Mar 2026 USA Sales: Pokémon-Powered Switch 2 Finally Beats 5-Year-Old PS5
After beating the Switch 2’s sales in January and February, the five-year-old PS5 could not complete the hat-trick in March. …
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Nintendo Switch is a hybrid game console made by Nintendo, sold as the original 2017 Switch, the OLED revision, the Switch Lite, and the 2024 Switch 2 successor; the line uses Joy-Con controllers and the Nintendo eShop.
After beating the Switch 2’s sales in January and February, the five-year-old PS5 could not complete the hat-trick in March. …
… The unit – introduced last year – currently sells at a lower price than the much more popular Switch 2. …
… Konami, 06/03/26 – 20,047 New SW2 Pokemon Pokopia The Pokemon Company, 03/05/26 – 10,794 1,049,201 SW2 Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Nintendo, 05/21/26 – 8,191 60,553 SW2 Mario Kart World Nintendo, 06/05/25 – 7,381 2,965,454 PS5 007 First Light IO Interactive, 05/27/26 – 4,388 25,078 NSW Minecraft …
… For context, here are the sales of all consoles in Japan last week, with lifetime sales in parentheses: Switch 2 59,543 5,011,059 PS5 Digital Edition 12,141 1,248,515 Switch OLED 7,468 9,526,329 Switch Lite 4,807 6,903,964 Switch 4,067 20,0271,045 PS5 Pro 840 341,548 PS5 558 5,910,474 Xbox Series X… …
… Switch 2 outperformed both without breaking a sweat. It’s worth noting that Microsoft’s machine saw sales rise by 12% on the back of Forza Horizon 6’s anticipated release. …
… Capcom has called the sales milestone a "strong start" for Pragmata, and attributes some of its success to pre-release demos and the Nintendo Switch 2 version. …
… This week, it released Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster – itself originally a Switch 2 exclusive – on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. …
… Earlier this year, the Japanese giant announced insane price hikes to its console family, which has seemingly slowed hardware sales to a crawl . Rival products like the Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and even Steam Deck have all been struck by similar issues. …
… I imagine the Switch 2 will become the dominant platform when that version launches later down the line. LEGO games typically sell rather well, and when you combine that with one of the most popular superheroes ever — well, strong sales were almost guaranteed. …
… While the PS5 version’s dollar sales were below 50% of its total, it’s worth noting that sales were shared across a variety of formats, including Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, and, of course, the aforementioned PC. …