How many times has the Switch been sold? An overview

The Switch is a game console from Japanese developer Nintendo that was released in 2017. Find out how many times the Switch has been sold since then here. Also get an overview of the most popular games for the console.

These are the Nintendo Switch sales figures so far

Even though the Nintendo Switch has only been available for purchase since March 2017, the console has already sold more than 52 million units as of December 31, 2019. This makes the Switch, after the Wii with 101 million and the Nintendo 3DS with 75 million, the third most successful console from Nintendo.

1. The great success of the Nintendo Switch depends primarily on the games that are available for the console.
2. Such as the Switch game "Super Smash Brothers" released in 2018 is one of the most successful console games of all time. The game sold more than 3 million copies in 11 days.
3. Other very successful Switch games are "The Legend of Zelda - Breath of the Wild", "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe" as well as "Super Mario Odyssey" and "Pokémon GO".

The most important technical data of the Switch at a glance

If you do not yet have a Switch and are considering buying a console, a look at the technical data can help. For example, the console, which costs around 299 euros, has a 6.2-inch display, 32 GB of memory and 4 GB of RAM. Furthermore, the console can not only be connected to the Internet via WLAN, but also via LAN cable and has ports for headphones, SD card and USB cable. When the battery is fully charged, you can play with the Switch for up to six hours in handheld, tabletop or TV mode.