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Forums - Sales - Switch Outsells DS worldwide in February 2026 (VGChartz Estimates)

trunkswd 16 hours ago

Sell-through estimates at here at VGChartz has the Nintendo Switch outselling lifetime sales of the Nintendo DS in February 2026 (So far only Japan and RoW have been posted for the month). I will post articles on the milestone once worldwide estimates for the month are posted. This includes the last Switch vs DS monthly sales article and a Switch outsells DS article.

Up next is the PS2's 160 million lifetime.

https://www.vgchartz.com/charts/platform_totals/Hardware.php/



VGChartz Sales Analyst and Writer - William D'Angelo - I stream on Twitch and have my own YouTube channel discussing gaming sales and news, as well as posting random gaming content. Follow me on Bluesky.

I post and adjust the VGChartz hardware estimates, with help from Machina.

Writer of the Sales Comparison | Monthly Hardware Breakdown | Monthly Sales Analysis | Marketshare Features, as well as daily news on the Video Game Industry.

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angrypoolman 15 hours ago

Switch needs to sell to the rest of the world to beat PS2.



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curl-6 15 hours ago

Nice; no shade to the DS, but the Switch is on another level and fully deserves the crown of best selling Nintendo system ever.



trunkswd 15 hours ago
angrypoolman said:

Switch needs to sell to the rest of the world to beat PS2.

Yes, the rest of the world and sales holding up decently well in Japan will be crucial for it to have any shot of outselling the PS2. Sales have dropped rather quick in the US and Europe. 



VGChartz Sales Analyst and Writer - William D'Angelo - I stream on Twitch and have my own YouTube channel discussing gaming sales and news, as well as posting random gaming content. Follow me on Bluesky.

I post and adjust the VGChartz hardware estimates, with help from Machina.

Writer of the Sales Comparison | Monthly Hardware Breakdown | Monthly Sales Analysis | Marketshare Features, as well as daily news on the Video Game Industry.

trunkswd 15 hours ago
curl-6 said:

Nice; no shade to the DS, but the Switch is on another level and fully deserves the crown of best selling Nintendo system ever.

It definitely deserves the number one Nintendo spot. It was the first Nintendo console I've owned since the N64 and Game Boy Color. I did play other Nintendo consoles in between via friends. But not enough to buy one of them.



VGChartz Sales Analyst and Writer - William D'Angelo - I stream on Twitch and have my own YouTube channel discussing gaming sales and news, as well as posting random gaming content. Follow me on Bluesky.

I post and adjust the VGChartz hardware estimates, with help from Machina.

Writer of the Sales Comparison | Monthly Hardware Breakdown | Monthly Sales Analysis | Marketshare Features, as well as daily news on the Video Game Industry.