Switch 2 vs Switch 1 Sales Comparison - December 2025 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 February 2026 / 4,924 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: 2,612,685 - Switch 2
Total Lead: 9,250,600 - Switch 2
Switch 2 Total Sales: 15,585,319
Switch 1 Total Sales: 6,334,719
December 2025 is the 7th month the Nintendo Switch 2 has been available for. During the latest month, the Switch 2 has outsold the Switch 1 by 2.61 million units when you align the launches. The Switch 2 is now ahead of the Switch 1 by 9.25 million units.
The 7th month for the Switch 2 is December 2025, while for the Switch 1 it is September 2017. The Switch 2 has sold 15.59 million units, while the Switch 1 sold 6.33 million units during the same timeframe.
The Nintendo Switch 1 has sold 153.75 million units to date. The Switch 2 is currently 138.16 million units behind the lifetime sales of the Switch 1.
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I still don't get why some people think NS2 is selling poorly. I know NS1 hasn't had its holidays yet but the gap is huge.
The argument is it had a blazing start but tapered off during the holiday. It was the best seller during the holiday but didn't do the numbers it should have. We're comparing a system in NS1 which followed up an abject failure in WiiU with people saying Nintendo was going to be the next Sega and become a 3rd party publisher to NS2 which was the most anticipated console release in recent memory. The sales behavior is consistent with consumer confidence and anticipation for their respective launches.
For sure. It's still selling extremely well so the issue is that some people's expectations are way too high.
Some people aren't locked in and take comments at face value
Some people are just wishing for it to fail
Yup I agree that Nintendo have become greedy but despite high prices it's clearly not failing in any way.
It had a worse holiday than the first holiday of the Switch 1 so I don’t think that comparison will do you any favors. I still sells well in its own right.
And obviously it’s going to get crushed by the Switch 1 in the following years.
I don't think it will sell as well as the Switch 1 in the long run but I highly doubt it's going to get crushed.
NS2 sales were front loaded due to tremendous anticipation coming off of NS1. NS1 didn't have nearly as much hype around launch but gained momentum with BOTW and then going into Mario Odyssey through the holiday. By the time the holidays came around for NS2, most of the people who wanted the system in year one already had it. Now sales will normalize going into 2026 and beyond until another killer app is released like 3D Mario, Zelda, Splatoon, Smash, Animal Crossing, etc.
Switch 2 is ahead, but Switch 1 had much better games on year 1. Imho, it will slowdown and be surpassed by Switch 1 in 2026-2027.
