Nintendo Switch passes nes, becoming the second most sold Nintendo console of all time

Animal Crossing Clumping on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe exclusive on the most sold switch

Nintendo started the year slowly with little known outputs for 2020. Despite the slow start and complications resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, Nintendo ends the year with a number of new major versions and incredible sales statistics..

As at September 30, Nintendo Switch exceeded sales of the company s first console, NEW. Accumulating a total of 68 million sales — only 10 million from the handheld only Switch Lite Model, the Nintendo Switch takes second place for the most sold console of the company every time behind the Wii.

The Switch has exceeded the NEW of about 8 million units sold. Having just been on the market for a little over 3 years, it is possible that the switch will pass the Wii for life. The console has not yet received a kind of improved console model, although this has been the subject of many rumors in the last two months. The output of a new model could be the catalyst that Nintendo needs to increase the numbers. There are still about 33 million sales between the switch and the Wii, so that the portable / console hybrid has a good way to go before taking the number one.

With regard to software sales, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe remains the best-selling exclusive Switch game with 28.99 million units sold. Animal Crossing: New horizons quickly caught up, just 9 months after the game s release, it is presented as the second most sold exclusivity with a total of 26.04 million units sold and will probably get Mario Kart 8 Deluxe the near future.

Super Smash Bros: Ultimate passes the bar of 20 million, with the Legend of Zelda: the breath of nature, sword and shield Pokémon, and Super Mario Odyssey just below 19+ million units sold. The end of year announcement Super Mario 3D All Stars sold 5.21 million units during the first 12 days. Despite the difficulties that 2020 brought, Nintendo had an excellent year and looks good, even if Microsoft and Sony launch their next generation consoles in just a few days.