Nintendo plans 20 million Switch 2 units by March 2027

Nintendo has not publicly announced a new March 2027 production target for Switch 2, but a cluster of reports in May 2026 said the company is aiming to have 20 million consoles ready by then. The figure surfaced in secondary reports that tied the plan to expanded manufacturing. The most concrete earlier reporting came from Bloomberg in May 2025, which said Nintendo had turned to Samsung Electronics to help make the main chips for the console and could ramp output enough to sell a higher-than-projected 20 million units by March 2026. Nintendo’s own investor materials show the console is already selling at scale. Nintendo’s sales data page lists Switch 2 hardware sales at 19.86 million units as of the latest update visible on Sunday. That means the newly circulated 20 million-by-March-2027 figure, if accurate, would describe supply planning after a large installed base was already in place, not an initial launch target. (bloomberg.com) ### Where does the 20 million number come from? Bloomberg’s May 19, 2025 report is the clearest primary-source anchor now available. Bloomberg said Nintendo had asked Samsung to help manufacture the Switch 2’s main chips, a step that “may help” the company sell a higher-than-projected 20 million units by March 2026. A separate Bloomberg report from June 4, 2025 said Nintendo itself planned to sell 15 million units by the following March, while some estimates ran as high as 20 million. (nintendo.co.jp) The newer March 2027 framing appears to come from follow-on outlet reports rather than a fresh Nintendo filing or statement available in the search results. Because Nintendo has not published that target in the sources reviewed here, the number is best treated as a reported production objective, not a confirmed company forecast. (bloomberg.com) ### Didn’t Bloomberg also report Nintendo cut production earlier this year? Bloomberg reported on March 24, 2026 that Nintendo had cut Switch 2 production by more than 30% after holiday-season demand, particularly in the United States, trailed expectations. The report said the company planned to make 4 million units in that quarter, down from an original 6 million. (bloomberg.com) That leaves the current 20 million-by-March-2027 reporting looking less like a straight-line continuation and more like a claim that Nintendo is still preparing for substantial long-term volume. Bloomberg’s March report and Nintendo’s current sales-data page can both be true at once: the company may have reduced short-term output while still targeting a large cumulative supply base over a longer period. (bloomberg.com) That is an inference from the timing of the reports, not a statement Nintendo has made in the sources reviewed. ### What’s happening with Nintendo’s maintenance schedule this week? Nintendo Everything reported on May 24, 2026 that Nintendo scheduled a maintenance session affecting both Switch 2 and Switch. The site said the session covers “purchase of consumable items” and is expected to run for one hour, from 9:30 p.m. PT to 10:30 p.m. PT on May 25, which is 12:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. ET on May 26. (bloomberg.com) Nintendo Everything described the maintenance as limited in scope and short in duration. The report did not tie the session to any broader production or platform change. ### Which June games are being cited for Switch 2 owners? Game Rant reported on May 23, 2026 that three notable games are due on Switch 2 in June 2026: Forza Horizon 6, Subnautica 2 and LEGO Batman. (nintendoeverything.com) The outlet described June as a relatively slow month for new Switch 2 releases, but said those titles give owners three major dates to watch. Game Rant also said June 2026 marks the one-year anniversary of Switch 2. In a separate roundup, the outlet said Nintendo’s broader 2026 lineup also includes titles such as Yoshi and the Mysterious Book and Splatoon Raiders later in the year. ### What should readers watch next? May 25-26 is the next dated event in the current reporting trail, with Nintendo Everything listing the one-hour maintenance window for Switch and Switch 2. (gamerant.com) Beyond that, June 2026 release dates for Forza Horizon 6, Subnautica 2 and LEGO Batman are the next concrete milestones cited in coverage while investors and players look for any formal Nintendo update on production plans. (nintendoeverything.com)