The Nintendo Switch 2 was released on June 5, 2025, causing a rush in stores worldwide. Now there are concrete numbers regarding sales – even if they were not officially viewable for long.
What do the numbers look like? The Switch 2 was launched in early June at a price of €469.99 for the base model. Many players jumped in right at launch, which led to some absurd stories.
Now, concrete sales figures have been published on Nintendo’s official website. Since its release on June 5, 2025, the new console has sold approximately 5.4 million units.
To put that into perspective: The Steam Deck sold around 3.7 million units between 2022 and 2024, in three years.
Looking at the competition from Sony is also impressive: The PlayStation 5 sold “only” 3.4 million units in its first month (via nme.com).
An overall impressive result for the Nintendo Switch 2, and that after not even 30 days on the market. However, it is somewhat strange that the official numbers were only viewable for a short time on Nintendo’s website.
Reddit users were vigilant
What happened? The Reddit user Ok_Albatross_948 brought attention to the sales figures in a post. He shared a screenshot of the statistics showing the percentage of sales for Switch 1 and 2 in the last quarters.
Here, it was clear that the majority of all sales were for the new console. The user explained that another click revealed where in the world how many units were sold.
According to him, the distribution was as follows:
- 1.6 million units in Japan
- 1.8 million units in total America
- 1 million units in Europe
- About 600,000 in other regions
However, the bizarre thing is that these statistics are currently (as of July 1, 2025, 6:00 PM) no longer viewable on the website. Only the numbers for Switch 1 are online.
The Reddit user also noticed this and promptly made a second post. In it, he states that Nintendo took the statistics offline shortly after his post. Whether there is a connection is unclear.
Whether and when Nintendo will publish the sales figures for the Switch 2 again is currently unknown. It may be that the figures were not complete and are now being corrected. Or they were simply published too early and accidentally – it is certainly a curious story. If you are still unsure about purchasing, you will find important information about the console on MeinMMO: Nintendo Switch 2: All features and innovations at a glance
