Nintendo Switch is tracking 18.39m units ahead of the PlayStation 2 (launch aligned). To surpass the lifetime sales of the PS2, the Switch will need an additional 5.99m units by the end of its life.

Japan Charts | Week 44, 2025 (Oct 27 - Nov 2)

If Nintendo reaches their Switch 2 forecast, it will be the biggest launch year for any Nintendo console by far. Previous best : • Nintendo 3DS at 15.03m units in 11 months • Nintendo Switch at 14.86m units in 10 months

84% of Nintendo Switch 2 players have transitioned from Nintendo Switch, with 2017 buyers representing the largest part of early adopters (Nintendo)

According to Nintendo's estimates, Donkey Kong Bananza sold 2.6 million copies as of September 5 (first 12 weeks, sell-through).

Nintendo's shipment update for Japan (as of September 2025) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is now over 9m units • SMP Jamboree and Mario Kart World over 2m units • DK Bananza debut over 500k units

Nintendo 3DS shipped 392.29m games to date. That's another 10k units added in 3 months. Nintendo shipped over 6.44m games since hardware production ended.

Mario Kart World sold over 8.1m units via bundle (84% of the game shipment). Over 1.4m units were sold individually at full price.

Nintendo updated their software forecast for the fiscal year. • They are now expecting 125m Switch 1 games to be distributed, a massive 20m units increase (+19%). • Switch 2 software forecast was also revised up to 48m units (from 45m, up 7%)

Nintendo Switch shipment surpassed the Nintendo DS by 80k units (launch aligned). While Nintendo revised their Switch hardware forecast down to 4m units for the fiscal year (-500k units), now anticipating 156.12m units by March 2026.

Top 10 Bestselling Nintendo Switch games (2017-2025)

[Q3 2025] Nintendo Results (July 1st, 2025 – September 30th, 2025)

Nintendo's results are scheduled for tomorrow (Nov 4) at approx 3:30pm JST Here's the time in different timezones : 🇺🇸 10:30 pm PT (Nov 3) 🇺🇸 1:30 am ET 🇬🇧 6:30 am GMT 🇪🇺 7:30 am CET 🇯🇵 3:30pm JST I'll be covering the results a few hours after they're published, so stay tuned !

🇫🇷 France Charts | Week 42, 2025 (Oct 13 - Oct 19) 1 [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Z-A (NEW) 2 [NS2] Pokemon Legends: Z-A - NS2 Edition (NEW) 3 [PS5] Battlefield 6 (-2) 4 [PS5] EA Sports FC 26 (-2) 5 [PS5] Ghost of Yotei (-2)

Nintendo's results are scheduled for tomorrow (Nov 4) at approx 3:30pm JST Here's the time in different timezones : 🇺🇸 10:30 pm PT (Nov 3) 🇺🇸 1:30 am ET 🇬🇧 6:30 am GMT 🇪🇺 7:30 am CET 🇯🇵 3:30pm JST I'll be covering the results a few hours after they're published, so stay tuned !

My estimates for Nintendo's upcoming results (Nov 4) • Switch 2 hardware over 9m units (LTD) • Switch 2 software over 18m units (LTD) • Donkey Bananza over 2.5m units in 11 weeks

Pokemon TCG Pocket has grossed $1.3 billion in its first year, surpassing Pokemon GO first year ($1 billion) pocketgamer.biz/pokemon-tcg-...

Konami Results • Most profitable first half ever • Net sales are up 36% to ¥225b (~$1.46b) • Net profits are up 55% to ¥46.5b (~$302m) • Digital Entertainment make the most revenue with ¥169b (+28%) and profits with ¥61b (+32%) • Metal Gear Series is up 2.2m units to 65.1m

Updated Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Schedule (Nintendo) • Now including Animal Crossing: New Horizons release timing

PEAK sold over 11m units (Steam) gamesradar.com/games/co-op/...

Japan Charts | Week 43, 2025 (Oct 20 - Oct 26)

Capcom Results (Apr - Sep) • New records across the board for the 1st half • Sales are up 44% to ¥81.2b (~$530m) • Net profit is up 80% to ¥27.5b (~$180m) • Sold 23.85m games in 6 months (+19%), mostly digital • Forecast remain unchanged, expecting record FY

A demo for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond was rated by USK (German Rating Board) Rating - March 27, 2025 (Switch 2) usk.de/en/?language... It's very unusual to have demo rated, even for events.

Europe Charts | Week 42, 2025 (Oct 13 - Oct 19) 1. Pokemon Legends Z-A (NEW)* 2. Battlefield 6 (-70%) 3. FC 26 (-30%) 4. Hogwarts Legacy (+244%) 5. Ghost of Yōtei (-51%) 6. RDR2 (+5%) 7. GTA V (+4%) 8. Little Nightmares 3 (-72%) 9. Borderlands 4 (+45%) 10. MK World (+15%)*

Pokémon Legends: Z-A sold 5.8 million copies in its first week, making it the fifth best Pokémon launch ever. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/pokemon...

