Nintendo’s financial year is off to a bumper start thanks to explosive sales of its Switch 2 console. Following its launch in June, the Switch 2 console has now sold 5.82 million units according to Nintendo’s Q1 earnings report, more than double the 2.7 million unit sales achieved by the original Switch in its first month.

Nintendo said on Friday its quarterly revenue for the period ending June 30 had doubled year-on-year due to the sale of Switch 2 gaming consoles. The consoles became the most successful gaming hardware sold ever by a firm after launch.

The videogame maker said it had sold more than 6 million units of the console since its early June launch and is now boosting production due to strong demand.