Switch 2 Console Sales Pass 17 Million, 4 Games Pass 1 Million

Nintendo shared its Consolidated Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, which led to updates to its console and handheld sales figures and Top Selling Title Sales Units lists, and that means new milestones for the Switch and its games. The newest console is now at 17.37 million units sold worldwide and 37.93 games sold, with four titles being shown as passing one million in sales. The top one remains Mario Kart World, due to it being a pack-in for the new system for one bundle.

In terms of console and handheld sales, the Switch 2 and its predecessor are the ones with major updates after the new Consolidated Financial Highlights. The original Switch is now at 155.37 million units sold, which makes it the overall best-seller for the company due to passing the DS hallmark of 154.02 million. It was already the best-selling console after passing the Wii, which hit 101.63 million. In terms of Switch 2 progress, it getting to 17.37 million means it already outperformed the Wii U lifetime sales, which were 13.56 million.

As for the Switch 2 games sales numbers, here are the figures so far. Only four games are listed as being over a million, and Kirby Air Riders is one of the newest additions to the list.

1. Mario Kart World – 14.03 million copies.
2. Donkey Kong Bananza – 4.25 million copies.
3. Pokemon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – 3.89 million copies.
4. Kirby Air Riders – 1.76 million copies.

With the original Switch, the Top Selling Title Sales Units positions didn’t change too much even though numbers did generally go up. Here’s the updated top 10 from Nintendo.

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 70.59 million copies.
2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 49.32 million copies.
3. Super Smash Bros Ultimate – 37.44 million copies.
4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 33.64 million copies.
5. Super Mario Odyssey – 30.27 million copies.
6. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet – 28.08 million copies.
7. Pokemon Sword and Shield – 27.08 million copies.
8. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 22.40 million copies.
9. Super Mario Party – 21.28 million copies.
10. New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe – 18.80 million copies.

One of the next updates will involve the Virtual Boy returning via Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack and peripherals that recreate the experience.