The Nintendo Switch Has Out Sold The 3DS

Nintendo has shared sales details for their current platform and they have confirmed that the Switch has already overtaken the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo says a total of 79.87 million units have been shipped worldwide. They also shipped 24.1 million units over nine months, which is a rise of 36% compared with the same period the year prior. Here’s some details:

 Fiscal year ending March 31st sales:

• 16.7 million Nintendo Switch consoles sold
• 7.3 million were the Switch Lite device
• Software sales reached 176.1 million units, a rise of 43% over the year before

Best-selling Nintendo platforms:

1. Nintendo DS (154 million),
2. Nintendo Wii (101.6 million)
3. Game Boy (118.7 million)
4. Game Boy Advance (81.5 million)
5. Nintendo Switch (79.87 million)