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The Nintendo Switch is a video game console made by Nintendo that competes in the eighth generation of video game consoles with the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. It is widely considered to be a "hybrid" as it shares characteristics with both a traditional home console and a traditional handheld. It is a successor to both the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS.

Hardware sales figuresEdit

ShipmentsEdit

Switch Shipment figures (combined models, based on official financial reports)
Date Sales (millions) Source
Americas Japan Europe Other Quarterly Total
Quarter 4
(ending Mar 31, 2017) 		1.20 0.60 0.94 2.74 2.74 [1]
2017 fiscal year sales
(ending Mar 31, 2017) 		1.20 0.60 0.94 2.74 2.74 [1]
Quarter 1
(ending Jun 30, 2017) 		0.75 0.52 0.69 1.97 4.70 [2]
Quarter 2
(ending Sep 30, 2017) 		1.17 0.83 0.93 2.93 7.63 [3]
Quarter 3
(ending Dec 31, 2017) 		2.82 1.77 2.64 7.23 14.86 [4]
Quarter 4

(ending Mar 31, 2018)

1.20 0.66 1.07 2.93 17.79 [5]
2018 fiscal year sales
(as of Mar 31, 2018) 		5.94 3.78 5.33 15.05 17.79 [4][6]
Quarter 1
(ending Jun 30, 2018) 		0.67 0.50 0.70 1.88 19.67 [7]
Quarter 2
(ending Sep 30, 2018) 		1.33 0.64 1.23 3.19 22.86 [8]
Quarter 3
(ending Dec 31, 2018) 		3.80 2.22 3.40 9.41 32.27 [9]
Quarter 4
(ending Mar 31, 2019) 		1.07 0.49 0.9 2.47 34.74 [10]
2019 fiscal year sales
(as of Mar 31, 2019) 		6.88 3.85 4.55 1.69 16.95 34.74 [10][11]
Quarter 1

(ending Jun 30, 2019)

0.82 0.53 0.50 0.28 2.13 36.87 [12]
Quarter 2

(ending Sep 30, 2019)

1.81 1.24 1.27 0.48 4.80 41.67 [13]
Quarter 3

(ending Dec 31, 2019)

4.22 2.42 3.02 1.16 10.81 52.48 [14]
Quarter 4

(ending Mar 31, 2020)

1.26 1.02 0.55 0.45 3.29 55.77 [11]
2020 fiscal year sales
(as of Mar 31, 2020) 		8.11 5.21 5.34 2.37 21.03 55.77 [11]
Total sales
(ending Mar 31, 2020) 		22.12 13.44 14.43 5.78 – 55.77

[11]

Miscellaneous salesEdit

  • Europe
    • October 2019: "More than 10 million"[15]
  • Benelux (Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg)
    • July 2019: 500,000[16]
  • France:
    • Launch Day: 105,000[17]
    • June 2017: 250,000[18]
    • October 2017: 390,000[19]
    • December 2017: 911,000[20][21]
    • February 2018: 1 million[22]
    • January 2019: 2 million[23]
  • Germany
    • December 2017: 600,000[24]
  • Japan:
    • Launch weekend: 330,637[25]
    • March 2017: 600,000[1]
    • June 2017: 1 million[26]
    • October 2017: 2 million[27]
    • December 2017: 3.72 million[4]
  • Portugal
    • December 2017: 20k [28]
    • January 2019: 50k[29]
  • South Korea
    • Launch Day: 30,000[30]
    • December 2017: 110k[31]
  • Spain:
    • Launch Weekend: 45,000[32]
    • January 2018: 300,000[33]
  • UK:
    • Launch Weekend: 80,000[34]
    • October 2017: 300,000[35]
    • December 2018: 1.4 million[36]
    • September 2019: 1.9 million, including 13,500 Switch Lites[37]
  • US:
    • March 2017: 906,000[38]
    • September 2017: 2 million[39]
    • December 2017: 4.8 million[40]
    • September 2019: 15 million (North America) [41]
    • November 2019: 17.5 million (The Americas), 830k (Thanksgiving week in US)[42]
  • Worldwide
    • December 12, 2017: 10 million (sold through)[43]
    • December 31, 2017: 14.6 million[44]
    • December 31, 2019: 52.48 million[14]

GamesEdit

A total of 356.24 million units of software has been sold as of March 31, 2020[45].

Nintendo Switch launch title The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild opened in second place on the UK charts. Breath of the Wild achieved a 91% attach rate in France launch day. It was one of the top ten best selling games for 2017 in the United States.

Best-selling gamesEdit

These are the highest selling Switch games (as of March 31st, 2020) as sourced from Nintendo.[46] Other games which have other sources are referenced directly.

