Nintendo Switch sells 103 million units, outselling PS1 and Wii
Nintendo's latest financial report showed that the Switch has outsold the Wii and the original PlayStation in terms of sales. This makes the Switch the third best-selling Nintendo console of all time.
Nintendo's official website released the company's latest financial report, stating that 103.54 million Switch devices have been sold to date. This places it ahead of the Wii, as the same site reports that 101.63 million units have been sold over the lifetime of the Wii. According to game analyst Daniel Ahmad on Twitter, Switch sales also surpassed PS1, which shipped 102.49 million units.
The Nintendo Switch has surpassed sell in of 100 million units, reaching 103.54m as of December 31, 2021.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) February 3, 2022
It reaches the 100m milestone faster than the PS4 and Wii (The DS reached 100m faster).
The Switch has also surpassed the Wii (101.63m) and PS1 (102.49m) in lifetime sales. pic.twitter.com/T5hOiEBUNg
The next target is the Game Boy line, and the Switch will need to sell over 118.69 million units to surpass game boy. To become Nintendo's top-selling console, the Switch will have to face the DS and its sales of 154.02 million units. After that comes the best-selling console of all time: the PS2 which has sold 155 million units.
A source: nintendo
