This impressive statistic shows how undeniable the popularity of the Nintendo Switch is

Game news This impressive statistic shows how undeniable the popularity of the Nintendo Switch is

The Nintendo Switch reigns supreme in the video game industry

This is nothing new, the Nintendo Switch is the best-selling console in the world. There are no less than 146 million consoles in homeswhile the PlayStation 5 only finds its place in 58 million salons. The gap is titanic. According to one of the latest reports published in May 2023, Nintendo games had sold 1,036,150,000 copiesyou can then imagine that game sales figures have increased considerably in a year and a half. And yes, according to financial report released earlier this month, based on data from March 2025, we learn that approximately 1,300,061,000 games were purchased in total.

Still based on the most recent report published by Nintendo, we can even quantify the Nintendo community and it is gigantic: 127 million players between September 2023 and October 2024. And this player base is fond of Nintendo games!

The Japanese company inevitably brings in colossal sales figures for its games too, with over 70 titles having sold over a million copies since 2017. Although there is an overall decrease in sales and profits for the first quarter of 2025, and the hype for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has passed, the numbers remain excellent for a console who is entering his eighth year.

What are the best-selling games on Nintendo Switch?

According to data provided by Nintendo Life, we can have a little overview of the 76 games that have sold more than a million copies. Some are obvious while others are more surprising. Find below a small sample, the 20 best-selling games since March 2017.

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (+64 millions)
2. Animal Crossing : New Horizons (+46 millions)
3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (+35 millions)
4. The Legend of Zelda : Breath of the Wild (+32 millions)
5. Super Mario Odyssey (+28 millions)
6. Pokémon Sword and Shield (+26 million)
7. Pokémon Scarlet and Purple (+25 million)
8. The Legend of Zelda : Tears of the Kingdom (+21 millions)
9. Super Mario Party (+20 millions)
10. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (+17 millions)
11. Ring Fit Adventure (+15 millions)
12. Pokémon Let’s Go, Pikachu et Pokémon Let’s Go, Évoli (+15 millions)
13. Pokémon Sparkling Diamond and Pokémon Sparkling Pearl (+14 million)
14. Pokémon Legends Arceus (+14 millions)
15. Nintendo Switch Sports (+14 millions)
16. Luigi’s Mansion 3 (+14 millions)
17. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (+13 millions)
18. Super Mario Bros. Wonder (+13 millions)
19. Splatoon 2 (+13 millions)
20. Mario Party Superstars (+12 millions)

• Highlighted by Nintendo Life, this data comes from Nintendo’s latest financial report from 2025, provided personally by the company. The data may then be different, as the sales figures change every week.

For comparison, the two PlayStation 5 games, therefore exclusives, which sold the most are Spider-Man: Miles Morale with around 22 million copies and Gran Tourismo 7 with around 15 million copies sold. Mario is clearly better at running!