Nintendo Sells Over 700 Million Systems Combined

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We know that Sony recently crossed a huge threshold when it comes to the 500 million consoles it recently sold. But that’s not to sell the competition short. In fact, Nintendo’s been doing rather well on its own part.

Gamnesia has posted a report breaking down the sales numbers for Nintendo’s consoles -- and that number is impressive as well. Apparently the company has sold over 300 million systems since the release of the NES, with the Nintendo Switch being a huge contributor to that amount.

The site also went as far as to break down individual sales numbers for each particular system. And it might just shock you just how well some of them did.

NES — 61.91
SNES — 49.10
N64 — 32.93
GameCube — 21.74
Wii — 101.63
Wii U — 13.56
Switch — 19.67
Total: 300.54


The Nintendo Entertainment System did great in its own right with 61 million units sold; and the SNES wasn’t that shabby with 49 million units sold. But as you can see, there was a lull for a little while there between the Nintendo 64 and the GameCube, despite being popular with the game community. The Wii picked sales right back up, pushing to over 100 million units sold; but then the numbers dropped drastically with the Wii U.

The Switch, however, seems to be nearing its 20 million units sold mark, with more to come after hits like Super Mario Party and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate come around. We wish Nintendo the best of luck.

And that’s not all. Gamnesia also measured the total of handheld units the company sold -- and they’re setting even more records.

Game Boy — 118.69 (includes Color)
Game Boy Advance — 81.51
DS — 154.02
3DS — 72.89
Total: 427.11


Nothing can beat the Game Boy, it seems. But the 3DS is doing outrageously well in its own right, with over 72 million units sold. Even with the slight drop-off in games, it’s sure to be a popular favorite this holiday season.

Overall, Nintendo and Sony combined have sold 1.253 billion consoles altogether. Not too shabby at all, and we’re sure the companies will keep pushing their current models like hotcakes. (And of course, we’ll keep buying them.)

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GroguPosted:

I want to get my hands on a Switch at some point

MazePosted:

Holy crap that is just insane. They are in the final stretch of 1 billion, but I don't think the switch can take it there.

TOXICPosted:

JOEYKMODS this is such a crazy amount I would have never guessed they sell this many units.

I would have lol, i knew from the first month, they would kill it in sales, and they did excellent that.

Nintendo won this year for sure. Lets see what they bring to the table next year and see if they can keep up the great work.

NoxiousalPosted:

theyve had such a big success this year

JOEYKMODSPosted:

this is such a crazy amount I would have never guessed they sell this many units.

TOXICPosted:

ZeroTwo Nintendo has always had a household name to it. Its perfect for the whole family to enjoy. I'm glad to see these numbers, Nintendo has done an excellent job.

Thats one of my favourite things, the whole family can use it. Ima get one for myself and my little girl.

TTGPosted:

Nintendo has always had a household name to it. Its perfect for the whole family to enjoy. I'm glad to see these numbers, Nintendo has done an excellent job.

TOXICPosted:

Nindendo defently had the best year I would say. Absolutely killin it at the moment and still bring more surprises to the table every week. So hyped to get my first Nintendo Switch, hopefully within the next few months.

JimboPosted:

Good for them. Nintendo has being a great job as a company lately so they deserve it. Still need to cop a Switch tbh.


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