Nintendo Switch surpasses 25 million copies in Japan, but best-selling game didn’t match global data

Internationally, the Big N hybrid console has surpassed 100 million units.

Synonymous with good news for Nintendo Switch Nintendo. Not only is the hybrid console adding more than 100 million sales worldwide, but in its country of origin, Japan, the success that all its models have accumulated resonates at least if we look at the latest figures.

Nintendo surpasses 3DS salesData collected by Famitsu (thanks, Nibel) Nintendo Switch 25 million consoles sold on Japanese soil. If we analyze it well, that’s outrageous, because the numbers for just one country account for almost a quarter of all sales worldwide. At the moment passed the 3DS and only behind the leading Game Boy and Nintendo DS.

When it comes to video games, things are on a similar path. Nintendo software is selling very well in Japan, although there are differences with the global numbers we saw a few months ago. The undisputed international leader, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, has to take third place in the Japanese rankings led by Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Best selling Switch games in Japan

Although console production has been affected, everything points to the Nintendo Switch still having it. a few years aheadAlong with Lite and OLED models. In fact, the company recently reiterated that the hybrid is in the middle of its lifecycle.