January 28, 2026 OSAKA (Kyodo) — The Nintendo Switch is slated to become the most popular console sold by Nintendo Co., likely to surpass the Nintendo DS.
The success of the Switch, which has sold 154.01 million units compared to 154.02 million of the DS as of the end of September 2025, has come with the release of a wide range of popular games, including the Super Mario franchise. The company's older consoles Gameboy and Wii have sold over 100 million units each.
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"The successes (of the DS and Switch) are a result of developing works that make the most of the features of gaming consoles, as well as an accumulation of ideas centered on how consumers want to play games," said Katsuhiko Hayashi, the head of Famitsu.
Nintendo released the Switch 2 in June 2025, selling 10.36 million units as of the end of September.
The company is expected to release the units sold as of the end of December on Feb. 3 along with its quarterly earnings results.
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