Nintendo’s Switch is set to become the most popular console to date – outsells 3DS

As of now, Nintendo’s Switch console is on track to becoming the company’s most popular home console of all time, having sold more units than their Wii system at this point in its life cycle. 46 months after its release, the Nintendo Wii had only sold 75 million units, placing Nintendo’s Switch on track to outselling the Wii, Nintendo’s most popular home consoles. 

Compared to portable gaming systems, the Switch is Nintendo’s third most popular gaming handheld, with the Nintendo DS family (not including 3DS systems) selling 154 million units during its life cycle. In comparison, the Game Boy Advance sold 81.51 million units. Nintendo’s Switch is due to outsell the Gameboy Advance series within the next quarter, with the Switch being unlikely to catch up to Nintendo’s DS lineup.

Nintendo’s Switch console has proved to be a massive success for the company, so much so that it may become more popular than the company’s Wii system. That said, the console is unlikely to outsell systems like the PS2 and Nintendo’s DS family, as these feats would require Nintendo to almost double their console sales. While this is not impossible, it is unlikely. 

The Switch single-handedly saved Nintendo from stagnation, following the company’s unsuccessful Wii U system to merge their handheld and home gaming platforms into a single, versatile hybrid. While the console is less powerful than its peers, Nintendo has proven once again that power isn’t everything, though the arrival of PS5 and Xbox Series systems will have some Nintendo fans looking for a Switch successor.