Switch Overtakes DS As Nintendo's Best Selling Console, Switch 2 Bundles Still In Stock

For well over a decade, the DS ranked as Nintendo's top-selling console of all time, with lifetime sales now sitting at a little over 154 million units. Now there is a new king of Nintendo consoles, and it's name is Switch. The first-generation Switch console rode a holiday sales surge to claim the top spot with lifetime sales at 155.37 million units, pushing the iconic DS into second place.

The ascension of the Switch also pushes the DS into third place among all consoles, regardless of manufacturer. Only Sony's PlayStation 2 has sold more units than the Switch (and DS) with an estimated 160 million units sold, and there's a better-than-good chance it too will concede its standing to the Switch this year, perhaps even by the end of the first quarter, though more likely by the midway point of the year.

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