Nintendo Switch Outsells Xbox 360 Worldwide - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 September 2021 / 7,924 Views
The Nintendo Switch has outsold the lifetime sales of the Xbox 360, according to VGChartz estimates.
The Switch sold 407,230 units for the week ending May 22, 2021 to bring its lifetime sales to 86.10 million units. This compares to the Xbox 360 with sales of 85.80 million units. The figure for the Switch includes the combined sales of the original Switch model and the Switch Lite.
Nintendo's hybrid console has now become the eighth best-selling video game platform of all time. Next up is the PlayStation 3 at 87.40 million units, the Nintendo Wii at 101.63 million units, and the PlayStation at 102.49 million units.
The Switch is 1.30 million units away from the PlayStation 3, 15.53 million units away from the Nintendo Wii, and 16.39 million units away from the PlayStation. It is also 29.52 million units away from the PlayStation 4.
Breaking down the sales of the Switch, it has sold 29.43 million units in the US, 22.30 million units in Europe, and 20.02 million units in Japan. Breaking down sales in Europe even further, it has sold 4.32 million units in the UK, 5.57 million in France, and 4.45 million in Germany.
Shipment figures for the Nintendo Switch reached 84.59 million units as of March 31, 2021, while 587.12 million Switch games had been shipped lifetime.
Here is a list of the top 10 best-selling Nintendo Switch games, according to Nintendo's shipment figures through March 31, 2021:
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 35.39 million
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 32.63 million
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 23.84 million
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 22.28 million
- Pokemon Sword / Pokemon Shield – 21.10 million
- Super Mario Odyssey – 20.83 million
- Super Mario Party – 14.79 million
- Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! – 13.28 million
- Splatoon 2 – 12.21 million
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 10.44 million
The Switch launched worldwide on March 3, 2017, while the Xbox 360 launched in North America on November 22, 2005, in Europe on December 2, 2005, and in Japan on December 10, 2005.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Only 3-4 weeks left until it outsells the PS3.
Not the last console that will be outsold.
This is not even the Switch's final form, if the rumors are to be believed.
I wouldn't put too much stock into the rumors. My guess is they have a few things right, but it will probably be a minor revision, an upscaling dock, or both.
All time #5 by the end of the year!
Yeah, and top 3 all time at the end of next year.
Amazing performance for an amazing system.
All time #3 is the limit, no catching DS or PS2
That's bold of you to be so certain =)
Switch will absolutely outsell both if they can make enough of them.
The Switch is gunning for the big boys now.
The switch is neck to neck with PS3 now... because it's fucking it... jijiji
