IR Information : Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units
www.nintendo.co.jp

Nintendo Switch:

  • Hardware:129.53 million units
  • Software:1,088.35 million units

In comparison:

Nintendo Wii

  • Hardware: 101.63 million units
  • Software: 921.85 million units

Nintendo DS

  • Hardware: 154.02 million units
  • Software: 948.76 million units

Top 10 Switch titles and their sales:

  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 55.46 million pcs.
  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 42.79 million pcs.
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 31.77 million pcs.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 30.65 million pcs.
  • Super Mario Odyssey - 26.44 million pcs.
  • Pokémon Sword/Pokémon Shield - 25.92 million pcs.
  • Pokémon Scarlet/Pokémon Violet - 22.66 million pcs.
  • Super Mario Party - 19.39 million pcs.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (released May 12, 2023) - 18.51 million pcs.
  • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 16.17 million pcs.
  • slimerancher@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    111·
    1 year ago

    Third best selling console of all time. Behind DS (154.02 M) and PlayStation 2 (155 M)! Switch is going great, but I don’t think it will be able to take over either of those.

    TotK is selling really good. It should be able to cross BotW. Let’s wait and see.

    BTW I just realized DS is less than a million behind PS 2! Wow, what a close one.

    Thanks for the link, and posting the summary!

    • Blakerboy777@kbin.social
      3·
      1 year ago

      @slimerancher

      @picandocodigo it’s averaging about 20M units a year, so assuming Switch 2 makes the Switch 1 totally obsolete, we’d need another year+ of strong sales to rise to number one. If the Switch 1 continues to be sold after Switch 2 is released (not fully backwards compatible, Switch 1 price drop, Switch 2 is just more expensive), then less than a year or strong sales plus another couple years of long tail sales to get over the hump.

      If it overtakes, I can imagine the most likely scenario to make it happen are - Switch 2 is considered unambiguous successor at $350-$400, Switch 1 price drop of only like $25-$50, basically just to clearance out the old stock, except no switch lite replacement for the first year, so the now $150-$175 switch lite continues to to rack up sales at a ridiculously apealing price. Obviously they could easily reach 1at place if they did a really agressive price drop but that doesn’t seem likely for nintendo at all- a small price drop on the lite, especially if the choices are $150 Lite, $250 V2, $300 OLED, $400 Switch 2

      • slimerancher@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        That’s interesting.

        If Switch 2 is completely backwards compatible with Switch games, and Switch ( or Switch Lite) is much cheaper than Switch 2, I can see some people getting Switch instead.

        Let’s see what happens.

        • picandocodigo@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          My Switch games collection is the biggest games collection I’ve ever had, so it better be backwards compatible 😅

          • slimerancher@lemmy.worldMEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            Haha, same here. Not counting subscription games, my Switch games library is bigger than my PS5, PS3 and PS Vita’s library combined.

      • slimerancher@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        22·
        1 year ago

        I don’t think Nintendo believes in price cuts. Though, I haven’t checked the data on their previous consoles.

  • PastaRhythm@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    1 year ago

    I’m honestly kind of shocked at how few people bought a GameCube. It was such an amazing console, it deserved better. I guess that’s what happens when you’re in the same console generation as the PS2.

    I can say the same about the Wii U, to be honest. Yeah the hardware was gimmicky and weak, but it had some stellar games. What’s sad is that most of its killer apps are on Switch now, so the Wii U is all but obsolete. Obviously it’s great that they’re on Switch, but I know it’s gonna hurt the Wii U’s legacy in a few years when the Wii U and Switch are both retro. “I’m gonna emulate some retro games! The Wii U has some excellent titles, let’s play- Wait, these are all better on Switch.”

    • Tom Pushic@pgh.social
      41·
      1 year ago

      @PastaRhythm @nintendo The PS2 was such a juggernaut and the GameCube was seen as more of the same from the N64, but with smaller gimmicky discs. Plus the Xbox dropped, and online computer gaming with broadband T1 connections really took off. The Wii U was poorly marketed and poorly understood. Had they given it a different name to differentiate completely from the Wii it probably would’ve done better.

    • picandocodigo@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I loved my Wii U. As you say, there were some amazing games. Nintendo Land was an underrated party game. I had so many nights of fun with friends playing Nintendo Land, Smash Bros Wii U, Mario Kart 8, and more. I won’t deny Star Fox Zero was a major disappointment and pain in the ass with the controller gimmicks, but in general it was a fun console. At least Nintendo learned from it, the failure of the Wii U was probably 90% marketing. Not saying it could have done as well as the Switch, but it could have done way better had they presented and named it better.