The Nintendo Switch 2 was definitely a sales powerhouse; however, a recent data leak from Nintendo seemed to suggest the system did even better than we initially thought.
In a post by My Nintendo News, the Nintendo Switch 2 had apparently sold over 5 million units worldwide, which would have been a pretty substantial jump since the 3.5 million worldwide sales reported by the company within its first four days. The site claimed that the sales were led by the Americas with 1.8 million units, followed by Japan with 1.47 million, Europe with 1.18 million, and other regions at 0.55 million units.
However, Nintendo was quick to clarify this “leak,” as industry analyst David Gibson reached out to the Mario Makers on Twitter to ask about the data. According to him, Nintendo’s response was, “It appears that test data prepared for a website update was unintentionally made publicly accessible.” They went on to say, “temporarily visible data was for testing purposes only, and is not accurate, and not related to any sales result or projection of Switch 2.”
Despite these updates, the forecast for Nintendo Switch 2 sales remains optimistic, with Gibson himself projecting Switch 2 sales to reach approximately 5.4 million when results are officially announced on August 1st, 2025. This would be in line with the original Switch, which sold 2.74 million units worldwide within its first month of release, and reported 7.63 million by the end of September 30th, 2017.
Despite criticisms of the cost of not just the system itself, but both Mario Kart World and upcoming Switch 2 games, excitement for the console remains high, due in large part to its solid hardware and Nintendo’s strong brand value. If recent rumours of a Nintendo Direct manage to be true, a slate of new games dedicated to the Switch 2 may further incentivize a purchase.
