Nintendo Switch 2 has reached 26.35 million units sold worldwide as of September 30, 2026, according to Nintendo’s latest financial results. The milestone shows the console is still building its installed base, even as the company reports lower revenue and higher net profit for the April to September reporting period.
The cumulative total appeared in reporting from Gematsu using Nintendo’s new earnings release. The original Nintendo Switch has reached 157.20 million units, a reminder of the enormous platform Switch 2 is gradually following.
What Nintendo sold in the latest six months
Nintendo shipped 6.49 million Switch 2 units during the April through September 2026 half-year period. In the July to September quarter alone, Switch 2 hardware moved 2.67 million units, alongside 15.04 million Switch 2 software units, according to the company figures summarized by Gematsu and Nintendo Everything.
Those period figures are not the same as the lifetime 26.35 million total. Mixing the numbers can make growth look larger or smaller than it really is, especially when comparing a quarter with a cumulative installed base.
Which Switch 2 games are leading?
Nintendo’s first-party software totals continue to show the role of established franchises. Gematsu lists Mario Kart World at 16.48 million units, Donkey Kong Bananza at 5.05 million, and Pokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo Switch 2 Edition at 4.04 million. The 2026 lineup also includes Star Fox, Splatoon Raiders and Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave.
These are publisher-reported sales for the stated reporting cutoff, not independently measured player counts. They nevertheless help explain how software choice supports hardware adoption after launch. Existing games also benefit from an expanding audience rather than needing every purchase to come from a brand-new exclusive.
Profit increased while sales declined
According to the Associated Press report on Nintendo’s November 5 results, net profit rose 11% to 220.9 billion yen while revenue fell 12% to 966 billion yen. Those two lines can move in different directions because costs, currency effects, product mix and other factors influence profit beyond raw sales. The result is not simply a claim that Nintendo sold more of everything.
What this means for the holiday season
Nintendo is entering its next holiday shopping period with a substantially larger Switch 2 installed base and a range of first-party titles. The company maintained its full-year forecast, according to AP, but demand during November and December will matter to the eventual outcome. Hardware availability, game releases and consumer budgets can still change the picture.
For players, 26.35 million is not a reason to upgrade by itself. The stronger question is whether the games you want are on the newer system. Reespawn has also covered Minecraft’s Switch 2 improvements for readers weighing the practical differences.