

Thus, the Switch will soon become the first console in Nintendo history to surpass one billion games. With 994 million Nintendo Switch games distributed as of 31st December, 2022, the 948 million Nintendo DS games record has now been surpassed. Nintendo Switch SoftwareĪnother landmark figure has been announced for Nintendo Switch software.
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As a result, Nintendo has lowered its end-of-year forecasts for both hardware and software sales. Console sales were down 23 percent compared to the 10.6 million units sold in the same quarter last year. Given the decline in Nintendo Switch sales, it may be difficult for the console to take the top spot. First place is currently held by the Sony PlayStation 2, with over 155 million reported unit sales. This doesn’t include the 75.9 million units reported for the Nintendo 3DS. The Nintendo DS is in second place with 154 million units sold. However, surpassing them will be challenging indeed. There’s only two consoles left with greater sales records. The PlayStation 4 reported a final total of 117.2 million units total. 118.69 million combined units were achieved by the Game Boy and Game Boy Color.

This new figure reveals that the Nintendo Switch has surpassed both the Sony PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Game Boy in total lifetime units sold. Nintendo’s third quarter earnings report shows that the Switch, Switch OLED, and Switch Lite achieved 8.2 million combined unit sales between 1st October and 31st December 2022. This makes it the third best-selling console of all time. The console has now surpassed 122.55 million sales since it was released in 2017. The headline is, of course, the ongoing success of the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo’s latest financial results have revealed some interesting tidbits regarding the company’s current strategy.
