Nintendo reportedly needs to construct 25 million Change 2s by March 2026

Nintendo has requested suppliers to construct 25 million Change 2 console by the top of March 2026, Bloomberg reported. In response to individuals aware of the matter, the corporate has requested the increase as a result of it believes the console will proceed its torrid gross sales tempo by the vacation season. Nintendo may simply exceed its own forecast of 15 million Change 2 models bought inside its first fiscal 12 months (ending March 30, 2026) and beat first 12 months gross sales of the unique Change, which was the fastest selling console of all time.

If gross sales pan out because it expects, Nintendo may promote round 20 million Change 2 models this fiscal 12 months, based on the report. The 25 million manufacturing aim would enable it to fulfill gross sales demand and have sufficient in stock to start out the subsequent fiscal 12 months.

The unique Change bought 17.79 million models in its first 13 months, so the Change 2 may exceed that over a significantly shorter time-frame. As a reminder, Change 2 pre-orders started in April 2025 and the worldwide launch was on June 5, so it solely began transport 4 and a half months in the past.

Regardless of fears over tariffs, Change 2 gross sales within the US are method forward of the unique Change on the identical time-frame, based on market researcher Circana. Throughout its last earnings report, the corporate stated it had additionally bought 8.67 million Change 2 video games together with 24.4 million video games designed for the unique Change, thanks partly to the brand new console’s backward compatibility. Sport gross sales ought to get an additional increase with the launch of Pokémon Legends: Z-A coming later this month.