Nintendo Switch is the Fastest-Selling Video Game System of This Generation

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has sold over 3 million units in 11 days in the United States according to Nintendo's internal sales data.

[michellelynn0976]

Nintendo is doing great. Good job big N. Smash is killing it.

[IMissJimRyan]

Switch came as a sucessor of two systems: 3DS and Wii U. If you look at the raw numbers, Nintendo is selling less hardware now than in the 8th generation and a lot less than 7th gen.

We need to contextualize the number to don't be fooled.

[Neonridr]

right.. let's be that person.

[septemberindecember]

Switch isn’t a successor to the 3DS. Otherwise they’d have stopped making 3DS games.

Also, PS4 has sold less systems than the PSP + PS3 (so far). Should we contextualize those sales now too?

[CorndogBurglar]

Nothing you said changes the fact that the Switch is the fastest console of this gen...

[King_Noctis]

....what? The Wii U doesn’t play the 3DS’s game, and the 3DS doesn’t play the Wii U’s game. So how can the Switch be compared to two different consoles?

And look at the upvote for this ridiculous statement.

[darthv72]

Switch being a 9th gen platform... it would be correct for it to be the fastest seller.

Switch is not a mid gen refresh, it is its own stand alone system and falls in line with the time frame Nintendo has for generational platform releases, roughly every 5 years +/-. It is their 7th home platform.

[S2Killinit]

Congrates to Nintendo. Im glad they are doing so good. But, its also a little unfair to compare its success like that because the other two hardwares came out at the same time competing with each other for sales. The novelty factor was shares between them.

[neutralgamer1992]

Septem

Ps4 has surpassed ps3 and Xbox 360 already.

After the complete abd utter failure of wiiu Nintendo sure are glad switch is doing great

[DarXyde]

Switch is more of a successor to Wii U and is more of an integration and vast expansion of the past two consoles (Wii and Wii U).

It's doing great, Nintendo is doing great, they have much better third party support, and the content is great. In fact, I'm completely expecting Persona 5 and maybe even Persona 4 to hit Switch.

Stop being that guy.

[mikeslemonade]

The switch is a last gen console so the title is already wrong. The switch is still half as weak as a Xbox 720p.

You wouldn’t say the iPhone 10s plus is a current gen console? Even that is stronger than the WiiU 1.3(Switch).

[deafdani]

Expecting the Switch to sell just as well as the 3DS and Wii U combined in order to be considered a success just because the Switch is a portable-home console hybrid is a fallacious conclusion. You need to factor in a lot of other things, like the fact that the Switch's price is far more expensive than the 3DS', which means that sales expectation should be lower than the 3DS', but higher than the Wii U's (which was similarly priced and is clearly an inferior product). The logical conclusion here would be that the expected sales would be somewhere in the middle between Wii U's low sales - around 13 million, already surpassed - and 3DS' decent (not fantastic) sales - around 74 million so far, I think.

If the Switch manages to sell more than 3DS and Wii U combined, yes, that will make it a smashing success, but your criteria to determine how successful it is is simply flawed on several fronts. It's ironic you say we need to contextualize when your contextualization is very one-sided.

[Babadook7]

Switch just got outsold another month in npd. They’re doing incredible. Ps4 is doing still better.

[ChasingTheSun]

" Smash is killing it" LOL, what else does switch have to play other than shovelware or indie games that you guys love to overhype because them little indie games is all nintendo has.

[michellelynn0976]

Xenoblade, Mario, Mario Party, Civilization, Octopath Travler, Bayo 1 and 2, MK8 DK, Mario Tennis, Kirby, Captain Toad, Mario and Rabbids and Gris. A lot of indie smoke most AAA games. Whicha lot of them are just shallow story driven games with little gameplay.

[SR388]

Who are the sad idiots who downvote this comment? Lol

[Christopher]

I'm actually surprised but happy with how well they've been doing. It's great to see them have such strong third-party support. A great difference from the Wii and WiiU.

