Living the Dream indeed!
Now that Nintendo has shared its latest sales figures, bringing us up to date as of March 31, 2026, it has been revealed that the Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 19.86 million units worldwide, with software sales reaching 48.71 million units. Should the console sell another 2 million units during the current quarter, the Nintendo Switch 2 will officially outsell the Nintendo GameCube.
On the other side of the fence, the Nintendo Switch has now reportedly sold 155.92 million units globally, with software sales reaching 1.528 billion units.
Incidentally, during this reporting period, Nintendo’s best-selling games were Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version. However, sales figures for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream were also shared despite the game launching in April. The sales numbers for each title can be seen below:
- Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version | 4 million+
- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream | 3.8 million
For an updated look at the best-selling Nintendo Switch 2 games, we have the full list here:
- Mario Kart World | 14.70 million
- Donkey Kong Bananza | 4.52 million
- Pokémon Pokopia | 4 million+ (Global) | 2.41 million (Outside of Japan.)
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | 3.94 million
- Kirby Air Riders | 1.87 million
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment | 1 million
In addition to the sales figures for the best-selling Nintendo Switch 2 games, Nintendo has also updated the sales figures for its best-selling Nintendo Switch titles as well:
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 71.08 million
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 49.91 million
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 37.76 million
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | 33.84 million
- Super Mario Odyssey | 30.50 million
- Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet | 28.28 million
- Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield | 27.16 million
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | 22.56 million
- Super Mario Party | 21.32 million
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | 18.96 million
Source: Nintendo PR
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