Nintendo expects Switch 1 to become its best-selling hardware ever this year, but fall just short of PS2 record
Nintendo expects to sell another 4.5m units of its aging original Switch this year, despite the impending launch of Switch 2.
While the older console’s momentum continues to slow, this forecast would see Switch – now at 152.12m sold – reach 156.62m, overtaking Nintendo DS as the company’s best-selling hardware of all time.
Nintendo DS tapped out at 154.02m units sold across its long life, more than the Wii (101m) and even the combined totals of Game Boy and Game Boy Color (118m). But there’s still one further hurdle to pass.
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Sony has historically never released an exact figure for lifetime PS2 sales, though has quoted an estimate of 160m sold. Can Nintendo get to that figure with Switch 1? After this financial year, ending 31st March 2026, it’s predicting it will be just 3.38m away.
