Switch hits half of Wii U's lifetime sales in just six months

Nintendo’s latest financial reports are in, with a few interesting tidbits shared throughout the documentation. The biggest news of all, though, is just what a success the Switch has been.

As of September 30th, after six months of availability, 7.63 million Switch systems were sold globally. For comparison, the Wii U sold 13.56 million units in its entire five year life span. That means if momentum keeps up, the Switch will match the Wii U’s lifetime sales in just one year. Nintendo even accounts for this, revising their estimated 10 million units sold by March 2018 to 14 million.