The Game Boy falls a little more into the dustbin of history. She was robbed of her third place as the best-selling game console in the world by her little sister, the Nintendo Switch.
Despite all the flaws that can be found in Nintendo consoles, they still sell like hotcakes. Sales figures for the Switch have just been released, and once again, the news is good for the creators of Super Mario.
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Six years after its release, the Nintendo Switch is on the third step of the podium of the best-selling game consoles in history. If the PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo DS are well attached to the first two positions, with 155 and 154 million units sold respectively, the Switch steals third place from the ancient Game Boy, at 122 million.
The Nintendo Switch replaces the Game Boy on the podium of the best-selling consoles
Note that it also passes in front of the PS4, whose counter is currently stuck at 117 million. However, this situation could change in the near future, since it is rumored that Sony will launch a major offensive on the prices of its penultimate console. The world is going through an economic crisis, and according to Euro Gamer, sales of game consoles have fallen by 21%.
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In the same vein, sales of video games on Switch have certainly slowed down, but games published by Nintendo itself sold better. As expected, Pokémon Scarlet/Violet and Splatoon 3 boosted the company’s sales, with the three licenses totaling more than 30 million copies in less than two months. In this context, should the PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo DS worry about their positions? Many observers believe not. According to them, the Nintendo Switch is coming to an end, and the only AAA game expected for is “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”. It should not be released until May 2023.
Source: Euro Gamer