Nintendo Switch Becomes Best-Selling Console Ever
▼ Summary
– The Nintendo Switch has become Nintendo’s best-selling console ever, selling 155.37 million units and surpassing the DS’s 154.02 million.
– The Switch overtook the DS during the 2025 holiday sales period, as was anticipated.
– Nintendo announced it will continue selling the original Switch alongside developing the Switch 2, based on consumer demand.
– To become the best-selling console of all time, the Switch must surpass the PlayStation 2, which sold over 160 million units.
– This is a developing story, with the sales figures current as of December 31, 2025.
The Nintendo Switch has officially become the best-selling console in the company’s history, surpassing the legendary Nintendo DS in lifetime sales. According to the latest financial report, cumulative sales for the Switch reached 155.37 million units by the end of December 2025. This figure edges past the 154.02 million units sold by the DS, which launched back in 2004. The milestone caps off an incredible run for the hybrid home-and-portable system since its debut in 2017.
The race was incredibly close heading into the final stretch. Just last November, Nintendo’s data showed the Switch and DS in a virtual tie. Many analysts predicted the holiday shopping season would provide the necessary boost for the Switch to pull ahead. This sales momentum persisted even after Nintendo confirmed that its primary development focus had shifted to the upcoming successor, widely referred to as the Switch 2. The company had previously stated it would continue to support and sell the original Switch model, carefully balancing ongoing consumer interest with the broader business strategy.
Now, a new and even more formidable record sits on the horizon. To claim the title of the best-selling video game console of all time, Nintendo must now set its sights on Sony’s PlayStation 2. That iconic console, discontinued in early 2013, achieved lifetime sales exceeding 160 million units over its thirteen-year market presence. The journey for the Switch to reach that pinnacle continues, with its sales story still being written.
(Source: The Verge)
