At least it has been for the past 24 months in the United States...
It's even outsold the next gen console releases of the PS5 and the XBoneX or whatever it's called. Though I guess that isn't particularly surprising when you look into it considering what an odd release it has been with the many production bottlenecks and other things that have been going on with those next gen releases.
Furthermore three analysts (as cited in the article) actually believe that the Nintendo Switch will also be the best selling console in 2021 which I did actually find somewhat surprising. I would've assumed after a few months Microsoft and Sony would've un-assed themselves and actually be able to throw out the consoles to the scads of people that want them.
Still it's always amusing to see how Nintendo manages to chug along with what's really a more 'creative' and unconventional approach to mainstream console gaming when compared to the far more technical juggernauts that the XBox and Playstation have been. Feel like it's the same thing they did with the Wii (though not the WiiU) in just being more clever with the features and design and other innovations and marketing it out correctly.
Switch Outsold Next-Gen Consoles in November 2020 in US, Best Seller for 24 Consecutive Months
The Nintendo Switch was the top-selling console in the US for November 2020 for the 24th consecutive month, beating out the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
nichegamer.com
It's even outsold the next gen console releases of the PS5 and the XBoneX or whatever it's called. Though I guess that isn't particularly surprising when you look into it considering what an odd release it has been with the many production bottlenecks and other things that have been going on with those next gen releases.
Furthermore three analysts (as cited in the article) actually believe that the Nintendo Switch will also be the best selling console in 2021 which I did actually find somewhat surprising. I would've assumed after a few months Microsoft and Sony would've un-assed themselves and actually be able to throw out the consoles to the scads of people that want them.
Still it's always amusing to see how Nintendo manages to chug along with what's really a more 'creative' and unconventional approach to mainstream console gaming when compared to the far more technical juggernauts that the XBox and Playstation have been. Feel like it's the same thing they did with the Wii (though not the WiiU) in just being more clever with the features and design and other innovations and marketing it out correctly.