July 12th 2024.
The Nintendo Switch has been quite the hard worker lately. With the anticipation of Nintendo's new hardware on the horizon, the Switch has accomplished an impressive feat by becoming the company's longest-running home console. While it may not have surpassed the lifetime sales of the Nintendo DS just yet, the Switch has set a new record in a different category.
Since its global release on March 3, 2017, the Nintendo Switch has held the title of Nintendo's primary console for a whopping 2,688 days. This means that it has now surpassed the previous record holder, the Famicom, which was the main console for 2,686 days before the Super Famicom took over in Japan on November 21, 1990. A graph posted by Paidon23 on Reddit shows that although the Switch is not the longest-serving Nintendo console overall, it still holds a significant record.
The Game Boy takes the crown for the longest-serving Nintendo console, holding the title for 3,471 days in Japan between its launch on April 21, 1989 and the arrival of the Game Boy Color on October 21, 1998. However, it's unlikely that the Switch will surpass this milestone as Nintendo has already announced that they will be revealing the console's successor by the end of March 2025, with a presumed release next year. To beat the Game Boy's record, the next Switch will have to wait for at least the next two years.
Tomorrow, on July 10, 2024, we will witness the longest period of time between the launch of two home consoles from Nintendo. This is truly an impressive feat, especially considering that the Switch's predecessor, the Wii U, only lasted for 1,566 days before the Switch took over.
In terms of the shortest time between Nintendo home consoles, the transition between the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance takes the cake at 883 days. Although, it should be noted that the Color was only a minor upgrade of the original Game Boy.
As of May 2024, the Switch has sold an impressive 141.32 million units, making it the second-highest selling console for Nintendo, just behind the Nintendo DS with 154.02 million sales. The DS, in turn, is the second best-selling console of all time, right behind the PlayStation 2 with 158.70 million sales. With a strong line-up of games for the rest of the year, including titles like The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, and Super Mario Party Jamboree, Nintendo is clearly aiming for the number one spot.
In fact, just this week, they announced a brand new exclusive game called Emio, a mysterious horror game that may be a cross-gen title with the Switch 2 according to rumors. With all these exciting developments, it's hard not to wonder if Mario & Luigi: Brothership will be the game that seals the deal for Nintendo.
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We also have some exciting news on the horizon as Nintendo teased a new mature-rated horror game for the Switch, although the details remain a mystery. And in other news, the Wii U has officially been discontinued as Nintendo has run out of parts for repairs. Lastly, a new Nintendo horror game called Emio has been revealed, featuring themes of domestic abuse and suicide.
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