japan continued to rise ahead of an announced price increase. (bloomberg.com) Its report cited weekly chart data and said domestic demand had been boosted before the higher price takes effect. Push Square reported last week that Nintendo’s Japanese price increase is scheduled for May 25 and said the change would leave the Switch 2 priced above the PlayStation 5 in Japan. (cnbc.com) Notebookcheck also reported a surge in Japanese buying ahead of the increase, though that outlet characterized the reaction more broadly. (nintendolife.com) ### What should readers watch next? March 31, 2027 is the end of the fiscal year tied to Nintendo’s current 16.5 million sales forecast. Nintendo’s next official evidence on whether supply is tracking above guidance will come through future earnings disclosures and any revision to that outlook. Famitsu’s weekly Japan retail charts, which Nintendo Life has been following, will offer a nearer-term read on whether the pre-price-increase demand spike continues after May 25. (pushsquare.com) Bloomberg’s report, for now, points to a wider gap between what Nintendo is telling investors publicly and what it is asking factories to build. (bloomberg.com)