[italiangamer]

I bet Nintendo detractors are going to avoid this article like the black plague.

[IMissJimRyan]

Nintendo hardware, oposite from Nintendo software, has short legs. The company tends to start with strong support than cut it in the middle of the product life cycle.

[King_Noctis]

Wait...then why do we have so many 3DS revisions? Why the 3DS still getting supported till this day, almost 8 year after launch?

[Trueflames]

Get a life Di## Head the facts nintendo is doing great are all over so go to bed and sleep hating like alot of you

[badz149]

Fastest selling this gen but have yet to win a year because the PS4 is outselling it 2 years in a row. Nintendo apologists are going to ignore this fact like a plague.

[michellelynn0976]

Because the PS4 has been on the market for 5 years.

[DefenderOfDoom2]

This article is USA sales only . I believe PLAYSTATION 4 is fasted selling worldwide this gen.

[badz149]

@michellelynn0976

so does the Xbone. what's your point?

that wasn't the excuse when the Wii U came out first. so why would it be a valid excuse now?

[CaptainObvious878]

I'm still scratching my head, wondering why it's selling so much.

Considering how underpowered it is along with all the other flaws.

[Blu3_Berry]

Isn't the Nintendo Switch basically a 9th generation console while the WiiU was an 8th generation console? If we look at it that way, only the Switch has started the 9th gen console while Ps4 and Xbone is still technically 8th gen console.

[Dissidia]

Actually very true. It seems to have blended into this gen though. Almost like it was a Wii U do over.

[IMissJimRyan]

Wii U's comercial failure has some kind of amnesia effect on some people.

[LOGICWINS]

n4g.com/news/2202960/why-the-p s4-is-the-best-console-of-this- generation#c-12896445

I said this months ago. Switch is Gen 9 which means it's competing with the PS5 and next Xbox. "Certain folk" on this site are desperate for us to consider it a Gen 8 console because they know Switch will have a massive sales advantage against the PS5 and next Xbox otherwise.

Wii U was Gen 8...Switch is Gen 9. There's NOTHING you can do about that reality besides slamming that disagree button.

[Neonridr]

Well Sony and MS messed everything up with their mid-gen refresh.

[JackBNimble]

So how much of a headstart do you need ?
I can hear Nintendo fanboys claiming victory for next gen alreay with a 30mil sales lead or whatever it is .

[rainslacker]

Sales advantage or not, Switch is going to be massively under powered for "next gen" games. It isn't even up to par for games this gen. It can manage some less demanding games well enough, but if it's going to be considered next gen, consider the power gap between the Switch and the PS5/X2 are going to be exponentially bigger than the Wii and PS3/360. While the switch can manage to squeak out some decent graphics for games of this gen, when people see what the next gen has to offer at the start, they're going to feel that the Switch is no better than the Wii was in comparison. I won't even get into the fact that the system won't even be able to handle game storage sizes next gen.

Nintendo will survive that based on their own franchises, and the fact that as a handheld machine its really quite good. But right now, nintendo fans should be careful how they define these generations, because its going to come bite them in the ass later, when Nintendo either does a mid-gen update of their own, or they just have to accept it as a great handheld console, that will get plenty of support because of the install base and Japan. But don't expect to be playing the mid-tier or AAA next gen titles on it.

A sales advantage doesn't mean much when you have to suddenly not have support because it can't handle the games. I said Nintendo's sales advantage would help them this gen with the WiiU, but ultimately, it didn't, because no one cared, and the WiiU was closer to this gen, than the Switch will be to next gen.

That's the reality of it all. Switch is gen 9 in chronology alone. Nintendo is fine with that. You should be too. There is no reason to try and make it like Switch has some major advantage over the next gen, because based on what I've seen, Switch will be relegated to handheld titles only.

[cyber_daemonx]

Strawman. It's competing currently with what's out currently fgs lol.

