Nintendo Switch sales are high, it's no secret. The hybrid console has proven to be a real gold mine for Nintendo. The Nintendo Switch has been available in stores since 2017 and has been a top seller ever since - worldwide. The console is particularly successful in Japan, especially when compared to the systems of the competition.
Admittedly, it's no surprise that Nintendo is so successful in Japan, of all places. However, the numbers are no less impressive. Including the newer ones Nintendo Switch Lite - the pure handheld version of the Nintendo Switch - the console brand has already sold around 68,3 million units worldwide - and that was the officially reported status from Nintendo before the Christmas business.
Nintendo Switch in Japan twice as powerful as Playstation 4
As it has now become known, about 18 million of the total sales are in the Japanese market alone. As Famitsu previously reported, Nintendo was able to use the Switch to occupy around 87 percent of all consoles sold in Japan with their model last year. This clearly shows how difficult it is for Sony with the Playstation in Japan, the Xbox even has hardly any presence.
The figure now presented is 18 million console sales Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch Lite included. For comparison: The Playstation 4 and Playstation 4 Pro sold around nine million units in Japan. Nintendo was twice as successful on the domestic market with its console family.
The Nintendo Switch appeared in spring 2017. At that time, the weak console was sometimes ridiculed in comparison to the competition. By now, Sony and Microsoft are likely to be in awe of the innovative, family-oriented console project. According to rumors, this is not complete: There have recently been leaks about a new, more powerful version of the Nintendo Switch - among other things Nintendo Switch "Pro" baptized.
Since its release, the console has been selling steadily, paralleling the increasing number of games available for Nintendo Switch. The year 2020 in particular was enormously successful worldwide. In the USA, too, the Switch was the best-selling and highest-grossing system in 2020. Nintendo thus pushed the otherwise strong Playstation out of the top position. While Microsoft and Sony regularly boost their sales with discount campaigns, the price remains the same Nintendo Switch consistently at one level since release.
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