Nintendo published its May 2026 financial report covering the 2026 fiscal year (April 2025–March 2026), delivering a first full-year look at Nintendo Switch 2 performance following the hardware's June launch.
The report provides consolidated hardware and software sales, digital revenue trends, and corporate profit and balance-sheet movements, with third-party distribution notes for titles handled by The Pokémon Company in Japan.
Nintendo framed the fiscal year as a strong start for Nintendo Switch 2.
The company reported that the new system maintained momentum after its June debut and that a late‑fiscal release—Pokémon Pokopia—helped accelerate hardware sales heading into March.
For the full fiscal year, Nintendo Switch 2 hardware shipments reached 19.86 million units.
Key Nintendo Switch 2 software figures from the report:
- Mario Kart World (day-one release with the hardware) sold 14.70 million units, including bundled copies.
- Donkey Kong Bananza, released in July, sold 4.52 million units.
- Pokémon Legends: Z‑A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (packaged version) sold 3.94 million units; Nintendo notes that downloads of that title and other Switch 2 Edition releases are counted in Nintendo Switch software totals.
- Total Nintendo Switch 2 software unit sales for the fiscal year were 48.71 million units.
The report also details continued performance of the original Nintendo Switch, which remained in market demand during its tenth year.
Hardware sales for Nintendo Switch totaled 3.80 million units in the fiscal year.
Notable software sales on Nintendo Switch included:
- Pokémon Legends: Z‑A (combined sales, including downloadable Switch 2 Edition versions) at 8.85 million units.
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 at 2.76 million units.
- Super Mario Galaxy at 2.60 million units.
Evergreen, cross‑generation titles such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Nintendo Switch Sports, Super Mario Party Jamboree, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons continued to post stable sales, helping Nintendo Switch software reach 136.91 million units for the year.
On the financial side, Nintendo reported digital sales of 407.6 billion yen—up 25.0% year‑on‑year—driven largely by increased downloads of packaged titles.
IP‑related sales totaled 73.5 billion yen, down 9.7% year‑on‑year.
Consolidated net sales were 2,313.0 billion yen, with sales outside Japan accounting for 1,778.1 billion yen (76.9%).
Operating profit was 360.1 billion yen, ordinary profit totaled 542.1 billion yen (including equity-method income, interest income, and foreign exchange gains), and profit attributable to owners of the parent was 424.0 billion yen (which included a 32.6 billion yen gain on sale of investment securities).
Balance-sheet highlights as of March 31, 2026: total assets of 3,805.3 billion yen (up 406.7 billion yen year‑over‑year), total liabilities of 850.1 billion yen (up 177.0 billion yen), and net assets of 2,955.1 billion yen (up 229.7 billion yen), driven mainly by increases in retained earnings and cash and deposits.
This report establishes Nintendo Switch 2 as a commercial priority for Nintendo and documents how cross‑generation software and digital sales continue to underpin the company's revenue mix.
The report provides consolidated hardware and software sales, digital revenue trends, and corporate profit and balance-sheet movements, with third-party distribution notes for titles handled by The Pokémon Company in Japan.
Nintendo framed the fiscal year as a strong start for Nintendo Switch 2.
The company reported that the new system maintained momentum after its June debut and that a late‑fiscal release—Pokémon Pokopia—helped accelerate hardware sales heading into March.
For the full fiscal year, Nintendo Switch 2 hardware shipments reached 19.86 million units.
Key Nintendo Switch 2 software figures from the report:
- Mario Kart World (day-one release with the hardware) sold 14.70 million units, including bundled copies.
- Donkey Kong Bananza, released in July, sold 4.52 million units.
- Pokémon Legends: Z‑A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (packaged version) sold 3.94 million units; Nintendo notes that downloads of that title and other Switch 2 Edition releases are counted in Nintendo Switch software totals.
- Total Nintendo Switch 2 software unit sales for the fiscal year were 48.71 million units.
The report also details continued performance of the original Nintendo Switch, which remained in market demand during its tenth year.
Hardware sales for Nintendo Switch totaled 3.80 million units in the fiscal year.
Notable software sales on Nintendo Switch included:
- Pokémon Legends: Z‑A (combined sales, including downloadable Switch 2 Edition versions) at 8.85 million units.
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 at 2.76 million units.
- Super Mario Galaxy at 2.60 million units.
Evergreen, cross‑generation titles such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Nintendo Switch Sports, Super Mario Party Jamboree, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons continued to post stable sales, helping Nintendo Switch software reach 136.91 million units for the year.
On the financial side, Nintendo reported digital sales of 407.6 billion yen—up 25.0% year‑on‑year—driven largely by increased downloads of packaged titles.
IP‑related sales totaled 73.5 billion yen, down 9.7% year‑on‑year.
Consolidated net sales were 2,313.0 billion yen, with sales outside Japan accounting for 1,778.1 billion yen (76.9%).
Operating profit was 360.1 billion yen, ordinary profit totaled 542.1 billion yen (including equity-method income, interest income, and foreign exchange gains), and profit attributable to owners of the parent was 424.0 billion yen (which included a 32.6 billion yen gain on sale of investment securities).
Balance-sheet highlights as of March 31, 2026: total assets of 3,805.3 billion yen (up 406.7 billion yen year‑over‑year), total liabilities of 850.1 billion yen (up 177.0 billion yen), and net assets of 2,955.1 billion yen (up 229.7 billion yen), driven mainly by increases in retained earnings and cash and deposits.
This report establishes Nintendo Switch 2 as a commercial priority for Nintendo and documents how cross‑generation software and digital sales continue to underpin the company's revenue mix.