The popular console Nintendo switch, continues to enjoy great success despite being released in 2017, it is still a favorite over other consoles.
And it is that, to tell the truth, with its characteristic hybrid system, Nintendo It continues to enjoy the greatest of successes and 2021 was no exception, since 2021 was left behind, the commercial balance has been revealed and it begins to be made public, with regard to said Japanese console there are nothing but impressive results.
Based on information disclosed via Famitsu and shared by Gamesindustry.biz, the console Nintendo Switch sold 5.3 million units in Japan during 2021, a figure that endorsed the success of the console and the dominance it has had in that market since its launch.
And it is that according to the commercial registry, these millions of Switches sold only in Japan represent the total sales of Standard, Lite and OLED models from December 20, 2020 to December 19, 2021.
Following with the 5.3 million Switch sold in Japan during 2021, have given rise to talk, as they far exceeded the total sales of PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X | S and 3DS, which together totaled 1.1 million units sold last year, making it appear that Nintendo has sold practically 5 times what its competition as a whole.
Now, if we make a comparison, we can know that at the top is Switch, and in second place although with quite distant figures, is PlayStation 5 with 942,798 units, followed by PS4 that sold 103,786 units. Then there’s Xbox Series X | S with 95,598 units sold and the immortal 3DS with 28,224.
This impressive result obtained by Switch in Japan, is impressive because initially it exceeds 5.1 million units sold in 2020 and later because Nintendo broke its own brand without having a flagship game in the market of the size that Animal Crossing: New Horizons had in 2020 .
There is no doubt that we are facing one of the largest and most popular consoles in history, again, Nintendo is making the difficult way to the competition.