Nintendo’s best-selling console is about to change, as Switch sales continue to increase
It’s been another stellar quarter for Nintendo, as the company’s most recent sales figures show that it’s sold a whopping 154.01 million Nintendo Switch units since the console’s launch in 2017. This figure means that the hybrid handheld is 10k sales away from becoming Nintendo’s best-selling console, replacing the reigning champion, the DS.
In the 12 years that it was available, the Nintendo DS family of handhelds sold 154.02 million units globally, and now, after just eight years on the market, the Nintendo Switch is looking to take its place as Nintendo’s best-selling piece of hardware. Yes, despite the Switch 2’s launch back in June 2025, Nintendo’s September sales figures show that people are still buying the original handheld console.
In the first two quarters of this financial year, Nintendo sold 1.89 million Switch units and over 60 million software units, proving that the original model is here to stay. Nintendo attributes these numbers to the Nintendo Switch 2’s backwards compatibility, leading to people buying some of the best Switch games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Mario Party Jamboree for their new handhelds.
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It’s been another stellar quarter for Nintendo, as the company’s most recent sales figures show that it’s sold a whopping 154.01 million Nintendo Switch units since the console’s launch in 2017. This figure means that the hybrid handheld is 10k sales away from becoming Nintendo’s best-selling console, replacing the reigning champion, the DS. In the…