[darthv72]

It's doing that because Sony and MS are at fault for not wanting to move to next gen just yet. But when they do... then Switch will compete with PS5 and XB2 as well. It's just how things work.

[rainslacker]

@Darth

It's just been 5 years now. Why would they move to a new gen already? Sony is still selling great. MS is doing well enough, and isn't even prepared for next gen yet.

They don't need to start the next gen because Switch is considered a next gen console chronologically. Switch can't even play the AAA games of this gen. It can barely even run most of the mid-tier titles of this gen. Nintendo has put no pressure on Sony or MS, because Nintendo isn't trying to compete directly with them. Switch is a complimentary system to the PS4, even more so since the Vita is defunct. People aren't choosing Switch over PS4/Xbox. People certainly aren't going to pick Switch for their next gen gaming needs in lieu of the PS5/X2.

This whole, "what generation is it", debate is stupid. And people trying to justify how it gives Nintendo an advantage because some people want to call it a next gen system are really missing the point. The Switch will have a greater power disparity between next gen and itself, than the Wii had between the PS3/360.

The switch will do fine because its also a handheld, and it has Nintendo games, which a lot of people like, so for those wanting the home console varient, they get the best of both worlds, because there is nothing to say that Nintendo would even bother with the home market anymore if they didn't do a hybrid. Wii was a exception for them, after several failed generations. NES and SNES were great, but consider that Nintendo has had an equal number of failed home consoles, as they have successful ones. More failed if you say Switch is a handheld, or classify it as a hybrid, since hybrid implies its not a home console, but a mix of the two, and it's only people speculating on why its successful to make it seem like the home console part is a major part in its success.

[EddieNX]

No the Switch isn't 9th gen, Nintendo have stepped out of traditional "generations" . switch is a gen 1 hybrid if anything.

Fact is , it's outpaced everything else in America.

[darthv72]

Switch has not stepped out of traditional generations. The ones who did are MS and Sony. As I said above, generations are defined by time, not specs. Nintendo has an average of 5 years between their platform generations. It's not their fault that MS and Sony want to run longer.

[Kribwalker]

No. The switch is a gen 8 reboot. Nintendo scrapped there Gen 8 system and rebooted. It’s still taking place during the same generation and playing the same generations games.

[darthv72]

you can think of it like that... but you would be wrong.

[Kribwalker]

ok. then are we gonna claim Nintendo is leading the 9th gen when the next xbox and ps5 release? They are at 24 million right now?

And does that mean the Xbox one is 2nd place this gen no matter what happens with the nintendo switch? Seeing as it has far outsold the wiiU?

[darthv72]

Yes to both answers. The WiiU had its chance in the 8th gen and ran it's course. After 5 years Nintendo released the followup platform... hence their 7th home platform and 9th gen system. It is competing with all other platforms and will do so when PS5 and XB2 are released as well.

It really is that simple to follow krib. And despite how the xbo ends this gen it will still be considered in 2nd place to the PS4 and WiiU.

[davand114]

What about the x and the pro are those still considered to be 8th gen even though they're basically completely new consoles with new hardware? I don't think we're going to be able to define consoles by generation anymore since all three console makers released a new console in the middle of the 8th gen.

[Blu3_Berry]

The X and Pro still play ps4 and xbox one games. They are simply beefed up whereas the Switch cannot play WiiU games and vice-versa.

[blawren4]

While true, the article is discussing the current generation, which is the consoles available now. Nowhere does it state 8th or 9th gen, which is completely irrelevant anyway. We really need to stop numbering these.

[rainslacker]

Think trying to define things into generations nowadays is kind of dumb myself. They're all competing with one another regardless of what generation they belong to. But defining the switch into a generation completely depends on one's standards for generations. Is it power? Is it the kind of console it is? Is just just a number assigned to how many iterations of consoles since the Commodore first came to market?

