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According to new information from Japanese publication Famitsu, the Nintendo Switch reached a new milestone of 19,410,000 units sold in Japan, which at present firmly puts it as the sixth best-selling panel in Japan of all time. Information technology overtook the original Famicom, which previously held the record with 19,350,000 units sold, to reach that milestone.

It'due south expected to surpass the PSP for the fifth spot sometime in May, to take the quaternary spot from the PlayStation ii in November due to the Switch's Pokémon titles, and it will most probable surpass the Nintendo 3DS in 2022.

Yet, the most difficult milestones to accomplish would exist the Game Male child in second place and the Nintendo DS in first place, with sales in Nihon at 32,470,000 and 32,990,000 units respectively. In social club for the Switch to hitting those ranks, it would accept to perform nigh too in 2022 and 2023 as it did in 2022 and 2022. It'south possible, of grade, but it's nevertheless an incredibly lofty goal.

Another cistron that might affect long-term sales is the semiconductor shortages that have hurt global tech product this yr. According to Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, the company was "able to secure the necessary materials for the immediate product of semiconductors for Switches." However, thanks to strong demand in Japan and other countries, "there is a possibility of shortages at some retailers in the future." This is on superlative of Nintendo already having problems keeping upward with increased need for the system due to the pandemic.