Who owns Nintendo Switch?
Nintendo Switch is owned by Nintendo (Japan, TSE: 7974).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Nintendo Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2025, 27 June 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nintendo Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Kyoto
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 2017
- Category
- Internet & digital › Platforms & devices › Games & gaming platforms
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 7974
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Nintendo Switch
The Switch works as both a handheld and a television console, a combination that rescued Nintendo after the commercial failure of the Wii U. It is among the best-selling consoles ever made. Its predecessor sold barely a tenth as many units, and the company's recovery from that failure is one of the sharper reversals in consumer electronics.
Ownership timeline of Nintendo Switch
Where Nintendo Switch sits in Nintendo
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Nintendo brand portfolio (14) →
Other brands owned by Nintendo
Nintendo controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- Animal Crossing (2001)
- Pokémon (games) (1996)
- Super Mario (1985)
- The Legend of Zelda (1986)
Founded in the 2010s
- Nintendo Switch Online (2018)
Other brands in games & gaming platforms, and who owns them
The 22 brands in games & gaming platforms on Brandtree belong to 15 owners. The largest is DoubleDown Interactive, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Duelz | DoubleDown Interactive | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Activision Blizzard | Microsoft | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Supersonic from Unity | Unity | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Epic Games Store | Epic Games | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hago | JOYY | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| GameMaker | Kunlun Tech | 🇨🇳 China |
| Roblox | Roblox | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Garena | Sea | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
About the owner: Nintendo
Nintendo is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, founded in 1889. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 7974.
Nintendo was founded in Kyoto in 1889 making handmade playing cards and did not enter video games until the 1970s. It owns its characters outright rather than licensing them in, which is why they appear across films, theme parks and merchandise without any negotiation.
🇯🇵 Nintendo Switch and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 448 brands that began in Japan. 22 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Nintendo Switch is not one of them.
- ABEMA — CyberAgent 🇯🇵
- Acquire — Kadokawa 🇯🇵
- Dragon Quest — Square Enix 🇯🇵
- Elden Ring — Bandai Namco 🇯🇵
- Ikyu.com — LY Corporation 🇯🇵
- Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu — Konami 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Nintendo Switch?
The parent company of Nintendo Switch is Nintendo, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Nintendo Switch Japanese?
Yes. Nintendo Switch originated in Japan in 2017 and its owner, Nintendo, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Nintendo Switch still owned by Nintendo?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Nintendo Switch is still owned by Nintendo. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Nintendo Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2025 — Nintendo Co., Ltd., Annual report, published 27 June 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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