Nintendo Switch Lifetime Unit Sales Hit 70.9 Million in November<\/strong><\/h3>\nIn its first year, the hybrid handheld and stationary console sold 13.1 million units worldwide, revealed VGChartz data. Sales continued booming in the following years, with Nintendo selling almost 40 million Switch units in 2018 and 2019. By the end of last year, the Nintendo Switch had sold 49.8 million units across its lifetime, surpassing the sales of its close rival, Microsoft’s Xbox One.<\/p>\n
However, statistics show Nintendo Switch sales boomed in 2020, with almost 4 million units sold in the first quarter, a 60% jump in a year.<\/p>\n
The impressive sales growth continued in the second quarter of 2020, as Nintendo sold another 5.6 million of its Switch consoles, 160% more than the same period a year ago. The VGChartz data revealed another 11.6 million units were sold since June, with the lifetime sales reaching 70.9 million in November.<\/p>\n