Nintendo is reportedly planning to reduce Switch 2 production after the company failed to meet its expected year-end holiday sales in 2025. Bloomberg reports that the Japanese gaming giant intends to reduce output from 6 million to 4 million units — a 33% reduction from its initial plan — effective April 2026. This is a disastrous development for the maker of the popular gaming handheld, especially after it had a blockbuster opening weekend sales of 3.5 million units, selling a million more units than the original Switch did during its first month.
This is certainly a challenge for Nintendo, especially as a console’s second year could potentially mark how it will perform over the rest of its lifespan. So, if the company fails to maintain the Switch 2’s momentum, third-party developers might be discouraged from making new titles for the console owing to its smaller user base compared to other competitors like the Sony PlayStation and the Steam Deck.
