Nintendo's official announcement shows that its cumulative game console sales have exceeded 860 million units, and software sales have reached 5.9 billion units.

"Since launching the Family Computer system in Japan in 1983, and continuing today with the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo has been dedicated to the development, manufacturing, and sales of gaming hardware and software," Nintendo said in a statement. "To date, we have sold over 5.9 billion copies of software and 860 million hardware devices worldwide, creating classic franchises such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, Metroid, Kirby, Animal Crossing, Pikmin, and Splatoon."

The Nintendo DS currently holds the top spot in the hardware market with 154.02 million units sold, but the Nintendo Switch (153.1 million units and growing) is expected to surpass it in the coming months.

Nintendo's top-selling gaming platforms (shipment statistics):

• Nintendo DS - 154.02 million units
• Nintendo Switch - 153.1 million units (growing continuously)
• Game Boy - 118.69 million units
• Nintendo Wii - 101.63 million units
• Game Boy Advance - 81.51 million units
• Nintendo 3DS - 75.94 million units
• NES - 61.91 million units
• Super Nintendo (SNES) - 49.10 million units
• Nintendo 64 - 32.93 million units
• Nintendo GameCube - 21.74 million units
• Nintendo Wii U - 13.56 million units
• Nintendo Switch 2 - 5.82 million units (growing continuously)

(Note: Data as of the time of publication in August 2025)