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[KingGhidorah]

You are right! It´s a tablet! The Steamdeck will kill the Switch and its kinky, quirky often recycled, ported games.

If you are 30+ and still playing Nintendo games = imma call FBI/SWAT Team on you or get a proper scolding!

holy shit that first gif

 

[Celcius]

I originally wasn't going to get one but the combination of OLED + Metroid Dread was too much for me to resist.

 

[Romulus]

Good for them, it is a cheap machine with a bunch of games that makes an easy gift for kids. I had one for about 9 months and just found myself looking to play the games on emulation at higher resolution and framerate.

 

[MrA]

Nothing is ever going to sell more than the ps2, it was an anomaly.

by the end of next year the switch is likely to be at 125~130 million, how nintendo chooses to handle the successor and price drops, if they can squeeze 2 more decent years it will go well past the ps2
plus ps4 probably could have approached or topped the ps2 if sony hadn't sacc'ed it for the ps5 (not that I say it was the wrong move, limited manufacturing space and all) i'd actually say that is part of the demand for the ps5/xsx is that the previous-gen consoles aren't an option for the value-minded buyer , I wouldn't be surprised if the ps4 had 25-30 million left in demand,

 

[SpongebobSquaredance]

I am 43. Thanks for asking. I am a Nintendo fan. I have all their consoles. I am not hating on anything. I am pointing out what actually happened. The wii was massive but by 2010 it was dead.

2010 was still a big year, releasing Mario galaxy 2 and DKR as well as selling another 15 million unitS is pretty good for a "dead" system.

 

[Lionel Richie]

It's definitely on pace to become Nintendo's best selling handheld.

You mad?

Like come here.

You mad.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

I never said it wouldn't. But it hasn't yet and it's far from guaranteed. I doubt it does honestly, but it comes down to how long Nintendo wants to hold back their next console.

I believe they can. But only if their next console is a failure.

 

[ReBurn]

I doubt anything gets to the level of PS2 because of DVD player. But maybe, we’ll see in the next few years

Or being on the market for 12 years and being $99 for 3 of those years. That helped, too.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Or being on the market for 12 years and being $99 for 3 of those years. That helped, too.

I remember seeing Canadian Tire selling a super small model for $79.

 

[FStubbs]

Not arguing that but it was more of a culture shift. Wii was killed by Nintendo but more important, by smartphones. Smartphones were the new hot thing, so it was inevitable.

People keep saying that but I don't think it's true. Smartphones can't replicate experiences like Wii Sports so the Wii wasn't beaten by them. The Wii faded because Nintendo tried to sell the expanded audience Wii Music, which sucked, then had nothing more for them until Ring Fit Adventure on the Switch. 2D Mario brought in a different crowd that launched it over 100 million, but then nothing more for that crowd either.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

People keep saying that but I don't think it's true. Smartphones can't replicate experiences like Wii Sports so the Wii wasn't beaten by them. The Wii faded because Nintendo tried to sell the expanded audience Wii Music, which sucked, then had nothing more for them until Ring Fit Adventure on the Switch. 2D Mario brought in a different crowd that launched it over 100 million, but then nothing more for that crowd either.

Wii caught on to a giant fad where even talk shows were talking about it. The news surrounding Wii must had been so big that even non-gamers (which we all know) somehow bought a Wii when they've had zero interest in PS or Xbox or even older Nintnedo systems. But Wii magically got on their radar.

There were many people I know who didnt care one bit about consoles but said they got a Wii. And after they got tired of it, went back to normal and never got another console. One and done.

 

[Topher]

"Basically it's based on how many units sold per years in production"

 

[StreetsofBeige]

"Basically it's based on how many units sold per years in production"

"all time"

According to the Nintendo link above saying Nintendo still made Famicoms till 2003, if Nintendo decided to continue making another batch of NES in 2022, would that count as 1 additional year, or +19 years compared to 2003?

 

[SpongebobSquaredance]

The Wii faded because Nintendo tried to sell the expanded audience Wii Music, then had nothing more for them until Ring Fit Adventure

Are you implying they didn't have any other "Wii" styled games or casual experiences up their sleeve?

 

[Kilau]

You mad?

Like come here.

You mad.

You are projecting.

 

[Xaero Gravity]

You Take that back! Mcfly is the most annoying poster in these here parts. I could never hold a candle to such a legend...

Comparing someone to McFly should be a bannable offence. Mod of War take care of it por favor

 

[Topher]

According to the Nintendo link above saying Nintendo still made Famicoms till 2003, if Nintendo decided to continue making another batch of NES in 2022, would that count as 1 additional year, or +19 years compared to 2003?

This all looks like bullshit to me, dude. Hell, if longevity is no concern then Xbox Series S is the "most popular console of all time", right? Wasn't that a thread a few days ago? So change the parameters and you can make any argument anytime you want. Lying with statistics isn't new.

And I have no negative thoughts on Switch in this regard. Just seems someone was creating clickbait, frankly.

