It appeared like a foregone conclusion to many, however the lifetime gross sales of Nintendo Change have lastly surpassed these of PlayStation 2 right here in the US. Phrase of this achievement got here from Circana (previously NPD) by way of govt director and online game business analyst Mat Piscatella. He states that as of November 30, 2024 Change reached 46.6 million models offered. PS2 reached a complete of 45.5 million throughout its lifetime within the area.
It’s a powerful quantity, however not fairly sufficient to land Change in first place, which is presently occupied by one other Nintendo console: Nintendo DS. DS has offered 53 million within the US, a quantity that may simply be out of attain when all is claimed and finished, significantly given the approaching announcement and launch of the Change successor console. Phrase on that system is anticipated to reach earlier than the tip of Nintendo’s present fiscal 12 months.
Globally, PS2 stays on prime with 160 million models offered, which can also be possible not going to be surpassed by Change, which is presently at 146 million. Nonetheless, contemplating how lengthy PS2 was available on the market in comparison with Change, that 146 million is a reasonably spectacular quantity irrespective of the way you take a look at issues. Now the query turns into, what number of models of Change 2 will promote? We’ll simply have to attend and see.
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