United Kingdom, Nov. 5 -- Nintendo has raised its Switch 2 sales forecast for the current fiscal year.

The Kyoto-based gaming giant now expects to sell 19 million units of the Switch 2 by the end of March 2026 - up from a previous forecast of 15 million - after reporting stellar second-quarter results.

Revenue for the quarter, ending September 30, surged over 90 per cent year-on-year to Euro527.2 billion ($3.7 billion), while net profit jumped more than 270 per cent to Euro102.9 billion, beating analyst expectations across the board.

Since launching in June, the Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 10.36 million units, including 4.54 million in the most recent quarter.

While those figures mark a slowdown from the console's initial surge, Ninten...