News Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo US North America Anniversaries Switch 2's First Year Hardware Sales For The US Have Been Revealed A promising start by Liam Doolan Sat 27th Jun 2026 Share: Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life Last month, Nintendo's end-of-year financial data revealed the Switch 2 was just shy of 20 million unit sales globally. As the new hybrid device enters its second year, Circana has now revealed the system's first-year sales in the US. In its first twelve months in this market, the Switch 2 has apparently sold 5.9 million units. According to the same data via Circana senior director and game industry advisor Mat Piscatella , this makes it the "second fastest selling video game hardware in US tracker history" ( note: tracking began in 1995 ). Only the Game Boy Advance, shifting 6.5 million units, "exceeds it". Piscatella also notes how the Switch 2 was once again the "best-selling hardware platform in both units and dollars for May and 2026 year-to-date" in the US.

Three Nintendo games have made it into the top 10 best-selling games chart in May as well. In the coming months, Nintendo will bolster Switch 2's line up with games such as Splatoon Raiders , Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time . Star Fox also arrived this week, and there are plenty of third-party offerings on the way. Of course, new prices for the Switch 2 are also on the horizon.

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