The Switch 2's unit sales are 12% higher than the original Switch's sales in its first 10 months, contributing to the March hardware growth. It remains uncertain whether the Switch 2 will maintain its top sales position in the US in April 2026. The top-selling games in March included Resident Evil Requiem, which Circana reports is the highest-selling game of the year so far in the US, WWE 2K26 as the third highest-selling game, and Bungie's Marathon as the highest-selling game on PC.
99 at GAME. In the US, Pokémon Pokopia was the fifth highest-selling game in March based solely on physical sales, according to Piscatella, though exact digital sales figures and how they compare to physical sales are not confirmed. Piscatella described the title as a system seller, according to wire reports.
This performance follows Nintendo's admission that sales in the West were slightly weaker than expected over the Christmas season. Meanwhile, there was a surge in PlayStation 5 sales at the end of March following a price hike announcement, as noted by Piscatella, but the full impact beyond this surge is unclear. The specific reasons for the Switch 2's sales slowdown in January and February 2026, beyond cheap PlayStation 5 bundles, have not been detailed.