Or being on the market for 12 years and being $99 for 3 of those years. That helped, too.

Being on the market 12 years is an accomplishment in itself. Switch has a long way to go, as does most consoles.

 

[THE DUCK]

Which is why it boggles the mind why the series S isn't a hybrid portable akin to the Steam Deck. Not sure why Sony and ms are so keen to leave the whole portable market to Nintendo when porting games is so much easier than it was back in the ds/psp days.

As much as this success is massive, one has to recognize that it's at least 50% because they have the portable game machine market all to themselves and no competition.

 

[Lionel Richie]

You are projecting.

And you are mad.

 

[bender]

Neat ... i guess.

Gabe looking like if ZZ Top and Santa Claus had a love child.

 

[Robb]

Eh.. This metric is kinda weird, and it seems strange to me to include systems that have not ended production on the list. For all we know Switch could drop a lot for 2-3 years in the future and suddenly the average will collapse.

 

[OuterLimits]

The fact it has reached 90 million without any significant price drops is rather insane to me. The PS2 was dirt cheap the last few years on the market and certainly enabled it to get such a high number.

I assume Switch will have a decent shot of beating the PS2 since it will likely have significant price reductions eventually. Assuming Nintendo doesn't completely kill it when the inevitable sequel arrives in a couple years

 

[Stuart360]

Nah it doesnt work like that for me. PS2 is still king until its officially beaten.
Who knows what could happen over the next 2 oe 3 years. Thats why companies dont use metrics like this to proclaim a product as the most popular, or biggest sellng, etc.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

The fact it has reached 90 million without any significant price drops is rather insane to me. The PS2 was dirt cheap the last few years on the market and certainly enabled it to get such a high number.

I assume Switch will have a decent shot of beating the PS2 since it will likely have significant price reductions eventually. Assuming Nintendo doesn't completely kill it when the inevitable sequel arrives in a couple years

The system is selling like 20-25M units per year and still gaining traction. At this rate, it'll pass PS2 in about 3 years.

Given there's no sign of a Switch 2 coming out anytime soon killing Switch sales, there doesn't seem to be any supply issues some reason, I think it's a given it'll beat PS2's 150M. Even if Switch 2 comes out in a couple years, it's not like Switch 1 sales come to a complete stop. It'll keep selling for a few more years until Nintendo cuts it off.

 

[killatopak]

I wouldn’t be surprised if it is. The only thing really holding it back for me to be definitive is the lack of big 3rd party releases such as COD an BF, as bad as they are right now, are still juggernauts of the gaming industry. Not to mention the other stuff like AC and Farcry from other publishers.

 

[FStubbs]

Are you implying they didn't have any other "Wii" styled games or casual experiences up their sleeve?

What came out after Wii Music? Wii Sports Resort was crippled by needing Motion Plus. After that ....?

 

[FStubbs]

Wii caught on to a giant fad where even talk shows were talking about it. The news surrounding Wii must had been so big that even non-gamers (which we all know) somehow bought a Wii when they've had zero interest in PS or Xbox or even older Nintnedo systems. But Wii magically got on their radar.

There were many people I know who didnt care one bit about consoles but said they got a Wii. And after they got tired of it, went back to normal and never got another console. One and done.

Right. And they got tired of it because Nintendo couldn't keep the software coming.

 

[Alter_Fridge]

Nothing is ever going to sell more than the ps2, it was an anomaly.

Fark me, almost 160 mil

I didn't get mine till like 2008 lel

 

[Kilau]

And you are mad.

Very high level of discussion from an angry over nothing fanboy. I bought an OLED Switch and I’m enjoying Dread and SMTV.

So go seethe over your perceived slight on your precious hardware. I’ll be enjoying games on this handheld with its lovely screen.

 

[SpongebobSquaredance]

What came out after Wii Music? Wii Sports Resort was crippled by needing Motion Plus. After that ....?

Wii Sports Resort was big enough to do some serious numbers, like what 30 million copies sold? Even if you consider all the bundled sales it is still a feat.

There was also Wii Party and if we mention Wii Party we should also mention Mario Party as both are very similar. As a matter of fact, it wasn't before the Wii until Mario Party started to hit really big. They went from like 2-3 million copies per entry to almost 9 million with Mario Party 8.

Not to mention Wii Fit Plus. All of them received sequels on Wii U (or remaster in case of Wii Sports).

I'd also argue that New Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart or all those Mario & Sonic titles are lighthearted experiences that casual gamers enjoy and buy.

 

[Lionel Richie]

Very high level of discussion from an angry over nothing fanboy. I bought an OLED Switch and I’m enjoying Dread and SMTV.

So go seethe over your perceived slight on your precious hardware. I’ll be enjoying games on this handheld with its lovely screen.

Eh I don't know, the backhanded compliment still screams "mad" to me so I'll stick to that!

 

[leo-j]

Which is why it boggles the mind why the series S isn't a hybrid portable akin to the Steam Deck. Not sure why Sony and ms are so keen to leave the whole portable market to Nintendo when porting games is so much easier than it was back in the ds/psp days.

