Released on March 3, 2017, the Nintendo Switch is still a success and, five years later, manages to break a huge record in our region that allows it to go down in history.
With the Nintendo Switch, Big N was able to hit the slopes and forget the Wii U’s interstellar flop. A feat that secured him first place in France.
The Nintendo Switch dethrones the Wii and the PS4
We can say that the Japanese manufacturer has come a long way because of one console: the Wii U. A monumental failure since only 13.56 million units were sold versus 101.63 million for the Wii. It hurts, but the company has recovered slightly thanks to the Nintendo Switch, which has sold more than 114.33 million devices worldwide in nearly five years.
In France, despite its age, the Switch set a phenomenal record by being the best-selling home console of all time with 7.09 million copies. That’s more than the PS4 with its 6 million on our territory or the Wii with 6.3 million units.
We sold 987,000 switches in 2022, which is the best performance on the market. Every second console sold in France last year was a Switch.
Philippe Lavoué, General Manager of Nintendo France, via Le figaro.
The best selling games in France
Phillipe Lavoué, General Manager of Nintendo France, also announced that 50% of the Switch was purchased by families with children and the remaining 50% by young adults. And unsurprisingly, Nintendo Switch exclusives are the most successful.
Switch to selling physical games in 2022 :
- Pokémon Purple and Scarlet: 701,000
- Pokémon Legends Arceus: 575,000
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: 445,000
- Nintendo Switch Sports: 425,000
- Mario Striker: 264,000
- Splatoon 3: 254,000
- Animal Crossing New Horizons: 253,000
- Kirby and the Lost World: 214,000
