Nintendo has officially announced its sales figures for the Switch, as well as some of the most popular games on the handheld. As of September 30, 2023, the Nintendo Switch has sold a whopping 132.46 million units globally. To put things into perspective, Sony’s PlayStation 5 has sold over 40 million units, while Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and S combined have sold over 21 million units.
Referring to just the three months ending September 30, 2023, 2.93 million units have been sold, while 44.88 million software sales were made. In total software sales, Nintendo has also released a list of its best-selling first-party titles. You can see all the games and their total sales thus far below:
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 57.01 million
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 43.38 million
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 32.44 million
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 31.15 million
- Super Mario Odyssey – 26.95 million
- Pokemon Sword / Pokemon Shield – 26.02 million
- Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet – 23.23 million
- Super Mario Party – 19.66 million
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 19.50 million
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 16.70 million
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 12.58 million
- Nintendo Switch Sports – 10.77 million
- Pikmin 4 – 2.61 million
Nintendo Switch Hardware Sales & First-Party Games’ Sales
All in total, Nintendo has sold 1133.23 million games on the Switch worldwide — amidst the rumors of the upcoming successor of the Switch, too. The Switch originally came out in March 2017, and since then, the console has gotten multiple refreshes and rereleases, the most meaningful one being the OLED release.
The Switch has had a great run and will need a successor to compete with the best of the best handhelds in the market. The competition in the industry has increased a lot since the original Switch’s release, so it will be interesting to see how powerful the new handheld will be.
