The Change is an absolute blockbuster, standing as Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time. However firms preserve altering. 3.8 million Costs have additionally been on the rise in latest fiscal years, however is it more likely to surpass the mighty PS2?
The present numbers present that the change has reached its whole so far. 155.92 million consoles bought (As of March 31, 2026). That is increased than the DS’s 154.02 million, however decrease than the PS2’s 160 million. Naturally, there’s nonetheless loads of time for Nintendo to maneuver one other 5-6 million consoles to dethrone the PS2, however the total value enhance raises some questions.
Final yr, costs for the Change household of consoles elevated within the US, with OLED fashions including $50 to their MSRP. An identical value enhance has been introduced in Japan and is anticipated to take impact later this month.
We’re all used to gaming console costs dropping over time, however that is frankly unprecedented. That is sufficient to harm Nintendo’s possibilities of making the Change the best-selling console of all time. Simply 3.8 million have been migrated final yr, and this quantity is nearly assured to fall additional if additional value will increase are introduced.
In actual fact, Nintendo itself predicts gross sales for the Change console subsequent yr might be simply $2 million, with lifetime gross sales anticipated to be round $157 million to $158 million. Actually, all of it is dependent upon how lengthy Nintendo intends to maintain promoting the Change. If issues proceed like this for just a few extra years, there’s a good probability that we are going to attain the lofty objective of 160 million.
Fingers crossed.