Nintendo Switch overtakes the DS to become Japan's best-selling console ever

Feb. 6, 2024



The system has sold a total of 33.34 million units in the region

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Nintendo Switch is still flying off store shelves in Japan, so much so that it’s just become the best-selling gaming system of all time in the region.

Nintendo hasn’t as of yet announced or even hinted that it’s working on any new hardware, though there have been plenty of rumors surrounding the subject, the latest being that in a survey asking over 3,000 developers what platform they’re currently developing for,8% said they’re working on projects for a Nintendo Switch successor.

For more titles making their way to Switch in the near future, check out our guide toupcoming Nintendo Switch games.

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