The Switch is now Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time
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The Nintendo Switch has sold 155.37 million units since its 2017 launch, surpassing the DS, which sold 154.02 million units, and becoming Nintendo’s best-selling console ever. It is now the company’s top-selling system of all time. The Switch ranks as the second-best-selling game console worldwide, only behind the PlayStation 2.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Verge·The Switch is now Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time
The Nintendo Switch is now the company's best-selling console, surpassing the DS handheld in lifetime sales. The Switch has sold over 154 million units since its 2017 launch. It surpassed the DS during the holiday sales period.
- TechMeme·Nintendo says the Switch 1 sold 155.37M units as of December 31, 2025 since its 2017 launch, topping the DS at 154.02M, becoming its best-selling console ever (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
Nintendo's Switch has sold 155.37M units since its 2017 launch. It surpassed the DS, which sold 154.02M units, becoming Nintendo's best-selling console. The Switch achieved this milestone as of December 31, 2025.
- Engadget·The Switch just surpassed the DS as Nintendo's best-selling console ever
The Nintendo Switch has surpassed the DS as the company's best-selling console. This milestone marks a significant achievement for the Switch. It is now Nintendo's top-selling console of all time.
- The Verge·The Switch is Nintendo’s best-selling console — and its most transformative
Nintendo's Switch is its best-selling console. The Switch has sold 155 million units since 2017, surpassing the DS. This success has transformed Nintendo.
- Ars Technica·Original Nintendo Switch passes the DS to become Nintendo's bestselling console
The original Nintendo Switch has surpassed the DS as Nintendo's bestselling console, with 155.37 million units sold. It has become the second-bestselling game console of all time, with only the PlayStation 2 ahead. The Switch continues to sell despite price hikes.