- Nintendo Switch 2 sales increased by 154% month-on-month in the UK this March.
- The console accounted for more than 50% of the total hardware sales during the month, beating out PS5 with ease.
- The sales of Pokémon Pokopia have played a huge role in this resurgence, as the title sold 2.2 million units in just four days.
Despite facing one hurdle after another in its launch year, the Nintendo Switch 2 has still managed to sell over 17 million units worldwide. The lack of first-party titles, however, did hurt the console’s sales during the holiday season, leading to Nintendo cutting production by 2 million units in the United States.
But, once again, Pokémon has come to the rescue of Nintendo, with Pokémon Pokopia managing to give the Switch 2 a much-needed boost and cementing itself as a system seller. As it turns out, thanks to the spin-off, the Switch 2 dominated the UK market, accounting for more than half of the hardware sales.
Why it matters: Nintendo Switch 2 just needed an exclusive title all along to give fans an incentive to buy the console, and Pokémon Pokopia has turned out to be that system seller.
As reported by Christopher Dring on X, Nintendo Switch 2 sales in the UK jumped by a whopping 154% in March compared to February, mainly due to the release of Pokémon Pokopia.
The console accounted for more than 50% of all hardware sales in the UK during March, comfortably beating out the PS5, which has been behind the Switch 2 “for ages,” according to Dring. The analyst did point out that March being a longer month is partly responsible for this figure.
However, no one can deny the impact of Pokémon Pokopia as the title sold a whopping 2.2 million copies in just four days on the Nintendo Switch 2 despite being a spin-off game in the series and not a mainline entry.
With rumors suggesting a slate of first-party titles is about to be announced for the console, Nintendo Switch 2 will certainly come out of its holiday slump in 2026, following its fantastic start courtesy of Pokémon Pokopia.
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Shameer Sarfaraz has previously worked for eXputer as a Senior News Writer for several years. Now with Tech4Gamers, he loves to devoutly keep up with the latest gaming and entertainment industries. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and years of experience reporting on games. Besides his passion for breaking news stories, Shahmeer loves spending his leisure time farming away in Stardew Valley. VGC, IGN, GameSpot, Game Rant, TheGamer, GamingBolt, The Verge, NME, Metro, Dot Esports, GameByte, Kotaku Australia, PC Gamer, and more have cited his articles.
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