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Switch Lite carries Nintendo to huge sales milestone

By Paul Tamburro

The Nintendo Switch Lite has carried the family of consoles to a huge sales milestone in Europe, with the Nintendo Switch now having sold more than 10 million consoles in the region.

Nintendo Switch sales up by 30%

Nintendo shared the announcement on Twitter, highlighting how the Switch Lite has had a major impact on sales of the hardware. By comparison, Switch sales are up by 30% compared to 2018 and by 40% compared to 2017, its launch year. The Switch family has now sold 37 million units worldwide.

Sales of the Switch family of consoles show no signs of slowing down. A number of major releases are scheduled for the near future, including Pokemon Sword and Shield in November, Animal Crossing: New Horizons in March 2020, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2. The latter has yet to receive an official release date after being revealed at E3 2019.

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The Nintendo Switch Lite released on September 20, 2019. GameRevolution branded it “one of the best handheld consoles ever made” in our review.

Paul Tamburro
Paul Tamburro

Paul Tamburro is the Director of Content at Evolve Media.

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