The Nintendo Switch 2 reportedly dominated Japan’s games market in 2025, selling roughly 3.7 million units – accounting for more than half of all home console sales.
The Nintendo Switch 2 reportedly sold around 3.7 million units in 2025 – accounting for more than half of all home console sales in the country.
According to sales data published by Famitsu, the console moved approximately 3.78 million units in Japan last year, making it the fastest-selling console in the country’s history.
The system is said to have reached close to one million units sold in its first week alone, marking Japan’s biggest-ever console launch.
The Switch 2’s success had a clear knock-on effect across the wider market.
Famitsu’s figures suggest Nintendo hardware dominated the charts, with the original Nintendo Switch selling 1.52 million units to place second overall.
By comparison, Sony’s PlayStation 5 sold 879,204 units, while Xbox Series X|S lagged far behind at just over 31,000 units.
PS5 sales were down roughly 60 per cent year-on-year in Japan, despite the introduction of a cheaper, region-specific model.
Software performance underlined Nintendo’s dominance, as Nintendo-published titles occupied nine of the top ten best-selling physical games for the 21st consecutive year – led by Mario Kart World on Switch 2 with 2.66 million copies sold.
Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds on PS5 was the only non-Nintendo game to break into the top five.
The hardware boom powered strong growth across Japan’s domestic games industry.
Total market value rose nearly 39 per cent year-on-year to ¥418.13 billion ($2.64 billion), with hardware revenue up almost 50 per cent.
Nintendo’s own financial results reflected that momentum, reporting a 110 per cent jump in sales to ¥1.1 trillion and a near-20 per cent increase in operating profit.
Nintendo Switch 2 ‘sold 3.7M units in Japan last year’
