Nintendo producing 20 million Switch 2 units

Nintendo has asked partners and suppliers to assemble about 20 million Switch 2 consoles in the year through March 2027, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The report said the production plan is not final and could still change depending on demand. (bloomberg.com) The figure is higher than Nintendo’s public forecast issued earlier this month, when the company said it expected to sell 16.5 million Switch 2 units in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. (bloomberg.com) Nintendo gave that outlook after reporting that the console had sold 19.86 million units as of March 31, 2026. (nintendo.co.jp) Bloomberg said the latest schedule suggests Nintendo is confident it can keep demand going with its upcoming software lineup, though that assessment was attributed to the publication’s reading of the production plan rather than a public company statement. Nintendo Life separately reported the same 20 million figure, citing Bloomberg. (bloomberg.com) ### How does the 20 million figure compare with Nintendo’s own guidance? Nintendo said on May 8 that it expected Switch 2 sales to fall to 16.5 million units in the current fiscal year, down from the 19.86 million units sold in the year just ended. Bloomberg’s reported assembly target of about 20 million would sit roughly 20% above that public outlook. (cnbc.com) The 19.86 million number is listed on Nintendo’s investor relations hardware sales page for cumulative Switch 2 sales as of March 31, 2026. That gives the new reported production goal a clear benchmark: Nintendo would be planning output at slightly above the platform’s first-year sales pace. (bloomberg.com) ### Is this a sales forecast or a factory plan? Bloomberg described the 20 million figure as an internal production volume plan, not a formal public sales forecast. The report said Nintendo had asked suppliers to assemble about that many units in the year through March and that the number could still be revised. (cnbc.com) That distinction matters because production plans measure how many consoles Nintendo wants built, while sales guidance measures how many units it expects to sell through to customers over the fiscal year. Nintendo has not publicly raised its 16.5 million sales outlook. (nintendo.co.jp) ### What else has Nintendo said about Switch 2 demand? Nintendo’s latest financial disclosures showed Switch 2 sold 19.86 million units by the end of fiscal 2026, according to the company’s investor relations site. Outside reporting on the May 8 earnings release said Nintendo’s forecast for the current year came in below some analyst expectations. (bloomberg.com) CNBC reported on May 8 that Nintendo also said the U.S. price of the Switch 2 would rise to $499.99 from $449.99 on Sept. 1, while Japan’s price would increase on May 25. Those price changes came as the company projected lower unit sales for the current fiscal year. (bloomberg.com) ### Where did the 20 million target first surface? Bloomberg published the report on May 22 under the headline that Nintendo was seeking to top its conservative Switch forecast by about 20%. Nintendo Life then summarized the report, saying Nintendo was looking to produce 20 million Switch 2 consoles in fiscal 2027. (nintendo.co.jp) Nintendo has not published a matching statement on its investor relations pages so far. The company’s official financial data pages currently show historical sales figures and title data, including the 19.86 million cumulative Switch 2 hardware total through March 31, 2026. (cnbc.com) ### What should readers watch next? March 31, 2027 is the key date attached to Bloomberg’s reported assembly plan, because that is the end of Nintendo’s current fiscal year. Any change to Nintendo’s official 16.5 million sales forecast would most likely appear in a future earnings release or investor update. (nintendo.co.jp) (bloomberg.com)