Pokemon Legends Z-A is the biggest launch for a retail release in the US since The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023) • Outsold every launch since then (in both units and revenue) • This does not include units sold via bundle Source : Circana (via Mat Piscatella)

Koei Tecmo Results (Apr - Sep) • Sales are down 11% to ¥31.3b • Net profit are down 16% to ¥13.5b • The publisher sold 2.92m copies, up 10% • KT note "New releases are concentrated in the 2nd half [of the FY]" as forecast remain unchanged

South Korea Charts | Week 42, 2025 (Oct 13 - Oct 19) 1 [NS2] Pokemon Legends Z-A: NS2 Edition (NEW) 2 [NSW] Pokemon Legends Z-A (NEW) 3 [NSW] Super Mario Galaxy 1 + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (NEW) 4 [NS2] Mario Kart World (-2) 5 [PS5] Ghost of Yotei (-4)

Taiwan Charts | Week 42, 2025 (Oct 13 - Oct 19) 1 [NSW] Pokemon Legends Z-A (NEW) 2 [NS2] Pokemon Legends Z-A: NS2 Edition (NEW) 3 [PS5] Ghost of Yotei (-2) 4 [NSW] Just Dance 2026 Edition (NEW) 5 [NS2] Mario Kart World (-1)

With Pokemon Legends Z-A release, the Japanese video game market just had its biggest week in 3 years (retail). • 1.647.381 games were sold (top 30) • Biggest weekly total since Pokemon S/V release (week 46, 2022) • 6th biggest weekly total of the last 10 years (top 30)

France Hardware Sales (2024) • PS5 ~ 850.000 units (total 3.3m) • NSW ~ 650.000 units (8.6m) • XBS ~ 100.000 units (800k) • Others ~ 50.000 units Total - 1.650.000 units • Hardware declined 32% after a strong 2023 • Slowest hardware year since at least 2000 (revenue)

Pokemon Co. and Nintendo record a 96% market share during Pokemon Legends Z-A release week (Japan)

Pokemon Legends: Z-A sold over 5.8m units in 4 days. Nearly half of the sales were on Nintendo Switch 2. corporate.pokemon.co.jp/PostImages/p...

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds sold over 1m copies worldwide (Sega - Press Release) • Over 74.5m races played • Over 31.5m grand prix races • Over 13m ranked matches

With 872k units sold in 4 days, Pokemon Legends: Z-A is the 10th largest retail opening for a Switch title.

Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 2.4m units after 20 weeks on the Japanese market. • Twice as fast as Switch 1 which reached this figure in 39 weeks • After 20 weeks, it remains the 3rd best-selling console in Japan, behind the GBA (2.66m) and the PS2 (2.57m)

The earnings season begins next week. Here are a few companies I plan to cover: • Koei Tecmo - Oct 27 • Capcom - Oct 29 • Konami - Oct 30 • Nintendo - Nov 4 • Bandai Namco - Nov 6 • Sony - Nov 11 • Ubisoft - Nov 13 • Square Enix ~Week 45 • Nihon Falcom ~Week 46

Pokemon Legends: Z-A debut over 1.48m units in Japan (retail) • Switch version - 872.552 units • Switch 2 edition - 612.905 units Total - 1.485.457 units • More than Pokemon Legends Arceus debut sales (1.42m units) • Biggest retail launch since Pokemon Scarlet/Violet (2022)

Japan Charts | Week 42, 2025 (Oct 13 - Oct 19)

Nintendo Switch 2 reach ~2.7m units in the US (September) • Up 72% compared to the first 4 months of NSW (1.57m) • PS5 sold 2.2m units YTD

Sony's PlayStation 5 surpassed the total sales of the PlayStation 3 in the US (Circana) • PS5 is now over 26.7m units sold in the US

US Charts | September 2025 1. Borderlands 4 (NEW) 2. NBA 2K26 (-1) 3. FC 26 (NEW) 4. Ghost of Yōtei (NEW) 5. Madden NFL 26 (-3) 6. Helldivers II (-1) 7. Silent Hill f (NEW) 8. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (NEW) 9. FF Tactics (NEW) 10. MGS Δ (-6)

South Korea Charts | Week 41, 2025 (Oct 6 - Oct 12) 1 [PS5] Ghost of Yotei (=) 2 [NS2] Mario Kart World (=) 3 [NSW] Super Mario Party: Jamboree (RE) 4 [PS5] Little Nightmares III (NEW) 5 [NSW] Minecraft (=)

Taiwan Charts | Week 41, 2025 (Oct 6 - Oct 12) 1 [PS5] Ghost of Yotei (=) 2 [PS5] Little Nightmares III (NEW) 3 [NSW] Little Nightmares III (NEW) 4 [NS2] Mario Kart World (=) 5 [PS5] Battlefield 6 (NEW)

Pokemon Legends: Z-A sold 86.000 copies in the UK during the first 3 days • Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - 44.000 units (51%) • Nintendo Switch Version - 42.000 units (49%)

France Charts | Week 41, 2025 (Oct 6 - Oct 12) 1 [PS5] Battlefield 6 (NEW) 2 [PS5] EA Sports FC 26 (=) 3 [PS5] Ghost of Yōtei (-2) 4 [NSW] Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (-1) 5 [XBS] Battlefield 6 (NEW)

Nintendo plans to produce over 25m Switch 2 in the fiscal year ending March 2026, according to Bloomberg. Which mean over 20m units would be shipped by the end of the fiscal year. Nintendo currently forecast 15m units. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Battlefield 6 sold over 7m units in 3 days (Electronic Arts) • Faster than Battlefield 3 which sold 5m units in a week • Faster than Battlefield 5 which sold 7.3m units in 2018 ir.ea.com/press-releas...

Battlefield 6 debut higher than Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 in Europe • Biggest launch of the year, surpassing EA Sports FC 26 • Launch is 4 times bigger than Battlefield 5 In other news, Little Nightmares 3 debuted 14% lower than Little Nightmares 2 Numbers via TheGameBusiness

Europe Charts | Week 41, 2025 (Oct 6 - Oct 12) 1. Battlefield 6 (NEW) 2. FC 26 (-48%) 3. Ghost of Yotei (-75%) 4. Little Nightmares 3 (NEW) 5. RDR2 (-18%) 6. SMG + SMG2 (-65%)* 7. GTA V (-11%) 8. NBA 2K26 (+25%) 9. Digimon Story TS (-72%) 10. Hogwarts Legacy (-62%)*