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 tip of March 2026, Bloomberg reported. Based on folks aware of the matter, the corporate has requested the increase as a result of it believes the console will proceed its torrid gross sales tempo by the vacation season. Nintendo might simply exceed its own forecast of 15 million Swap 2 items 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 might promote round 20 million Swap 2 items this fiscal 12 months, in line with the report. The 25 million manufacturing objective would enable it to fulfill gross sales demand and have sufficient in stock to begin the subsequent fiscal 12 months.

The unique Swap offered 17.79 million items in its first 13 months, so the Swap 2 might 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 delivery 4 and a half months in the past.

Regardless of fears over tariffs, Swap 2 gross sales within the US are means forward of the unique Swap on the identical time-frame, in line with 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 partly to the brand new console’s backward compatibility. Recreation gross sales ought to get an extra increase with the launch of Pokémon Legends: Z-A coming later this month.