Nintendo Switch Crosses 52.8 Million Units Sold Worldwide, Overtakes SNES Lifetime Sales

Nintendo has updated the lifetime sales figures for the Nintendo Switch family of consoles, including the regular Switch and the Switch-Lite.

As of 31st December 2019, the Switch’s lifetime sales have exceeded 52.8 million units. Of these, 47.3 million were for the regular Switch, while 5.19 million were for the Switch-Lite. Notably, this means that the Switch has outsold the SNES, which achieved sales of 49.1 million units in its lifetime.

A full breakdown of the numbers can be found below, including both console and game sales:

• Switch sales during the last quarter: 7.58 million
• Switch Lite sales during the last quarter: 3.24 million
• General Switch sales during the last quarter: 10.81 million
• Switch game sales during the last quarter quarter – 64.64 million

 

• Switch sales during this fiscal year – 12.56 million
• Switch Lite sales during this fiscal year – 5.19 million
• Total Switch hardware sales during this fiscal year – 17.74 million
• Switch game sales during this fiscal year – 123.13 million

 

• Lifetime Switch sales – 47.3 million
• Lifetime Switch Lite sales – 5.19 million
• Lifetime Switch general sales – 52.48 million
• Lifetime Switch game sales: 310, 65 million

 

• Switch sales forecast for this fiscal year: 19.5 million
• Switch game sales forecast for this fiscal year: 140 million

 

• Sales of 3DS during this quarter: 0.25 million
• Sales of 3DS games during this quarter: 1.5 million
• Sales of 3DS during this fiscal year: 0.62 million
• Sales of 3DS games during this fiscal year: 4.1 million

 

• Lifetime sales of 3DS: 75.71 million
• Lifetime sales of 3DS games: 382.22 million

 

• Nintendo’s net sales during this quarter: 578,701 million yen
• Nintendo’s operating income during this quarter: 168,708 million yen
• Nintendo’s net profit during this quarter: 134,371 million
• Net sales of Nintendo during this fiscal year: 1,022,668 million yen
• Operating income of Nintendo during this fiscal year: 262,930 million yen
• Net profit of Nintendo during this fiscal year: 196,389 million yen

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