Analysts came to this conclusion when they compared game performance for the period from April to December in the years 2024 and 2025.
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Let us recall, the release of Nintendo Switch 2 took place on June 5, 2025. As noted by Ampere Analysis, from that day forward, the revenue from games by third-party publishers began to grow rapidly. As a result, by the end of April-December 2025, they earned a total of $2.3 billion on Nintendo consoles — that's a 76% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
Interestingly, during this time, unit sales of third-party games on Nintendo consoles dropped by 2.5%.
According to analysts, the increase in revenue amid declining sales is explained simply — average game prices rose significantly (by 81%), which allowed publishers to earn well despite the decreased demand for their projects.
Analysts also disclosed the revenues of the 10 largest third-party publishers on Nintendo consoles following the launch of Switch 2 — for the period from June to December 2025:
1. Warner Bros. Games — $191.57 million;
2. Bandai Namco — $165.68 million;
3. Electronic Arts — $153.93 million;
4. Level-5 — $105.83 million;
5. Ubisoft — $100.9 million;
6. Square Enix — $99.99 million;
7. Microsoft — $84.01 million;
8. SEGA — $63.19 million;
9. Take-Two — $60.53 million;
10. Capcom — $48.54 million.