Nintendo Switch adds another interesting point. It is the oldest Nintendo console that does not have a successor. This breaks the previous console record for longevity. Nintendo Entertainment System (abbreviated NES, released in Japan as Famicom).
Switch entered the market on 03.03.2017. It has been like that ever since. 2688 days. Famicom has been waiting 2,686 days for a successor since its release in Japan, VGC reminds us. This just goes to show how popular Nintendo’s current generation is. The Japanese company is preparing a new version, but there is no need to rush it, because The Switch continues to sell well, and there’s interest in games, too.According to the latest financial results, Switch has 141.32 million units in its inventory.
After the release of the NES, the time between individual Nintendo consoles gradually decreased. Wee Youone of Nintendo’s least successful consoles, had the shortest lifespan before its successor launched, at 1,566 days. The Switch then emerged as a console/handheld hybrid. On the other hand, the original Gameboy It remained on the market for 4,352 days before being replaced by the Game Boy Advance. But it is not a “home console.”
Nintendo Switch too the third best-selling console in the worldIn second place with 154.02 million is the Nintendo DS, and in first place is the PlayStation 2 with 160 million units.
Nintendo has previously confirmed its intention to announce a successor to the Switch in the current fiscal year, which ends in March 2025. An improved and more powerful version of the Switch is expected. More details here.
- Color TV Game (January 6, 1977) – Famicom (July 15, 1983): 2235 days
- Famicom (1983-07-15) – Super Famicom (1990-11-21): 22 days: 2686 days
- Super Famicom (11/21/1990) – Nintendo 64 (06/23/1996): 2041 days
- Nintendo 64 (06/23/1996) – Nintendo GameCube (09/14/2001): 2021 days: 1909 days
- Nintendo GameCube (09/14/2001) – Wii (11/19/2006): 1909 days: 1892 days
- Wii (11/19/2006) – Wii U (11/18/2012): 2191 days
- Wii U (11/18/2012) – Nintendo Switch (3/03/2017): 21 days: 1566 days
- Nintendo Switch (03/03/2017) – Present (07/12/2024): 2688 days
Source :Indian TV
