Nintendo has launched its monetary outcomes for the six months ended September 30, reporting main increases in {hardware} and software program sales following the Change 2 launch.
Sales of the brand new console reached 10.36 million models, greater than double what the unique Change achieved throughout the identical launch interval.
For the primary half of its fiscal yr, Nintendo reported a 110% jump in internet sales and a 19.5% rise in working earnings.
In consequence, the platform holder has elevated its full-year expectations.
The numbers
For the six months ended September 30, 2025
- Internet sales: ¥1.1 trillion ($7.2 billion, up 110% year-on-year)
- Working revenue: ¥145.1 billion ($950 million, up 19.5% year-on-year)
- Bizarre revenue: ¥236 billion ($1.5 billion, up 60.5% year-on-year)
- {Hardware} sales (incl. Change and Change 2): 12.25 million models
- Software program sales (incl. Change and Change 2): 82.18 million models
The highlights
Nintendo skilled a particularly constructive interval throughout the first-half of its fiscal yr, which noticed the launch of the Change 2 on June 5, 2025.
Change 2 {hardware} sales achieved 10.36 million models by the tip of September, promoting extra instantly after launch than its second quarter.
Nintendo famous that “efficiency remained sturdy” throughout Q2, with 4.54 million offered.
Compared, the unique Change offered 4.7 million models throughout the identical interval in 2017.
The long-awaited successor to the Change offered 3.5 million models globally in 4 days, making it the very best promoting Nintendo {hardware} inside that timeframe.
Nintendo famous that the upper worth level of the Change 2 contributed to the 110% jump in general sales for the interval to ¥1.1 trillion ($7.2 billion).
As for Change 2 software program, general sales reached 20.62 million worldwide. Mario Kart World was the best-selling title reaching 9.57 million models (together with bundle sales), whereas Donkey Kong Bananza offered 3.49 million.
Wanting on the authentic Change, the console offered a complete of 1.89 million models throughout the interval.
The OLED mannequin offered probably the most with 910,000 models, adopted by the Change (550,000 models), and the Change Lite (430,000 models).
Nintendo additionally up to date the lifetime sales for the Change console, which has moved 154 million models worldwide since its 2017.
Software program sales for Change decreased 12.4% year-on-year to 61.56 million models. Although the agency famous that as many Change titles are being performed on Change 2, “titles launched for Change in earlier years noticed steady sales.”
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe remained the highest promoting Change sport, with up to date lifetime sales of 69.56 million models.
Elsewhere, digital sales generated ¥155.5 billion ($1.02 billion), down 2.8% year-on-year.
Nintendo attributed the “influence of international trade charges and a lower in sales of download-only software program.”
IP-related sales have been additionally down, dropping 12.4% to ¥33.3 billion ($216 million) due to decreases in movie-related income.
In September, Nintendo introduced The Tremendous Mario Galaxy Film which is due for launch in April 2026.
Wanting forward, Nintendo revised its forecast for the complete yr. It now expects internet sales of ¥2.25 trillion ($14.6 billion, up 93.1%) and working revenue of ¥370 million ($2.4 billion, up 30.9%).
As for Nintendo’s particular person consoles, it predicts {hardware} sales of 19 million models for Change 2 (up 26.7%) and software program sales of 48 million models (up 6.7%).
For the unique Change, the agency expects {hardware} sales of 4 million (down 11.1%) and software program sales of 125 million (up 19%).