According to Famitsu, from March 3, to December 17, 2017, the Nintendo Switch has sold 2,988,399 units. Earlier this morning, the publication has released sales for last week and the Nintendo Switch has sold 269,684 units. That puts total console sales to December 24 at 3,258,083.
The PlayStation 2, one of the best selling consoles in Japan has sold 3,016,622 units from March 4 to December 31, 2000. What’s interesting about the sales for the PlayStation 2 is that there was a dip in sales in the second half of the year whereas the Nintendo Switch has been consistently improving.
Estimated console sales in Japan for 2000
There’s no doubt the short stock these past few months and then a restock for the Nintendo Switch for the holidays has helped Nintendo’s sales tremendously. We’ll hear more information on the exact numbers from Nintendo’s earnings but looking very promising for Nintendo.
Sources: Famitsu [Switch Sales], Famitsu [PS2 Sales], 4Gamer [December 17-24 2017 sales]