New sales data for the Americas through June 2026 highlights a shifting hardware landscape, with the Nintendo Switch 2 maintaining a lead over existing platforms. Year-to-date estimates indicate a clear divergence in performance between Nintendo’s latest hardware and its competitors, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Quick Facts

  • Nintendo Switch 2: 2.21 million units sold year-to-date (up 13.9% year-on-year).
  • PlayStation 5: 1.42 million units sold year-to-date (down 32.2% year-on-year).
  • Xbox Series X|S: 0.60 million units sold year-to-date (down 31.8% year-on-year).
  • Nintendo Switch (Original): 0.31 million units sold year-to-date (down 66.6% year-on-year).

The Nintendo Switch 2 has seen a year-on-year increase of 0.27 million units, solidifying its position in the market as the original Nintendo Switch model experiences a significant decline of 0.62 million units compared to the same period in 2025. This contraction for the legacy Switch model is consistent with the broader slowdown observed across other major consoles.

Both Sony and Microsoft have faced downward trends in consumer sales within the Americas. The PlayStation 5 saw a decrease of 0.67 million units compared to last year's figures, while the Xbox Series X|S experienced a drop of 0.28 million units. These figures cover the first 26 weeks of 2026, providing a snapshot of consumer hardware adoption through the first half of the year.

Market Context

The data reflects sales performance across the four primary consoles currently on the market. While the Switch 2 has managed growth of 13.9%, the significant year-on-year drops for the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S suggest a cooling period for those platforms. It is worth noting that for the purposes of these estimates, the 2026, 2025, and 2023 windows each cover 26 weeks, whereas the 2024 data encompasses a 27-week period.