It must be said that PlayStation users are breathing heavily as the initial heat of the portable and home game console, the Nintendo Switch, still has no sign of an announcement of a new console, the Nintendo Switch 2. However, sales of the Nintendo Switch have not slowed down at all. They even show signs of continuing to sell, almost catching up with the PlayStation 2, which is the world's best-selling console. Most recently, industry analysts reported that Nintendo's Nintendo Switch has now surpassed the PlayStation 2 in sales in the United States (in the United States alone).
This story comes from renowned industry analyst Matt Piscatella, reporting on Bluesky, saying that "Video game sales in the United States doubled in November. Nintendo Switch surpasses PlayStation 2 in lifetime hardware sales in the United States. EA Sports College Football 25 is the best-selling sports video game of all time in US history." Citing data from market research firm Circana, the Nintendo Switch has now surpassed the PlayStation 2 in sales in the United States, marking a significant step for the console generation. The Nintendo Switch previously overtook the PlayStation 2 in Japan, marking the second market the PlayStation 2 has been surpassed by the Switch.
The data also shows that the Nintendo Switch has sold 46.6 million units in the United States since its first release until November 30, 2024, which is enough to surpass the PlayStation 2. If we count all the sales of the Nintendo Switch according to the report provided by Nintendo, the console has sold around 146.04 million units worldwide, which is still behind the Nintendo DS, which sold 154.02 million units. Meanwhile, the PlayStation 2 has secretly increased its sales from the original 155 million units to 160 million units, which was revealed by Jim Ryan not long ago (we have reported this news before, anyone interested can go back and read it).
This war is not over yet because as long as the Nintendo Switch has not announced that it will stop producing, the sales of the Nintendo Switch will continue to be counted. Many people have joked that the reason Nintendo isn't releasing a Nintendo Switch 2 now is because they want the Nintendo Switch to surpass the PlayStation 2 as the best-selling game console in the world first. Will it be as many people have joked? Or will Nintendo be unable to withstand the demands of fans and have to release a Nintendo Switch 2? We'll have to wait and see in the future. This is just the second step of the Nintendo Switch, which is slowly encroaching on the PlayStation 2, because both its home market of Japan and the big market of America have already been lost. We'll have to wait and see if the Nintendo Switch can do it.
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