As much as this success is massive, one has to recognize that it's at least 50% because they have the portable game machine market all to themselves and no competition.

They barely have the resources to make a home console . Also, Sony left the handheld market because of the rake of of the smartphone market which ate up vita and 3ds sales. Nintendo has completely gone against the grain with the switch. Which is incredible. I expect Sony to push a handheld again but in combination with their new streaming platform.

 

[nordique]

Whoa had no idea PS4 beat the Wii

Wow! I still remember picking mine up at launch day....hadn't been that excited for a new console since, ironically, the Wii in 2006!

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Whoa had no idea PS4 beat the Wii

Wow! I still remember picking mine up at launch day....hadn't been that excited for a new console since, ironically, the Wii in 2006!

PS4 had legs. Wii didn't. 360 and PS3 were selling more units than Wii in their later years. But that 2007-2010 period was gangbuster Wii sales. Then it dropped off a cliff fast.

 

[ParaSeoul]

?

 

[MrFunSocks]

Switch has fallen behind DS which peaked at 154 ish million. So, I def think releasing switch light (ds successor) and switch (Wii successor) has worked super well for Nintendo. I def see them doing well but the console is already down YOY.

Down year over year doesn’t mean anything when last year was like the highest sales year of any console ever.

 

[THE DUCK]

They barely have the resources to make a home console . Also, Sony left the handheld market because of the rake of of the smartphone market which ate up vita and 3ds sales. Nintendo has completely gone against the grain with the switch. Which is incredible. I expect Sony to push a handheld again but in combination with their new streaming platform.

I'm sorry but if valve can launch a portable, no excuse for ms or Sony. Here's hoping something happens soon, Nintendo is annoying when they have no competition, they sit back and bleed as much as possible while not updating hardware to what it should be.
The day after Sony or ms announce a portable all of the sudden the switch pro will magically appear.

 

[RoyalLaFlame]

BEAST!!!!!!

The thread on here on predictions on how the switch will sell should be stickied for eternity as a reminder for people to understand that what forums like this think are usually very wrong.

Most people predict market behavior based on their own personal views. Of course most of them are wrong, this is an enthusiastic forum.

 

[ParaSeoul]

BEAST!!!!!!

The thread on here on predictions on how the switch will sell should be stickied for eternity as a reminder for people to understand that what forums like this think are usually very wrong.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Great console that I thought I would really not care for. As soon as I started commuting and had kids, this thing became essential.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

I thought it was already near 130-140M sold. I honestly not sure if it'll pass PS2 going forward as Nintendo really needs to release a new console as it's too weak for ambitious projects. Something around Steam Deck power would be great and would sell like crazy.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

It's definitely on pace to become Nintendo's best selling handheld.

The cope is real.

 

[DenchDeckard]

The flipping oled Is out of stock in the uk now, even that thing is in constraint.

it will outsell the ps2 imol as long as they keep making it and not cut production short. Which I can completely see happening due to chip shortages. If they need to make a new product.

we are in different times now and we can’t just imagine that these things will have 9 year life cycles. Look at the PS4 it was killed off way earlier than normal.

 

[Max Payne’s Baretta]

Nintendo is the “founding father” of gaming. They paved the way for what we have now and decades later continues to execute and deliver one a kind experiences to the market.

They deserve their continued success and flowers.

- An old man whose first console was a NES

 

[FoundryMusic]

The list is a bit biased imo.

The irony.

 

[ParaSeoul]

Nintendo is the “founding father” of gaming. They paved the way for what we have now and decades later continues to execute and deliver one a kind experiences to the market.

They deserve their continued success and flowers.

- An old man whose first console was a NES

Some of you can't be real

 

[Nezzeroth]

The Switch is undeniably popular, but that's a weird way to measure success. As the platform is supported on the second half of its lifetime, that average number will fall like with any other console.

 

[gradient]

Look, the figures are incredibly impressive, especially considering the shortages that the Switch suffered through it's life, but this kind of statistical manipulation is just misleading.

You're comparing a console that is still in it's lifecycle with consoles that have gone through a full lifecycle. Sales tend to taper off in the final years of a console's life so taking an average of one console versus another console full lifecycle is going to skew towards the console that is measured without that tail-end drop-off.

Switch figures are great and considering the lack of price cuts it's doing astonishingly well and is on track to at least make top 3, but save this kind of comparison until you can compare like for like, else it's just misleading.

 

[Coolwhhip]

Makes sense to me. It's a very smart product with great Nintendo games.

 

[Mowcno]

What complete garbage this post is.

First the numbers aren't even correct. Switch shipped 84.59m by March 31st 2021, so 4 years, 1 month = 84.6m

Second comparing average annual sales of a console in its first 4 years to average annual sales of a console that's been discontinued is hillarious.

Switch might be the best selling and most popular console of all time in the end but this article and thread is factually wrong and methodically wrong. Think and check before you post trash.