Switch Is Very Close To Matching Lifetime PS2 Sales In The US
The Nintendo Switch is getting closer to matching the PlayStation 2 for lifetime sales in the US. Mat Piscatella of the research firm Circana reported that the Switch is only 1.1 million units behind PS2 for lifetime sales domestically.
Globally, it’s a bit of a different story. Nintendo recently reported that Switch sales through June 30 stood at 143.42 million units. The PS2 is understood to be the best-selling home console of all time with about 155 million units sold.
Nintendo is forecasting to sell 13.5 million Switch consoles during its current fiscal year that ends on March 31, 2025. With 2.1 million sold already this fiscal year, that leaves 11.4 million to go to reach the target. If Nintendo can achieve that, then Switch sales would reach 154.4 million–just 600,000 shy of the PS2’s estimated global record of 155 million.