To put it in perspective, GameFaqs doesn't even list things in generations anymore. They go by years. They did this because everything was getting kind of convoluted due to the different ways things are released nowadays. Handhelds don't fall neatly into generations. Switch is a chronological next gen system, with better hardware than last gen, but not as good as this gen.

If you're looking at power, X1X muddies up the waters since the console will likely become the base console for next gen, potentially limiting games against Sony's machine which won't require such consideration for compatibility, because they'll define a clean generation for themselves. But the X1X will then become part of next gen as well, carrying over it's user base, which can be a good thing if forced legacy support isn't mandated, but not so good for the devs or consumers if it is required, as the difference in power is going to be too substantial.

All in all, it's kind of a pointless discussion. Generations are fine to discuss games, and I think during a generation its easy enough to define if one is winning or losing, or to say that a company is doing well or sucking ass for that generation. But the definition of a generation means very little nowadays.

[RizBiz]

No. Hardware-wise the Wii was a re-skin of the GameCube and the Wii U was their super-late Gen 7 attempt.

[rpgenius420]

Smash bros ultimate is pretty freaking awesome!

[SamPao]

In the US, not worldwide. Maybe they should put that into the title

[Eonjay]

Only if the will of the consumer can overcome the will of the PR engine and they are the ones paying these sites through ad revenue.

So no.

[IMissJimRyan]

To americans, USA market is the same as world market. It's stupid but they think that way.

[CorndogBurglar]

What's stupid is that you think that's true....

[King_Noctis]

So why do we have the weekly UK and Japanese sale chart articles on this site?

And in case you haven’t notice, the Switch dominates the PS4 over there in Japan every week.

[Razzer]

Right.....cuz you polled Americans or just pulled generalizations out of your ass?

[RizBiz]

But to most Yanks the US *IS* the entire world.

[elazz]

This is in the USA if I'm not mistaken. I think worldwide it is still the ps4 but nonetheless still very good performance.

[Neonridr]

in Japan it's even more one-sided towards Nintendo.

[SierraGuy]

If it's so great when are all the third parties coming like RDR2?

[SierraGuy]

@djk1ng...didn't know switch was sold in North America.

[PhoenixUp]

What other 9th gen systems can we compare Switch sales to?

[Blu3_Berry]

That's what I was thinking myself.

[IMissJimRyan]

I like how people easily forget Wii U. Nintendo atempt to beat PS4 and XOne was a console released in 2012, one year in advance of the competitors.

Switch, the sucessor of 3DS and Wii U is an early atempt to start a new generation.

[EddieNX]

It's comparing the speed of the sales , it's outpaced everything in history , not just PS4 and XB1.

[gangsta_red]

These back up accounts are becoming a nuisance.

[King_Noctis]

But they are comparing the Switch to this gen’s consoles. And the Switch is not next gen, especially with people like you always call it out due to how “weak” it is.

[meganick]

Soulja Boy’s consoles.

[Kribwalker]

so by stating it’s a 9th gen system then you agree with

1)The switch is currently the sales leader in the 9th gen by 24+ million and could be ahead over 50+ million by the time the ps5 and nextbox launch.

2) The xbox one is the 2nd best selling console of the gen as it has sold 3 times the wiiu

3)the likelyhood of sony or MS wining next gen is quite slim

[Geobros]

Yes it is! Great news! Switch is the best platform to buy at the moment!

[yoshatabi]

Lol no it's not

[The 10th Rider]

What's more impressive is those software sales. Pretty much every first party title is in track to become one of the, if not the, best selling entries in their respective series.

Ultimate could pass Brawl by the end of the year. Zelda is looking at 15M+, even Super Mario Party is looking like it may but 10M lifetime!

[AnnaDea]

Which is quite sad considering they´re the worst entry for their series lol

[King_Noctis]

Which one is the worst?

[Sgt_Slaughter]

You trolls get more and more ridiculous by the article.

[AnnaDea]

Better to have a long momentum than selling fast in the first few years.

