Nintendo reportedly desires to construct 25 million Swap 2s by March 2026

Nintendo has requested suppliers to construct 25 million Swap 2 console by the top of March 2026, Bloomberg reported. In response to individuals conversant in the matter, the corporate has requested the enhance as a result of it believes the console will proceed its torrid gross sales tempo by way of the vacation season. Nintendo may simply exceed its own forecast of 15 million Swap 2 models offered inside its first fiscal 12 months (ending March 30, 2026) and beat first 12 months gross sales of the unique Swap, which was the fastest selling console of all time.

If gross sales pan out because it expects, Nintendo may promote round 20 million Swap 2 models this fiscal 12 months, in response to the report. The 25 million manufacturing aim would enable it to fulfill gross sales demand and have sufficient in stock to start out the following fiscal 12 months.

The unique Swap offered 17.79 million models in its first 13 months, so the Swap 2 may exceed that over a significantly shorter time-frame. As a reminder, Swap 2 pre-orders started in April 2025 and the worldwide launch was on June 5, so it solely began transport 4 and a half months in the past.

Regardless of fears over tariffs, Swap 2 gross sales within the US are method forward of the unique Swap on the identical time-frame, in response to market researcher Circana. Throughout its last earnings report, the corporate mentioned it had additionally offered 8.67 million Swap 2 video games together with 24.4 million video games designed for the unique Swap, thanks partially to the brand new console’s backward compatibility. Sport gross sales ought to get an extra enhance with the launch of Pokémon Legends: Z-A coming later this month.