Switch 2 vs Switch 1 Sales Comparison - August 2025 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 17 October 2025 / 13,373 Views
The VGChartz sales comparison series of articles are updated monthly and each one focuses on a different sales comparison using our estimated video game hardware figures. The charts include comparisons between the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, as well as with older platforms. There are articles based on our worldwide estimates, as well as the US, Europe, and Japan.
This monthly series compares the aligned worldwide sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch 1.
The Nintendo Switch 2 launched in June 2025 and the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do not lineup.
Switch 2 Vs. Switch 1 Worldwide:
Gap change in latest month: 618,870 - Switch 2
Total Lead: 4,581,656 - Switch 2
Switch 2 Total Sales: 8,160,186
Switch 1 Total Sales: 3,578,530
August 2025 is the 3rd month the Nintendo Switch 2 has been available for. During the latest month, the Switch 2 has outsold the Switch 1 by 0.62 million units when you align the launches. The Switch 2 is now ahead of the Switch 1 by 4.58 million units.
The 3rd month for the Switch 2 is August 2025, while for the Switch 1 it is May 2017. The Switch 2 has sold 8.16 million units, while the Switch 1 sold 3.58 million units during the same timeframe.
The Nintendo Switch 1 has sold 151.62 million units to date. The Switch 2 is currently 143.46 million units behind the lifetime sales of the Switch 1.
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Even with all the uncertainty in the world, I think it could take until around 2028 for Switch 2's sales to fall below Switch's launch aligned. Fiscal year 2020 for Switch was one of the highest ever for a video game platform with 27 million plus units sold.
Switch 2's highest year both in the calendar and fiscal years will probably be around 20-23 million which is still very high. And I think a pretty reliable Switch 2 yearly hardware total from 2026 onward will be in the high teens until the later portion of the system's life where it gets around 10 million units and then way under that.