Who knows what people will think about Switch when next generation is here around 2020.

[EddieNX]

There will be a new Switch with more power and a better screen and will play old Switch games and people will love it just the same presumably. Graphics aren't everything. And even if they are, Switch has exceptional portable graphics and unbelievable exclusives.

[AnnaDea]

First you say there will be a new improved switch (!!!), then you say graphics aren't everything for the sentence after to glorify the unbelievable 8th wonder of the world: The Switch.

Nintendo can sell turds to it´s fans and they will grant it as a reward...

[Neonridr]

Nintendo could take a page out of Sony/MS books and release a mid-gen refresh when the next consoles release. As mobile tech continues to improve, god knows what sorts of performance we will get out of a handheld in 2-3 years time.

[Gameseeker_Frampt]

"Nintendo could take a page out of Sony/MS books and release a mid-gen refresh" Why is it Sony/MS books when that is exactly what Nintendo has done with the 3DS? Not surprising that you don't give Nintendo credit for something that you have bashed Sony/MS for doing.

[Indigon]

But does it have the legs.

[gangsta_red]

It's an inanimate object of plastic, it has no legs. Unless you put it on a table.

[davand114]

^ He's right.

[Gameseeker_Frampt]

No love for the kickstand from you either...

[Veneno]

It has Arms.

[YOUDIEMOFO]

Switch is garbage.... Needed to be a bit more powerful and not a portable and I'd have scooped it up. I just have zero reason to try to game on the go.

[EddieNX]

He said playing angry birds.

[Veneno]

I can't think of any self respecting adult that is able to carry around a console just for gaming. Only kids sitting in back seats have the time and the will to do such a thing.

[Neonridr]

so I guess you speak for everyone here huh?

[davand114]

The switch needed to be the same exact thing as the other two consoles? Ok.

[badz149]

but with Nintendo's games. you Nintendo fanatics like to stay with last gen hardware THAT much, ha?

[King_Noctis]

🤦‍♂️

[Max_Eckhardt]

I regret my purchase.
I bought mine with Breath of the wild and Mario.
I didn’t enjoy Zelda all that much but i did Mario. Since then it has been collecting dust.

I was hoping to purchase and play Nintendo’s back catalogue of games since I’m new to Nintendo.
If i had know Nintendo wasn’t going to release them yet and that they were going to charge for online play i would have held off the purchase for a few more years.

[Neonridr]

right.. because when you buy a PS4 or XB1 you expect to be able to play all the old games?

[yoshatabi]

You can

[sazselesbon]

Do you know xbox has backwards compatibility, right? And Sony basically remasters everything, because people enjoy rebuying their old games...

[Max_Eckhardt]

Until the Switch Nintendo had a reputation for delivering backwards compatibility on their systems.

[Fraggle1987]

Is for America only. Will b interesting to see if they hit their world wide target for the fiscal year. Doubtful but u never know.

[Neonridr]

go look at Japan if you want to see the numbers slanted even more in favor of Nintendo.

[Lime123]

So far this year PS4 beat Switch 8/11 months in US
So far this year Switch beat PS4 3/11 months in US

What a domination! In Europe is even worse.

PS4 is 5 years old, Switch almost 2.

[davand114]

I don't think they will, but they'll get close. Maybe they will with the numbers Smash and Pokemon are doing right now.

[Neonridr]

yes.. the Switch is apparently competing with thin air according to people around here. I guess the new iphone isn't competing with the Galaxy anymore because Samsung hasn't released their newest model yet.

So many salty Sony fanboys who are upset that the Switch is outselling their beloved console. Who cares? Both consoles are great and both sit proudly on my shelf and get equal playtime. Why does it bother you all so much?

[averagejoe26]

It's not outselling PS4. Not even close.

It's also hilarious watching you attempt to call out "Sony fanboys" when you're responding to so many comments trying to defend Nintendo.

I mean, how delusional can you be?

