Nintendo Switch Surpasses 132 Million Units Sold Alongside Great Tears Of The Kingdom, Pikmin 4 Results

Switch is getting closer and closer to becoming Nintendo’s best-selling product ever. The Switch has now sold more than 132,000,000 unit. This was due to the great sales of new software for first-party titles released in this year, such as The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom or Pikmin 4 

The news is from Nintendo’s second quarter results for fiscal year 2024, ending September 30. The Switch is now officially at 132.46 millions units, bringing it close to Nintendo’s top-selling hardware — the Nintendo DS, which sold 154.02million units. PlayStation 2 has sold 158 millions units, the only console that is higher than the DS. 

If a new console does not end the sales, it’s likely that the Switch will reach the DS numbers. Nintendo has said that its Switch console is only halfway through it’s lifecycle. This suggests the company plans to continue supporting it even after a new-gen console comes out. 

Nintendo’s financial report reveals also that Tears of the Kingdom reached 19.6 million units, while Pikmin 4, with 2.61 million sold units, is the most popular game of the series. 

“In addition, Super Mario Bros. MovieNintendo reports that its April release had a positive effect on the sales of Mario games. The sales of other titles have also grown steadily. This brings the total of million-sellers during this time period up to 16. 

Unit sales for the entire Switch family of consoles, including the OLED model and Switch Lite, are up 2.4 percent year-over-year at 6.84 million units. The total is made up of 1.25 millions standard Switch consoles, 4.69 OLED units and.9 Switch Lite consoles. Total software sales are up 1.8 percent year-over-year to 97.08 million units. Digital sales accounted for 50.2 percent of total software sales, and digital sales are up 15.8 percent year-over-year, too. 

It seems that the Switch will continue to grow despite rumors about a Nintendo new-generation console. Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which was released recently, is likely to boost sales in the next quarter. 

These are the top-selling Nintendo Consoles. 

• Nintendo DS – 154.02 million units 
• Nintendo Switch – 1232.46 million units
• Game Boy – 118.69 million units
• Wii – 101.63 million units 
• Game Boy Advance – 81.51 million units
• Nintendo 3DS – 75.94 million units
• Family Computer/NES – 61.91 million units
• Super Family Computer/SNES – 49.10 million units 
• Nintendo 64 – 32.93 million units
• Nintendo GameCube – 21.74 million units
• Wii U – 13.56 million units

The best selling Switch games are listed below: 

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 57.01 million units
2. Animal Crossing New Horizons – 43.38 million units
3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 32.44 million units
4. The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild – 31.15 million units
5. Super Mario Odyssey – 26.95 million units
6. Pokemon Sword/Pokemon Shield – 26.02 million units
7. Pokemon Scarlet/Pokemon Violet – 23.23 million units
8. Super Mario Party – 19.66 million units
9. Tears of the Kingdom: The Legend of Zelda –19.5 million units
10. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 16.7 million units

More information can be found by reading Game Informer’s review of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and then check out these Zelda and Ganondorf Amiibo figures coming later this year. Next, check out Game Informer’s list of the top 10 best games on Switch. 

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