Unconfirmed industry reports suggest that the Nintendo Switch 2 has already surpassed the GameCube's lifetime UK sales figures just one year after its market launch, according to data shared on Bluesky by The Game Business analyst Christopher Dring.
While Nintendo has not yet published official lifetime regional sales totals for the new hardware, Dring's reported figures place the Nintendo Switch 2 as the 13th best-selling console overall in the UK—excluding dedicated handhelds—and position it as the fourth best-selling Nintendo console release in the region, sitting just behind the Nintendo 64.
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We rate this report as having a 70/100 confidence score. The information originates from an established industry analyst tracking retail performance, but the figures remain unconfirmed by an official Nintendo financial report. Official hardware sales totals are expected during Nintendo's upcoming quarterly financial report next month.
On a global scale, Nintendo's most recent financial figures reported as of March 2026 showed the Switch 2 at 19.86 million units sold globally, tracking just behind the GameCube's lifetime total of 21.74 million. Dring noted on Twitter that while first-half 2026 sales for Switch 2 are up 16% compared to the previous year, combining first-generation Switch sales into the broader hardware picture presents a more modest start for Nintendo year-over-year.