Nintendo Switch Has Sold 68 30 Million Units Thanks In Part To Animal Crossing

Nintendo has disclosed its financial results for the last six months (April to September 2020), revealing new and surprising records for Nintendo Switch and some of its first-party titles.

The family of consoles has sold 12.53 million units, combining both the Switch base and Lite model, with an 80% increase over the same period last year. This brings overall Nintendo Switch sales at 68.30 million units, officially overtaking the NES to become the second best selling Nintendo console ever.

Animal Crossing New Horizons was the best selling Nintendo game in this period, with 14.27 million units sold. Overall, the game has sold 26.04 million units, making it the second best selling first-party title for Switch, behind Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which is still selling surprisingly well:

• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 28.99 millionAnimal Crossing: New Horizons – 26.04 millionSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate – 21.10 millionThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 19.74 millionPokémon Sword and Shield – 19.02 millionSuper Mario Odyssey – 18.99 millionPokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee! – 12.49 millionSuper Mario Party – 12.10 millionSplatoon 2 – 11.27 millionNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 8.32 million

Between April and September, however, Animal Crossing New Horizons was the undisputed champion, despite new releases such as Super Mario 3D All-Stars.

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons 14.27 millionSuper Mario 3D All-Stars 5.21 millionMario Kart 8 Deluxe 4.21 millionRing Fit Adventure 3.11 millionPaper Mario: The Origami King 2.82 millionThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2.32 millionSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate 2.26 millionSuper Mario Party 2.00 millionClubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics 1.81 millionNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe 1.72 millionPokémon Sword and Shield 1.65 millionSuper Mario Odyssey 1.58 millionLuigi’s Mansion 3 1.51 millionXenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition 1.40 millionSplatoon 2 1.13 million

Nintendo Switch keeps up with its good momentum in sales, despite a challenging year due to COVID-19 that forced the company to delay multiple releases over the last year.

Next-gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft are releasing this Holiday, and analysts at NPD Group believe the Nintendo Switch will even outsell PS5 and Xbox Series X and be the best choice for players.