The Japanese company has also announced where the Nintendo Switch’s sales stand, and it may still be able to catch up with the record-breaking PlayStation 2…

Nintendo has released its quarterly financial report, and Shuntaro Furukawa, the company’s CEO, emphasized that when launching the Nintendo Switch 2, their priority is to popularize the platform quickly. To achieve this, the Big N will significantly increase its advertising and promotional spending, which—combined with the system’s low profit margin—means the company expects only a 13% rise in operating profit. According to Furukawa, boosting profits will rely on increasing the number of software units sold per hardware unit—something that shouldn’t be too difficult given the strong launch lineup.

However, the future is increasingly uncertain, as the impact of tariffs is already being felt by Nintendo. Forecasts for the fiscal year starting April 1 might have to be revised. Furukawa stated that tariffs are counted as a cost in determining the system’s price in any country or region, and if tariffs significantly change from the current assumptions, the final price of the system could rise after evaluating all factors. In short: the console could still get more expensive, and we’d better expect it. So don’t expect the traditional price cuts of past console generations—both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series models have only become more expensive since launch. The Big N may hold out through the launch period before increasing the price.

As of March 31, 152.12 million Nintendo Switch units have been sold. In the first month of the year, 1.26 million units were sold. Total game sales have reached 1.391.23 billion, which means an average of 9.14 games per console. For the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo expects to sell 15 million consoles and 45 million games by March 31, 2026, the end of the current fiscal year. Here’s the top 10 first-party title list:

• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 68.20 million
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 47.82 million
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 36.24 million
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 32.81 million
• Super Mario Odyssey – 29.28 million
• Pokémon Scarlet / Pokémon Violet – 26.79 million
• Pokémon Sword / Pokémon Shield – 26.72 million
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 21.73 million
• Super Mario Party – 21.16 million
• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 18.25 million

Additional game sales:

• Nintendo Switch Sports – 16.27 million
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 16.03 million
• Mario Party Superstars – 14 million
• Super Mario Party Jamboree – 7.48 million
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – 4.09 million
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024) – 2.10 million
• Mario & Luigi: Brothership – 1.97 million
• Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD – 1.88 million
• Donkey Kong Country Returns HD – 1.27 million (new)

Nintendo is playing it cautiously too… but we’re eager to see if the Switch can ultimately surpass the PS2 record.

Source: WCCFTech, Gematsu, Nintendo, PDF1, Nintendo software, PDF2