Nintendo Switch Inches Closer to Becoming the Company’s All-Time Top Console Despite Serious Challenges

Nintendo has always offered an elite gaming experience. After all, it’s one of the oldest console developers in the industry. The Japanese giants have developed many mind-blowing consoles, and the Nintendo Switch is their latest invention. Further, the latest Nintendo console might become the most successful console in history.

The Japanese multinational company has offered many consoles, from home to handheld. However, they revolutionized the gaming industry with their hybrid technology Switch, which offered both a home console and handheld console gaming. This console is competing against the brands like Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox.

Nintendo Switch is still behind Nintendo DS

Nintendo Switch is not only competing against other companies’ consoles, but it’s also battling against its predecessor. Despite the massive demand for the latest Nintendo console, it is not the highest-selling console in the company’s history. Nintendo DS remains the highest-selling console by the Japanese video game company.

Nintendo released this console in 2004 and was in the market until Nintendo 3DS succeeded it in 2011. The Japanese giants have sold over 154.02 million DS units globally. Meanwhile, Nintendo’s latest console, Switch, has only sold over 110.95 million units, meaning it’s still 43 million units behind DS sales.

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Further, Nintendo Switch has been on sale for 65 months since its release in 2017. It sold over 110.95 million units, while Nintendo DS sold 124.43 million units, meaning 13.48 million more than the Switch in this timeframe.

Can Switch catch up to the sales of its predecessor DS?

Nintendo Switch currently falls short of DS when it comes to sales. However, there is an increased demand for the latest Nintendo console. So, Switch might soon catch up to its predecessor. Many thought it might be challenging, as the Japanese multinational could not meet the enormous demand, leading to a skyrocketing price.

However, the Big N has assured its fans that it won’t be the case and that players will continue to get this hybrid console at its original price. So we might need to wait a few more years before seeing Nintendo Switch beat DS and take the throne as the most-selling Nintendo console in history.

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