Switch 2 vs Switch 1 Sales Comparison in Europe - October 2025 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 24 November 2025 / 5,026 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 Europe sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch 1.
The Nintendo Switch 2 launched in June 2025 in Europe 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 Europe:
Gap change in latest month: 115,393 - Switch 2
Total Lead: 940,258 - Switch 2
Switch 2 Total Sales: 2,309,772
Switch 1 Total Sales: 1,369,514
October 2025 is the 5th month that the Nintendo Switch 2 has been available for in Europe. During the latest month, the Switch 2 has outsold the Switch 1 by 0.12 million units when you align the launches. The Switch 2 is now ahead of the Switch 1 by 0.94 million units.
The 5th month for the Switch 2 is October 2025, while for the Switch 1 it is July 2017. The Switch 2 has sold 2.31 million units, while the Switch 1 sold 1.37 million units during the same timeframe.
The Nintendo Switch 1 sold 39.24 million units to date. The Switch 2 is currently 36.93 million units behind the lifetime sales of the Switch 1.
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Hope momentum start dropping hard starting new year. Nintendo been getting really greedy, boycotting is the only way they'll drop prices on everything they have! Seriously, black Friday games on sale for only 25% off?? Fooking ridiculous!! Should've been 50% off
Europe, what or is there a 3rd party game can keep this momentum going?
The fact that bigger 3rd party games will be on the system day one will likely help maintain momentum in general
For example, Nintendo hasn't gotten a "new" Resident Evil game since Revelations 1 but will have RE9 the same day as everyone else which is a massive change
yes! i pre ordered RE9 on switch 2
After Metroid, my next purchases will be Final Fantasy 7, Dragon Quest 7, Resident Evil 9 and Fatal Frame 2. Nintendo hasn't been this good with multiplatform releases since the SNES, or ever, since there wasn't much overlap between the SNES and Genesis libraries actually.
Oh yeah, and the latest Assassin's Creed is dropping same week as Metroid too.
i did pre order FF7 and dragon Quest 7. i will purchase Prime 4 in december sometime. all will be fantastic games
