Nintendo Switch Continues to Chart History as It Topples 3DS Sales In Japan

Nintendo has been on an ever rise since the introduction of the Switch. While undoubtedly, the previous consoles were a huge success in the gaming industry, it seems like the Switch joy-cons are now phenomenally rising up in terms of sales figures to give the gaming giant a much-needed boost.

Nintendo Switch has been breaking all the sales records and charts ever since its release in 2017. Despite a four-year gap period, the Switch went way past PlayStation 4 in all-time sales just a few days back.

Now, let’s have a look at how the sales of the Nintendo Switch compare with the sale of the classic 3DS in Japan.

A comparison between the all-time sales figures of Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS

VGChartz often compiles sales figures for various consoles such as Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendos in their monthly series. This time, the comparison comes with the sales of the vintage 3DS in Japan that was released in 2011. The 3DS was a modestly hit model for Nintendo and was quite popular in Japan.

Here is the gap chart that compares Switch and 3DS in Japan.

Here are the total sales figures in a graph comparing the sales of Switch and 3DS in Japan.

In terms of numbers, here is how they compare.

Gap change in latest month: 339,020 – Switch

Gap change over last 12 months: 3,022,638 – Switch

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Total Lead: 3,953,943 – Switch

Switch Total Sales: 24,420,284

3DS Total Sales: 20,466,341

The Nintendo Switch will be sold in Japan for the 61st month in March 2022. When the releases were aligned, the Switch outsold the 3DS by 339,020 copies in the previous month. The Switch has outsold the 3DS by 3.02 million copies in the last year. The Switch presently has 3.95 million more units than the 3DS.

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February 2016 is the 61st month for the 3DS. The Switch sold 24.42 million copies during the same time period, while the 3DS sold 20.47 million. The 3DS didn’t sell as well as the Switch until the 96th month.

The Nintendo Switch is performing phenomenally well and outperforming all competitors out there in the market. Even so, it is going well than its predecessors as well. A proud moment for Nintendo, for sure!