[EddieNX]

That's because there is so many awful Sony fanboys that come to Nintendo articles spouting their garbage that you have to respond to them.

There's not many Nintendo fans who go to Sony articles and bash Sony.

I have an XB1X and a Switch and I'm not massively Into Sony exclusives , except the odd gem like TLOU or GOW. You won't see me going to Sony articles and commenting garbage, I tend to comment on things that I am interested in.

Basically if their wasn't so many immature Sony trolls, we wouldn't have this issue.

[Neonridr]

well considering this article is about North America, and the article states that it's the fastest selling console in a specific span since launch between the PS4, XB1 and Switch, then how is it not outselling it over that span?

Nobody said that it's outselling the PS4 globally, don't be so insecure.

Read the article and then comment before you just strengthen your case that you don't bother trying to understand anything.

[gangsta_red]

@averagejoe

"...when you're responding to so many comments trying to defend Nintendo."

And exactly who is he "defending" Nintendo against then?

[jaymacx]

I agree, who cares what gen it is.. it is their current product. It’s not a contest. It doesn’t matter who sells the most... all i care is they keep providing games i enjoy for me to purchase.

[Gameseeker_Frampt]

That is amusing coming from the fanboy that posted about Smash sales in an article about RDR2 #1 sales in the UK. You even were desperate enough to make up numbers claiming that it was #1 in the individual chart. You are just another one of those "salty fanboys" who doesn't like their console being outsold.

[Lime123]

PS4 - best selling console (including handhelds) in 2014. in US
PS4 - best selling console (including handhelds) in 2015. in US
PS4 - best selling console (including handhelds) in 2016. in US
PS4 - best selling console (including handhelds and hybrid) in 2017. in US
PS4 - best selling console (including handhelds and hybrid) in 2018. in US

?

[Lime123]

Switch released in March, PS4 in November which wins when Switch has holidays then PS4 don't. PS4 will again pass Switch when it reaches another holiday.

[yoshatabi]

Lol what? Where did you get that? It's not selling out the PS4 at all. Not even remotely close. You should really get your facts straight before commenting

[Kribwalker]

well according to most people here, it’s outselling the ps5 and next xbox, as some folks are trying to say its a next gen console

[SierraGuy]

Apparently you care.

[badz149]

The Switch outselling the PS4?? when? definitely not last year and not this year too. LOL nice try

aligned sales definitely in The Switch's favor as the PS4 started slower while Switch had 2 (3 if you count MK8D) of it's biggest games releasing in the first year and 2 of its best-selling franchises (Pokemon and Smash) released just recently.

BUT it's embarrassing because even with all its might, it can't outsell a 5 year old PS4. 2 years on the market, won neither of them. so the gap between the PS4 and Switch is actually bigger now than when The Switch was still at 0 units LOL.

[Gemmol]

Not only is it the fastest selling, but they sold the most software out of everyone in the united states

Nintendo getting too many games even with portable mode to take anywhere I still don't have enough time already at 30 games not counting indies

[averagejoe26]

I agree. Way too many games. There's so much shovelware and low rated mobile ports. It's hard to even browse the eShop. I like the Switch but they really have to do something about this.

[Lime123]

Nintendo as a Publisher sold the most games. Sony still sold more games when you include third party.

[averagejoe26]

PS4 - 88 million
Xbox One - 41 million
Switch - 24 million

[kopp3rbug]

Great numbers. Only strengthens the argument on the fact that the switch is selling well in comparison to two other highly capable systems . Article is about a particular time span......NOT life time.

[Strafe]

PS4 was released in November 2013 and sold 25 million by the end of July 2015 - so around 1 year 8 months.

https://www.geek.com/games/...

Switch was released March 2017 and sold around 24 million approximately - 1 year and 9 months.

Sounds about level so far.

[SierraGuy]

Hope they can keep it up...pffft.

[BioNeo]

of this generations, even tho it's their second attempt.

