Meanwhile, the original Nintendo Switch has become the best-selling console in Nintendo history.

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The Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 17.37 million units worldwide since its June 2025 launch, nearly matching the original Switch's first-year sales of 17.79 million. Hardware bundles with Mario Kart World and Pokémon Legends: Z-A drove sales, with those titles selling 14.03 million and 8.41 million units respectively. Nintendo reported consolidated net sales of $12.2 billion over nine months, up 99.3% year-over-year. The original Switch has now sold over 155.37 million units, becoming Nintendo's best-selling console ever and surpassing the Nintendo DS.

The Nintendo Switch 2 has topped 17 million sales worldwide