  1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 24.77 million
  2. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 18.84 million
  3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 17.41 million
  4. Super Mario Odyssey - 17.41 million
  5. Pokémon Sword and Shield - 17.37 million
  6. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 13.41 million (April 2020)[11]
  7. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! - 11.97 million
  8. Splatoon 2 - 10.13 million
  9. Super Mario Party - 10.10 million
  10. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 6.60 million
  11. Luigi's Mansion 3 - 6.33 million (March 2020)[11]
  12. Super Mario Maker 2 - 5.48 million (March 2020)[11]
  13. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - 4.38 million (March 2020)[11]
  14. 1-2 Switch - 3.01 million
  15. Fire Emblem: Three Houses - 2.87 million (March 2020)[11]
  16. Mario Tennis Aces - 2.75 million
  17. Ring Fit Adventure - 2.73 million (March 2020)[11]
  18. Kirby Star Allies - 2.56 million (March 2019)
  19. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - 2.25 million (March 2019)
  20. ARMS - 2.21 million (June 2018)
  21. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - 1.73 million (March 2019)
  22. Nintendo Labo (First Kits combined) - 1.39 million (June 2018)[47]
    • Variety Kit - 1.09 million (March 2019)
  23. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition - 1.38 million (JAPAN ONLY - May 2020)[48]
  24. Octopath Traveler - 1.274 million (December 2018)[49]
  25. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX - 1.26 million (March 2020)[11]
  26. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - 1.18 million
  27. Pokkén Tournament DX - 1.16 million (excluding Japan)[50]
  28. Yoshi's Crafted World - 1.11 million (March 2019)
  29. Astral Chain - 1.08 million (March 2020)[11]
  30. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order - 1.08 million (March 2020)[11]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170427e.pdf
  2. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170726e.pdf
  3. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/171030e.pdf
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/180131e.pdf
  5. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/180426e.pdf
  6. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2018/01/01/the-nintendo-switch-has-beaten-the-first-year-sales-of-the-ps2-in-japan/
  7. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/180731e.pdf
  8. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/181030e.pdf
  9. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2019/190131e.pdf
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2019/190425e.pdf
  11. ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2020/200507e.pdf
  12. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2019/190730e.pdf
  13. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2019/191031e.pdf
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2020/200130e.pdf
  15. ↑ https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1182204318428078080
  16. ↑ https://twitter.com/NintendoNL/status/1146071089812054022
  17. ↑ http://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/2017/03/07/32001-20170307ARTFIG00195-la-nintendo-switch-bat-tous-les-records-de-ventes-en-france.php
  18. ↑ https://twitter.com/NintendoActu/status/875373880294219777
  19. ↑ https://www.lesechos.fr/tech-medias/hightech/030677642993-nintendo-au-plus-haut-en-bourse-grace-a-sa-console-switch-2120413.php
  20. ↑ http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-01-11-nintendo-switch-is-the-fastest-selling-games-console-in-france
  21. ↑ https://www.gamereactor.eu/news/621763/Nintendo+Switch+sets+records+in+France+and+Italy/
  22. ↑ Figaro via https://twitter.com/W_Chloe/status/968044885243777024
  23. ↑ http://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/2019/01/09/20004-20190109ARTFIG00413-nintendo-a-vendu-en-france-2-millions-de-consoles-switch-depuis-son-lancement.php?utm_source=app&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=fr.playsoft.lefigarov3
  24. ↑ http://www.nintendo.de/News/2018/Januar/Nintendo-Labo-Bauen-Spielen-und-Entdecken-mit-Nintendo-Switch-1328999.html
  25. ↑ http://kotaku.com/the-first-nintendo-switch-sales-numbers-for-japan-1793032877
  26. ↑ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-sales-surpass-1-million-units-in-j/1100-6451257/
  27. ↑ https://www.resetera.com/threads/media-create-sales-week-43-2017-oct-23-oct-29.3159/
  28. ↑ http://www.meusjogos.pt/2018/01/nintendo-switch-ultrapassa-vendas-da.html?m=1
  29. ↑ https://www.meusjogos.pt/2019/01/nintendo-switch-bate-recordes-da.html
  30. ↑ https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/938609362125443073
  31. ↑ http://sports.news.naver.com/esports/news/read.nhn?oid=356&aid=0000023382
  32. ↑ http://www.vandal.net/noticia/1350688288/nintendo-switch-es-el-mejor-lanzamiento-de-consola-de-la-historia-de-espana/
  33. ↑ https://www.gamereactor.es/articulos/468583/Sorpasso+en+Espana+ya+hay+mas+Nintendo+Switch+que+Xbox+One/
  34. ↑ http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-03-06-strong-start-for-nintendo-switch-in-the-uk
  35. ↑ http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-10-30-super-mario-odyssey-and-assassins-creed-origins-top-uk-boxed-charts
  36. ↑ https://metro.co.uk/2018/12/11/nintendo-switch-sales-hit-1-4-million-uk-ps4-6-million-8233253/
  37. ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-09-25-nintendo-switch-lite-sells-13-500-units-in-first-week-in-the-uk
  38. ↑ https://venturebeat.com/2017/04/13/march-2017-npd-nintendo-sold-906000-switch-systems-last-month/
  39. ↑ https://www.vg247.com/2017/10/19/switch-has-sold-over-2m-units-in-the-us-tops-npd-hardware-charts-for-third-month-in-a-row/
  40. ↑ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180118005439/en/Nintendo-News-Nintendo-Switch-Tops-December-U.S
  41. ↑ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191017005908/en/Nintendo-Switch-Sales-Surpass-15-Million-North
  42. ↑ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191204005764/en/
  43. ↑ https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/940566931987423232
  44. ↑ https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/954176578317049856
  45. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html
  46. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html
  47. ↑ https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/nintendo-labo-sales-1202890923/
  48. ↑ https://www.gematsu.com/2020/05/famitsu-sales-4-27-20-5-10-20
  49. ↑ 1.08 (Outside of Japan) https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2019/190131_2e.pdf + .194 (Japan)[1] https://www.resetera.com/threads/famitsu-sales-cy-2018-2018-jan-01-2018-dec-30.94182/
  50. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/180426_4e.pdf
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