Nintendo Nintendo Switch Has Surpassed The Wii In Sales

[Demon_Skeith]

First launched in 2017, the Nintendo Switch has now sold more units than the Kyoto-based game company’s previous top home console, the Wii.

“Sales [of the Switch] rose to the second-highest level ever, despite scarcity due to delays in production and distribution (especially in North America) since Black Friday,” stated Nintendo. For the Switch to do as well as it has, hampered by shortages and supply chain issues, is impressive.

In newly released sales figures, the Nintendo Switch has sold 103.54 million units worldwide as of December 31, 2021. This number surpasses the Nintendo Wii’s life-to-date number of 101.63 million units.

To put this into context, the Famicom (NES) sold 61.91 million units, while the Super Famicom (SNES) sold 49.10 million units.

Nintendo also released the Top 10 best-selling Switch games up to the point of December of last year.

1) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 43.35 million units
2) Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 37.62 million units
3) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 27.40 million units
4) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 25.80 million units
5) Pokémon Sword/Shield - 23.90 million units
6) Super Mario Odyssey - 23.02 million units
7) Super Mario Party - 17.39 million units
8) Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu/Let’s Go Eevee - 14.33 million units
9) Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl - 13.97 million units
10) Ring Fit Adventure - 13.53 million units

Other notable Switch titles:

- Mario Party Superstars - 5.43 million units
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD - 3.85 million units
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury - 8.85 million units
- Metroid Dread - 2.74 million units
- New Pokémon Snap - 2.36 million units
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 12.72 million units
- Mario Golf: Super Rush - 2.26 million units
- Miitopia - 1.63 million units
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 - 11.04 million units
- Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain - 1.28 million units
- WarioWare: Get it Together! - 1.24 million units
- Game Builder Garage - 1.01 million units

 

[Artisan Vistra]

Gaming is a pretty popular and trendy hobby. And it builds up over time. I'm not surprised the Wii got surpassed because the Switch is so accessible and the internet is more readily available since then allowing for easier aways to get titles on the eShop. You couldn't get Mario Kart Wii downloaded to your Wii via the Shop Channel. Now you can access almost the whole Switch library. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has been around since the beginning of the Switch and has been bundled with the Switch, just like Duck Hunt/Super Mario Bros:: NES and Wii Sports:: Wii so it has to be the highest.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Gaming is a pretty popular and trendy hobby. And it builds up over time. I'm not surprised the Wii got surpassed because the Switch is so accessible and the internet is more readily available since then allowing for easier aways to get titles on the eShop. You couldn't get Mario Kart Wii downloaded to your Wii via the Shop Channel. Now you can access almost the whole Switch library. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has been around since the beginning of the Switch and has been bundled with the Switch, just like Duck Hunt/Super Mario Bros:: NES and Wii Sports:: Wii so it has to be the highest.

The recent covid madness helped for sure.

 

[Artisan Vistra]

The recent covid madness helped for sure.

Yeah being home means more time in your virtual Animal Crossing© Village.

 

[froggyboy604]

Congrats to the Switch for surpassing the Wii in sales.