Look, we know the Nintendo Switch follow-up is imminent. It’s just a question of knowing when it’s coming out, plus everything else there is to know about the elusive console. While an analysis suggestsNintendo could be a market leader in the next generation, the current Switch is still selling pretty well.
According to a post on Bluesky from Mat Piscatella, executive director and analyst at market research firm Circana (NPD), the Nintendo Switch has now outsold Sony’s PlayStation 2 in the US. To date, the former has now sold some 46.6 million units in its lifetime compared to the PS2, which sold just shy of 43 million in the States, as noted by data fromVGSales.
Lifetime unit sales of Nintendo Switch have now exceeded those of PlayStation 2 in the U.S. market. With its 46.6 million units sold life-to-date, Switch now ranks 2nd in all-time units sold across all video game hardware platforms in the U.S., trailing only Nintendo DS.
Piscatella goes on to say that this makes the Switch the second best-selling video game hardware platform in the country, “trailing only Nintendo DS.” This is even though spending in the US fell by 7% for gaming software, hardware, and accessories.
Some other interesting statistics
Check out what else Piscatella has to say about the video game industry. For example, while the Nintendo Switch has now outsold the PlayStation 2, it came second behind the PS5 for sales during November of this year.
Apost further downalso lists the best Nintendo games for the previous month. Right at the top, we seeSuper Mario Party Jamboreejust ahead ofMario & Luigi: Brothership. We can also see – according to the chart – thatThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomclimbed back up from 13 to sit comfortably at the number five spot, wedged betweenEchoes of WisdomandSonic X Shadow Generations.
This shows just how much life Nintendo is getting out of its hybrid console. It’s been on the market since 2017 and will hit its eighth birthday in March 2025, which is roughly when rumors and speculations predict the Switch 2 will finally emerge. Maybe.
