According
to
Nintendo’s
latest
financial
results,
the
company
believes
the
Nintendo
Switch
will
overtake
the
DS
this
year
to
become
their
best-selling
platform
ever.
In
the
report
Nintendo
reveals
that
the
Switch
is
currently
sitting
at
a
whopping
141.32m
units
sold,
and
forecasts
the
machine
to
sell
another
13.5m
during
the
coming
Financial
year
which
will
end
in
March
2025.
If
they
meet
that
target,
the
Switch
will
have
sold
154.82m,
enough
to
beat
the
legendary
Nintendo
DS
which
sits
at
154.02m.
That
won’t
be
enough
to
take
the
crown
as
the
best-selling
platform
though,
which
is
still
held
by
the
iconic
PlayStation
2
at
160m
units
sold.
The
big
question,
of
course,
is
whether
Nintendo
can
achieve
the
goal.
In
the
last
12
months
the
Switch
has
sold
17.97m
units,
down
around
12.6
percent
from
the
previous
year.
If
it
drops
by
the
same
number
again,
Nintendo
will
easily
hit
the
target.
However,
the
Switch
was
bolstered
by
some
huge
games
over
the
last
12
months
such
as
The
Legend
of
Zelda:
Tears
of
the
Kingdom
(having
now
broken
20m
copies
sold)
and
Super
Mario
Bros.
Wonder
(13.44m
sold.)
Advertisements
.
The
current
lineup
is
less
impressive.
Of
course,
it’s
hard
to
predict
the
loyal
Nintendo
fanbase
though,
who
typically
buy
even
the
smallest
Nintendo
titles
in
large
numbers.
Mario
vs
Donkey
Kong
and
Princess
Peach:
Showtime,
for
example,
were
both
revealed
to
have
sold
over
1m
copies
each.
I
think
the
most
likely
strategy
is
aggressive
price-cuts,
especially
now
that
we
know
Nintendo
plans
on
officially
revealing
the
Switch’s
successor
before
March
of
2025.
