Nintendo year-end — Switch 2 hits 24M, FY26 software beats forecast

24M consoles in 12 months matches Switch 1 launch year. The 5.1 software attach rate at year-end is genuinely unprecedented.

Nintendo year-end FY26 print: Switch 2 hardware sold-through 24M units, matching Switch 1 launch-year unit volumes. The software attach rate at year-end is 5.1 games per console — genuinely unprecedented at this stage of a new platform launch.

The first-party slate is the structural piece. Mario Kart 9, Zelda Successor, and the new 2D Mario all shipped within the first 12 months — historically Nintendo holds first-party launches longer to manage console availability. The decision to ship them all early is paying off in attach rate.