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Nintendo Switch 2 sales dip, profit jumps

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Nintendo’s April‑June 2026 results confirmed earlier trends. Net profit rose 53.5 % YoY to ¥147.4 billion, driven largely by a ¥39 billion U.S. tariff refund, while net sales fell 9.5 % to ¥517.8 billion. Switch 2 shipments slipped 34 % to 3.82 million units, bringing cumulative worldwide shipments to 23.68 ~~million;~~ million – a figure that now exceeds the lifetime total of the GameCube. The original ~~Switch added another~~ Switch’s cumulative sales reached 156.59 million units, with an additional 660 000 units shipped in the quarter. Software sales grew 9.2 % YoY to 9.46 million units, led by titles such as Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (≈8 million copies) and Pokémon Pokopia (≈1.27 million copies). Digital revenue now exceeds 60 % of total software revenue. Nintendo kept its full‑year profit target of ¥310 billion and its FY2026‑27 console sales outlook of about 16.5 million units. A price increase for the Switch 2 was announced for September 2026, including €500 in Germany, R$4 599.90 in Brazil and 13 999 peso in Mexico, alongside earlier U.S. adjustments. Overall, the company projects an 11 % decline in annual sales, reflecting the ongoing dip in hardware shipments despite strong digital software performance and a boost in IP‑related income from the Super Mario Galaxy movie.

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