PS2 Knocked Down the All Time Console US Sales Chart by This Relentless Entry

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PS2 Knocked Down the All Time Console US Sales Chart by This Relentless Entry

The Nintendo Switch has been an undeniable powerhouse of a console, but it’s just made an unexpectedly huge stir in the realm of video game hardware sales. Market research company Circana’s executive director and video game industry analyst

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that the Nintendo Switch surpassed the PlayStation 2 “in US lifetime hardware unit sales” in November 2024. 

Lifetime unit sales of Nintendo Switch have now exceeded those of PlayStation 2 in the U.S. market. With its 46.6 million units sold life-to-date, Switch now ranks 2nd in all-time units sold across all video game hardware platforms in the U.S., trailing only Nintendo DS.

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The console that is still in the number one sales spot in the US is the Nintendo DS. The Nintendo Switch’s strong start has given it the momentum to surpass the PlayStation 2’s US sales, but the Switch’s overall sales have been

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, so it’s not clear if it can go the distance to catch up to the DS. When asked by a BlueSky user how close the Switch is to the sales of its handheld grandparent,

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with “Several million away. So, not very.” 

As Switch sales start to dwindle, partly due to the hardware’s age and partly due to its highly anticipated follow-up console, it’s also uncertain if the Switch can catch up to and make it past the PlayStation 2’s international sales. As part of Sony’s 30th anniversary for the PlayStation console series, the company released the

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sold over 160 million consoles “worldwide since 2000.” Nintendo, on the other hand, unveiled in

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has sold over 146 million units worldwide. The PlayStation 2 released 17 years ahead of the Switch, so the fact that the system could catch up in the US is impressive all the same. 

All the while, the Nintendo DS acts as the barrier between the Switch and the PlayStation 2, with

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. While it’s unlikely but possible for the Switch to continue to break records after the release of the “Switch 2,” we’re less interested in if the Switch can outsell the DS and PlayStation 2 at this point, and more interested in if the “Switch 2” will be able to fill the big shoes of its predecessor.

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