[2pacalypsenow]

Are there any other game consoles this generation?

[Donnie81]

Really I thought the switch was the first 9th generation system.

[King_Noctis]

Congratulations Nintendo. Competition is good for business and for us gamer as a whole.

[Literal_Cringe]

Switch comes out: "lol this console isn't 9th gen"
Switch is the outsells the other console: "well it's easy when there aren't any other 9th gen consoles"
Man, some people on this site just love to keep moving the goalpost don't they?

[Donnie81]

I wasn’t moving the goalposts I was being serious. The switch is Nintendo’s 9th generation offering am I not right.? I own and enjoy a switch so no hate here

[Literal_Cringe]

I'm talking about everyone in the thread trying to downplay something good happening for the Switch for no reason other than it's not something good about the PS4

[blawren4]

Would it make all you idiots feel better about yourselvs if we start calling X2 and PS5 10th gen? or that Nintendo exited the console space with the Wii U and starting the first generation hybrid system. All semantics and totally meaningless, of course

[Playbey0nd]

Congratulations to Nintendo!! I’m not sure if the Switch should be considered an 8th generation console- Can’t just erase the WiiU successful or not. It’s in it’s own lane & honestly I believe that benefits The Big N. I don’t game enough now to own 2 consoles but I may consider getting one down the line.

[sawoosevens]

Nintendo is too comfortable. They need competition I hope Sony gets back in the field although Nintendo makes great games they're not too consumer friendly. Before anyone says anything I own a switch and many prior Nintendo consoles.

[badz149]

comfortable being 2nd in these 2 years and still 3rd overall for 8th Gen? what are you talking about? the PS4 is outselling the Switch these 2 years

[sawoosevens]

Yeah even though ps4 is ahead they have a sale every week but Nintendo prices remains the same even Xbox has sales that's why I think they are too comfortable

[Sgt_Slaughter]

Well I can tell the trolls came out swinging today but that failed.

Why is it every single time there's positive news outside of PlayStation, the site goes bananas? It's getting/has been ridiculous for the last few years now. This'll get flagged as inappropriate probably, but regardless, this is annoying.

Congrats to Nintendo, 2019 will make 2018 looks soft in comparison with how many games are slated for Switch exclusively. Competition is never a bad thing.

[SierraGuy]

Your bananas if you believe anything you just wrote.

[ZeekQuattro]

But the Switch was destined to flop like the Wii U. How could this of happened? Lol Congrats Nintendo.

[WillyC009]

Which generation though? The switch isn't part of the ps4/xbone generation. Pretty easy to be the fastest when you're the only one haha.

Proud switch owner none the less. My buddies and I have been playing smash bros non stop since release.

[Iamkratos]

So much salt haha! Kudos to Nintendo, glad the Switch is selling phenomenally.

[Bronxs15]

It just goes to show how unpredictable the video game market is one minute you’re on your deathbed with the wii u and the next you have the best selling system of the generation

[sazselesbon]

Switch is 9th gen, so it's not accurate to compare to Ps4 and xbox one, which are Wii U (deceased) direct competitors.

[TheDreamCorridor]

60 mill lifetime total.

[Aquietguy]

Isn't the Switch in a gen of it's own? The PS4 and X1 are of the same gen as the Wii U.

[Heavenly King]

Wii is PS360 gen
WiiU is PS4XO gen
switch is the only console of its generation

[wkratos1]

wow trolling

[Skankinruby]

Huh? Lol Ps4 has outsold it nearly every week it's been out

[ibrake4naps]

I thought wiiU was this generation

[FallenAngel1984]

They conveniently left out “in the US” for more views. They’re also for some reason grouping Wii U and Switch in the same generation

[michellelynn0976]

@badz149 what? Ok think about this. The Wii U just flat out didn't sell well. And, the PS4 came out AFTER the Wii U. You can't expect an almost 2 year old system to outsell a 5 year old system do you?