- Nintendo has sold a total of 860 million console units since its shift to the gaming industry.
- The company has also sold nearly 6 billion pieces of software.
- Sony is the closest competitor in terms of hardware sales, with over 600 million units sold.
Nintendo has been dominating the gaming industry for multiple decades. The gaming giant may be best known for the likes of the Switch, Game Boy, DS, and the Wii today, but it released its first-ever console almost half a century ago.
This also means that Nintendo has sold the most consoles of any company in the industry. When put together, no other competitor even comes close since Nintendo has sold nearly 1 billion consoles altogether.
Why it matters: Nintendo is continuing its domination with the Switch and Switch 2. The former is on track to become the best-selling console of all time, and the Switch 2 broke various records at launch.
Nintendo has revealed new sales figures for the gaming business. As per these statistics, a total of 860 million consoles have been sold by the company since 1983.
On the other hand, the gaming giant has sold over 5.9 billion software units since then, putting it in a league of its own. These figures also earn the company the title of best-selling console brand.
To date, Nintendo has sold over 5.9 billion video games and over 860 million hardware units.
For comparison, PlayStation has sold around 630 million consoles since its inception in 1994. Both gaming giants have gone toe-to-toe in the home console market on several occasions, but Nintendo’s unique position in the handheld market gave it an edge over the years.
The likes of Sega and Xbox have also tried to compete in the hardware market but have been left in the dust. On the software front, Nintendo continues to produce ground-breaking titles that sell millions of copies.
In particular, the gaming giant’s ability to keep legacy IPs like Mario and Zelda relevant throughout the decades has netted incredible results, leading to these figures.
With the Switch 2 shaping up to be yet another hit for the company, this lead will only grow larger. Perhaps the gaming giant will also hit the 1 billion console sales mark in the next few years.
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Avinash is currently pursuing a Business degree in Australia. For more than 5 years, he has been working as a gaming journalist, utilizing his writing skills and love for gaming to report on the latest updates in the industry. Avinash loves to play action games like Devil May Cry and has also been mentioned on highly regarded websites, such as IGN, GamesRadar, GameRant, Dualshockers, CBR, and Gamespot.
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