Switch 2 sales boost Nintendo profits, but a memorychip shortage loomsAFP, TOKYOThe runaway success of the Switch 2 console drove up Nintendo Co’s net profit by more than 50 percent in the nine months to December, the Japanese video game giant said yesterday. “Nintendo Switch 2 got off to a good start following its launch on June 5 and unit sales continued to grow through the holiday season,” Nintendo said. In the April-to-December period, net profit jumped 51.3 percent year-on-year to ￥358.9 billion (US$2.3 billion), it said, and revenue nearly doubled on-year to ￥1.9 trillion. It sold nearly 17.4 million Switch 2 devices during the nine-month period. Soaring prices for memory microchips — used in games consoles as well as cellphones, laptops and other electronics — is set to be a headwind.

Source: Taipei Times February 03, 2026 16:52 UTC