US EditionNintendo Switch Is the Second-Bestselling Game Console Ever, Behind only the PS2
Nintendo Switch reached 155.37 million units sold, surpassing DS; Switch 2 sold 17.37 million units by end of 2025, outselling Wii U in under a year.
- On December 31, 2025, the Nintendo Switch reached 155.37 million sales, becoming Nintendo's best-selling hardware ever, surpassing the Nintendo DS's 154.02 million.
- By converting existing owners, Switch 2 has pivoted customers from the Original Nintendo Switch, boosting early sales momentum, Nintendo said in its latest financial results.
- Switch 2 achieved rapid adoption, passing 15 million after 30 weeks while the original took 45 weeks, and it has already sold 17.37 million units as of December 31, 2025.
- The Switch still trails Sony's PlayStation 2, estimated at about 160 million, leaving just under 5 million to close the gap, and Nintendo said it could still surpass that if it keeps the original Switch on sale.
- Despite U.S. and European slowdowns late last year, Nintendo said `We believe we have been able to get off to a good start` for Switch 2 and noted prior platform gaps had 'presented challenges'.
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While the Nintendo Switch 2 went on sale in mid-2025, some people are still buying the original — that gave it enough of a boost to become Nintendo's best-selling console of all time. Nintendo Switch sales now stand at 155.37 million units, surpassing the previous king, the Nintendo DS, which has 154.02 million units sold, according to the Telegraph. In third place is a classic, the Nintendo Game Boy (though note that the company lumps multiple …
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The original Nintendo Switch reached a new commercial milestone. The video console exceeded 155 million units sold all over the world.With that number, it displaced Nintendo DS as the most successful device of the Japanese company. Nintendo's official data indicates that, as of December 31, 2025, the Switch accumulated 155.37 million units. Nintendo DS was ranked second with 154.02 million. Prior to both, the leadership was played by Game Boy, w…
Switch becomes the best-selling Nintendo console ever
Despite the availability of the Switch 2, Nintendo's original Switch portable game console is still on offer. It's now the company's best-selling game console, according to Nintendo's own figures, having sold 155,370,000 units. The Nintendo DS, which sold 154m million units since 2004, is now in second place. — Read the rest The post Switch becomes the best-selling Nintendo console ever appeared first on Boing Boing.
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