Nintendo reportedly intends to produce around 20 million Switch 2 consoles during the current fiscal year (FY27). As noted by Bloomberg, that’s around 20 percent more than the public sales outlook shared by the Japanese company earlier this month.
Sources familiar with the situation said the latest production volume could still be revised depending on demand.
The Switch 2 has sold 19.86 million units worldwide since launching in June 2025, outpacing its predecessor over its own respective launch period. Nintendo, however, believes unit sales will drop off in FY27 and expects the console to shift around 16.5 million units by March 31, 2027.
“Reflecting strong launch-year sales and price revisions, we expect FY27 sales units to decline year-on-year. Even so, we believe this represents a solid level of adoption for Nintendo Switch 2 in its second year after launch,” reads the company’s latest fiscal report.
It’s been an eventful month for Nintendo. In early May, the company announced that it is raising Switch 2 prices around the world. In the United States, the console will jump from $449.99 to $499.99.
According to Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, the decision to increase prices was made to maintain “a healthy earnings structure” across the company. That includes offsetting what Nintendo views as long-term issues, such as the rising cost of key components (which as Bloomberg notes is driven by rampant investment in AI data centers) and surging oil prices resulting from the US-Israeli war on Iran (via The BBC).
“If the increase in costs were seen as something temporary that would subside relatively soon, then we could have pursued other options, such as working to improve productivity and expand the installed base while maintaining hardware prices,” said Furukawa during an earnings Q&A.
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