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Nintendo Switch becomes the company's best-selling device of all-time with 155.37 million units sold

The Nintendo Switch console has sold 155.37 million units since launching in 2017.
Asif Khan
Asif Khan
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Nintendo Switch is officially the best-selling console in the video game company's history. The Big N reported that the hybrid handheld console topped 155.37 million units sold during the holiday quarter of 2025.

Nintendo Switch 1 all-time sales graphic showing 155.37 million units sold.

Source: Nintendo Investor Relations

The Nintendo Switch began shipping in 2017 and has officially surpassed the Nintendo DS in unit sales according to the company's latest earnings report.

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Asif Khan is the CEO, EIC, and majority shareholder of Shacknews. He began his career in video game journalism as a freelancer in 2001 for Tendobox.com. Asif is a CPA and was formerly an investment adviser representative. After much success in his own personal investments, he retired from his day job in financial services and is currently focused on new private investments. His favorite PC game of all time is Duke Nukem 3D, and he is an unapologetic fan of most things Nintendo. Asif first frequented the Shack when it was sCary's Shugashack to find all things Quake. When he is not immersed in investments or gaming he is a purveyor of fine electronic music. Asif also has an irrational love of Cleveland sports.

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