The Nintendo Switch has been an immensely successful system for Nintendo coming of the back of the Wii U console. Nintendo has shared sales details today for their current platform and they have confirmed that the Switch has already overtaken the immensely successful Nintendo 3DS. The Kyoto-based company says a total of 79.87 million units have been shipped worldwide. Nintendo says they shipped 24.1 million units over nine months, which is a rise of 36% compared with the same period the year prior. Here’s some details:
Fiscal year ending March 31st sales:
- 16.7 million Nintendo Switch consoles sold
- 7.3 million were the Switch Lite device
- Software sales reached 176.1 million units, a rise of 43% over the year before
Best-selling Nintendo platforms:
- Nintendo DS (154 million),
- Nintendo Wii (101.6 million)
- Game Boy (118.7 million)
- Game Boy Advance (81.5 million)
- Nintendo Switch (79.87 million)
