Nintendo Switch 2026 remains a versatile handheld gaming console with classic exclusives, hybrid play, and budget-friendly appeal for new and returning players.

As of December 31, 2025, Nintendo says the Switch “has reached the highest sales volume of any Nintendo hardware” with a total of 155.37 million units sold, surpassing the original DS’s lifetime total of 154.

Could the first revision we might be seeing of the Switch 2 will be the Switch 2 Lite. Those nosy kids on the internet have dug around in Nintendo’s back pocket – well, the User Account Portal – and found what appears to be mention of an all-new hardware tag, that doesn’t correspond to any of the current Switch consoles out there.

Nintendo is facing pressure this year from a shortage in memory chips — a key component in its gaming consoles — that has resulted in surging prices.

Nintendo might have the fastest-selling console ever with the Switch 2, but there are concerns around its impact in territories outside of Japan.