Switch is Nintendo’s most famous game console in recent years. It can be said to have dominated the game console market. Its sales have been growing steadily, and it has even become difficult to find a single device during the epidemic.
According to recent estimates by VGChartz, it is known that the global sales of Switch consoles have exceeded the total career sales of PS3 consoles. As of June 19, 2021, the combined sales of the original Switch and Switch Lite in the week were 375,106 units, and its total career sales reached 87.43 million units. Surpassing the PS3’s total career sales of 87.4 million units, which makes the Switch console the seventh-selling console product in history.
In terms of market division, 29.73 million units were sold in the North American market, 22.72 million units were sold in the European market, and 20.34 million units were sold in Japan.
While the console sales are rising, the sales of its affiliated games have also risen. The current Switch game shipments have exceeded 587 million sets. According to Nintendo’s shipment data on March 31, 2021, the current top ten Switch games by sales are as follows:
First place: “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe”-35.39 million
Second place: “Assemble!Animal Crossing Friends Association-32.63 million
Third place: “Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo: Special Edition”-23.84 million
Fourth place: “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild”-22.28 million
Fifth place: “Pokemon: Sword/Shield”-21.1 million
Sixth place: “Super Mario Odyssey”-20.83 million
Seventh place: “Super Mario Party”-14.79 million
Eighth place: “Pokémon Let’s Go: Pikachu/Ibrahimovic”-13.28 million
Ninth place “Splatoon 2”-12.21 million
Tenth place “New Super Mario Bros. U”-10.44 million