Nintendo Switch 2 one of fastest-selling

Nintendo said on June 11, 2025, that the Switch 2 sold more than 3.5 million units worldwide in its first four days, making it the fastest-selling Nintendo game system ever. The company launched the console on June 5, 2025, in the United States at a suggested retail price of $449.99. Nintendo’s latest annual results, published on May 8, 2026, said lifetime Switch 2 hardware sales had reached 19.86 million units as of March 31, 2026. ### How fast did the Switch 2 sell at launch? Nintendo’s June 11, 2025 announcement gave the clearest early benchmark: more than 3.5 million Switch 2 units sold globally in four days. The company described that as the fastest-selling Nintendo hardware launch in its history. (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s May 8, 2026 financial materials showed that the early momentum carried through the rest of the fiscal year. The company said Switch 2 hardware sales totaled 19.86 million units and Switch 2 software sales reached 48.71 million units by March 31, 2026. ### Did Nintendo say it will keep backing the console? (nintendo.com) Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said on April 2, 2025 that “Nintendo Switch 2 is the next step in at-home gaming that can be taken on the go” after eight years of play on the original Switch. Nintendo’s official Switch 2 pages and news updates have continued to add first-party games, bundles and online-service features through May 2026. (nintendo.co.jp) Nintendo’s U.S. news page on May 12, 2026 promoted a “Choose Your Game Bundle” for Switch 2, while the main Switch 2 product page highlighted upcoming software including Star Fox, due June 25, 2026. Those updates do not use the phrase “years to come,” but they do show Nintendo continuing to market new hardware bundles, software and online features for the platform. (nintendo.com) ### What games are actually confirmed for Switch 2? Nintendo’s store page lists a Switch 2 Edition upgrade pack for Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer with a release date of July 16, 2026. The listing says the upgrade adds enhanced resolution and frame rate, CameraPlay support and GameShare via local wireless. (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s U.S. store also lists Call of the Elder Gods for Switch 2. The product page says the game follows Professor Harry Everhart and student Evangeline Drayton in a narrative puzzle adventure, and outside listings tracked by Nintendo-focused outlets and Steam identify May 12, 2026 as its release date. (nintendo.com) ### What does Nintendo’s latest sales report add? Nintendo’s investor relations site says Switch 2 had sold 19.86 million units life-to-date as of March 31, 2026. That total already exceeds the lifetime 13.56 million units recorded for the Wii U, according to the same sales-data page. Nintendo’s annual explanatory material said sales in its dedicated video game platform business rose 106.7% year over year to 2.2395 trillion yen in fiscal 2026, driven by the launch of Switch 2. (nintendo.com) The company said the higher unit price of the new hardware was also a factor in revenue growth. ### Has Nintendo changed the price? (nintendo.co.jp) Nintendo of America said on May 7, 2026 that it will raise the U.S. MSRP of the Switch 2 to $499.99 from $449.99 beginning on September 1, 2026. The company said the move was “in response to various changes in market conditions,” and added that pricing for the original Switch would not change. (nintendo.co.jp) Nintendo’s April 18, 2025 pricing notice had kept the launch price at $449.99 in the United States, alongside a $499.99 Mario Kart World bundle. The September increase means the standalone console will match that earlier bundle price. (nintendo.com) ### What should readers watch next? July 16, 2026 is the next dated Switch 2 software milestone on Nintendo’s U.S. store for Fitness Boxing 3’s Switch 2 Edition upgrade pack. Nintendo’s Switch 2 page also points to June 25, 2026 for Star Fox on the platform, while the U.S. hardware price increase is scheduled for September 1, 2026. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2)