Switch console rising up the ranks

Nintendo has revealed its Switch video games console has sold 122.55 million units – surpassing the PlayStation 4 and Game Boy to become the third best-selling console of all time


TOP 10 BEST-SELLING VIDEO GAME CONSOLES*
  
PlayStation 2 	159.0m 
Nintendo DS 	154.0m 
Nintendo Switch 122.6m 
Game Boy/GB Color 118.7m 
PlayStation 4 	117.2m 
PlayStation 	102.4m 
Nintendo Wii 	101.6m
PlayStation 3 	87.5m 
Xbox 360 	85.0m 
PlayStation Portable 82.0m

Manufacturers
Sony	Nintendo	Microsoft


BEST-SELLING SWITCH GAMES
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe		52.0m
Animal Crossing: New Horizons 	41.6m
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 	30.4m    
Legend of Zelda: Breath of Wild 29.0m
Pokemon Sword/Shield		25.7m
Super Mario Odyssey 		25.1m
Pokemon Scarlet/Violet		20.6m

Launched Nov 2022, already one of Nintendo’s most successful games
  

SWITCH SALES COMPARED TO OTHER NINTENDO CONSOLES (millions, monthly)

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Apr 7, 2023: The Super Mario Bros. Movie released


*Switch is only console in top 10 still being manufactured


Sources: IGN, VGChartz, GameSpot 
Illustration source: Nintendo, Illumination 
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