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Switch takes the crown

Watch Switch chase the lifetime records of Wii, Game Boy and DS. Four consoles, three milestones, one new Nintendo No. 1.

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Dataset sample
kind	name	year	value
annual cumulative shipments, rounded	Switch	2017	2.7
fixed lifetime benchmark	DS	2017	154
fixed lifetime benchmark	Game Boy	2017	118.7
fixed lifetime benchmark	Wii	2017	101.6
annual cumulative shipments, rounded	Switch	2018	17.8
fixed lifetime benchmark	DS	2018	154
fixed lifetime benchmark	Game Boy	2018	118.7
fixed lifetime benchmark	Wii	2018	101.6

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Unit: Worldwide hardware shipments · millions
Period: March 2017–March 2026
Source: Nintendo consolidated sales workbook, FY3/2026. Switch annual hardware shipments are accumulated once and rounded to 0.1 million. DS 154.02m, Game Boy 118.69m and Wii 101.63m are fixed lifetime benchmarks, repeated for comparison rather than historical annual observations. Switch family includes Lite/OLED, excludes Switch 2; Game Boy includes Color. Sell-in, not active players or consumer sell-through. Annual rounded running total differs by 0.01m from official Switch LTD 155.92m; both display 155.9m. Animated transitions do not establish crossing dates.
License: Numerical facts: Nintendo investor relations, with attribution. Console photos: Wikimedia Commons, public domain (Evan-Amos; transparent Switch modification by Gunnar.offel; Game Boy background removal credited on file page). Nintendo product names and designs belong to their respective owners.