In case you didn’t know, the Nintendo Switch is an extremely popular console. The immense success of the machine is all the more impressive in that it does not appear to weaken over time. And while it was possible to imagine that supply issues would affect Switch sales by the end of the year, it appears that the console and its games are still doing very well.

The Nintendo Switch and its games have just broken several European sales records in the UK. And this is not a question of estimates. In fact, the information was communicated directly by Nintendo. The Kyoto company explains that it sold more consoles and games in these territories during the week of November 23 than during any other week since the console’s launch.

Nintendo specifies that these statistics are linked to Nintendo’s internal sales data. In addition, they refer to both the sale of physical and dematerialized games. On the hardware side, November has always been a hit for the Switch. The weeks leading up to Christmas are, after all, a great time to shop for consoles.

The Switch will die, but not immediately

This year, however, the console was helped by a very special package. As stated above, Nintendo has marketed a bundle comprising a console, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and a three-month subscription to Nintendo Switch Online. To finish with the hardware that the sales record just broken by the Nintendo Switch was previously set in November 2019.

On the Switch game sales side, things are impressive too. So impressive that they broke their record twice in a row last November. A new sales record was first set during the week of November 15 in Europe. Record that was immediately broken the following week.

Switch game sales compete with themselves

If console sales are doing well, and they’re not just the work of speculators, it makes sense for games to follow suit. This year, however, Nintendo got help from the launch of Pokémon Sparkling Diamond / Sparkling Pearl. In fact, the game was released on November 19 and has surpassed 6 million copies sold worldwide in one weekend.

Year after year, it’s legitimate to wonder when Switch sales will end. Given the results obtained this year again by the Nintendo console and its games, it seems useless to speculate on this issue. Especially since the Japanese manufacturer still has great games to launch on Switch.

What do you think of these records? Are you still surprised by the sales of the Nintendo Switch and its games? How long will Nintendo manage to maintain such a level of popularity? Give us your opinion in the comments below.