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The Switch 2 Is Already Outpacing Several Best-Selling Consoles Two-To-One In This Key Area

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In its first month, the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo Switch 2 reportedly sold 5.4 million units, doubling what 𝐆its predecessor sold in the same timeframe.

This was first highlighted by , and , but for whatevไer reason, Nintendo has removed the data from its website in the hours since. While we can't view the figures for ourselves, they each claimed that, divided by region, the Switch 2 sold 1.6 million units in Japan, 1.8 million in the Americas, one million in Europe, and 0.55 million in oꦚther regions.

For comparison, the original Switch—a best-selling console that has moved over 150 million units to date—sold 2.7 million units in its first month. The Switch 2 surpassed that figure in just 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:four days, making it the fastest-selling video game console of all-time. If it keeps up that momentum, which seems likely with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Donkey Kong Bananza, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokemon Legends Z-A still due later this year, it will only continue to 🅰break records.

The Switch 2 Is Outpacing The PS2, DS, And Switch

A close-up of the Nintendo Switch 2's Joy-Con connector.

It's an impressive milestone, to say the least, and already places the Switch 2 among some of the most successful consoles in history. Take the PlayStation 2—which to date has sold 160 million units. In its first month, it sold 2.9 million units, nearly half of what the Switch 2 has achieved in the same time. The DS, ie the second best-seling console with 154 million sales, sold 2.8 million units in its first month, again just under half of wha👍t the Switch 2 has achieved.

Looking at the current-gen market, the Switch 2 is an even more impressive feat. The PlaySt🅺ation 5, which is on track to become a best-seller with 77 million units sold in just five years, sold 3.4 million units in its first four weeks. The Switch 2 again surpassed that figure in its first four days.

Microsoft has not released sales figures for 🥀the Xbox Series X/S' first mont♌h.

Granted, it's worth taking the 5.4 million figure with🙈 a grain of salt, as Nintendo has removed the data from its website in the hours since it was discovered and circulated online. But with 3.5 million units sold in its first week, it's not far-fetched to imagine it far surpassing some of the best-selling consoles in video game history—it'll be fascinating to see where the Switch 2 sits in a decade's time, and how it ranks among the medium's greats.