The gargantuan sales of the Nintendo Switch have made the console a fierce competitor to the PlayStation 2. The Switch's revolutionary hybrid technology and library of groundbreaking first-party titles has given Nintendo yet another opportunity for the company to claim the title of the best-selling console of all time. However, a recent revelation may have jeopardized the Switch's chances of sitting on the throne.
Sony recently updated the PS2's lifetime sales, putting the console almost 15 million units ahead of the Switch. This is certainly a setback for Nintendo in its quest to claim the crown from its rival. However, hope isn't lost for the Switch. The console still has a chance to outsell the PS2, and if the future plans for the Switch are anything to go by, Nintendo will do everything in its power to ensure its device comes out on top.
The Switch has a chance of outselling the PS2 – which has now shipped a total of 160 million units since its launch in 2000, according to Sony – as the console looks to go out with a bang. The current Switch lineup for 2025 is filled with huge releases to entice the players without the console to get their hands on one, starting with remasters for both and. These releases are huge steps to making the Switch more appealing as it reaches the end of its life cycle, by making the entirety of both the and series available on a single console, adding to the console's already stellar library.
That's not even mentioning the new releases that will surely boost the Switch's chances of outselling the PS2. 2025 will see the release of both and the long-awaited on the Switch. Both titles are huge releases in their own right, and players will be enticed to pick up a Switch to experience these games as soon as possible.
It's clear that Nintendo simply isn't content with the Switch quietly fading into the background as its successor gears up for launch. The multitude of major releases is a way for the company to prove to consumers that there's
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