Switch 2 vs Switch 1 Sales Comparison in the US - March 2026 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 May 2026 / 10,082 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 US sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch 1.
The Nintendo Switch 2 launched in June 2025 in the US 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 US:
Gap change in latest month: 889,549 - Switch 1
Total Lead: 529,717 - Switch 2
Switch 2 Total Sales: 5,417,194
Switch 1 Total Sales: 4,887,477
March 2026 is the 10th month that the Nintendo Switch 2 has been available for in the US. During the latest month, the Switch 1 has outsold the Switch 2 by 0.89 million units when you align the launches. The Switch 2 is ahead of the Switch 1 by 0.53 million units.
The 10th month for the Switch 2 is March 2026, while for the Switch 1 it is December 2017. The Switch 2 has sold 5.42 million units, while the Switch 1 sold 4.89 million units during the same timeframe.
The Nintendo Switch 1 sold 48.86 million units to date. The Switch 2 is currently 43.44 million units behind the lifetime sales of the Switch 1.
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We are comparing march with december. That means the Switch 2 is still ahead of the Switch after the huge 2017 hollidays with Mario Odyssey.
Nevertheless the Switch 1 holiday sales were a lot higher than the ones of Switch 2. Without the Pokopia boost, both systems have sold equally so far..
Due to Odyssey. And the Switch 2's 2026 March was a lot higher than NS1's 2018 March march due to Pokopia.
Games are what moves the needle. Always have, always will.
The only thing that can change the numbers are Smash, Mario 3D, Animal Crossing in this year. Pokemon is next year with Winds and Waves, Main Zelda maybe will take more time to get a new one. Also a Big Mario Party can also make more numbers.
Mario kart world is already a system seller since that game has gotten the system to almost 20 million if your implying that Mario Kart isn't a system seller.
