Nintendo Switch Becomes Best Selling Console as Switch 2 Sells 17.37 Million

Nintendo Switch has leapfrogged Nintendo DS to become the company's best-selling console of all time. In its third-quarter FY2026 earnings report, Nintendo said the original Switch had sold 155.37 million units as of December 31, 2025, surpassing DS sales of 154.02 million units. Switch 2, the newer hardware, has sold 17.37 million units in six months of launch.

The original Switch is now the second best-selling console in history, behind only the PlayStation 2, which has sold more than 160 million units. The Nintendo Switch, which is now nearly nine years old, has sold 3.25 million units in FY2026 so far, a figure disclosed in the third-quarter financial report for FY2026.

Key figures from the FY2026 Q3 report

• Original Switch cumulative sales: 155.37 million units as of December 31, 2025
• Nintendo DS cumulative sales: 154.02 million units
• Switch 2 cumulative sales: 17.37 million units in six months
• PlayStation 2 cumulative sales: more than 160 million units
• FY2026 year-to-date Switch hardware: 3.25 million units

Nintendo officials involved said the data comes from the third-quarter FY2026 earnings report. The figures reflect the company's latest hardware and software sales performance as published in the earnings release.

JhatpatLo reporters note that the figures come from Nintendo's third-quarter FY2026 earnings report. For readers on JhatpatLo, the India-focused tech site that covers product comparisons and electronics, the numbers provide another data point in the ongoing market context for home consoles.