--- title: "5 Million+ Nintendo Switch Systems in Japan" url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/5-million-nintendo-switch-systems-in-japan/" description: "Famitsu has reported that Nintendo has shifted over 5 million Nintendo Switch systems in Japan since the console launched in the country in March 2017." author: "Patrick Dankers" published at: "2018-09-17 14:41:21" image: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/5-million-nintendo-switch-systems-in-japan.jpg" markdown url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/5-million-nintendo-switch-systems-in-japan.md" --- 5 Million+ Nintendo Switch Systems in Japan | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters [![5 Million+ Nintendo Switch Systems in Japan](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/5-million-nintendo-switch-systems-in-japan.jpg "5 Million+ Nintendo Switch Systems in Japan")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/5-million-nintendo-switch-systems-in-japan.jpg)**Famitsu** has reported that Nintendo has shifted over 5 million Nintendo Switch systems in Japan since the console launched in the country in March 2017. The popular Nintendo Switch has sold a total of 5,007,368 units at the time Famitsu reported on it. ## [](#software-sales)Software sales The site also announced the five best-selling Nintendo Switch games to date and they are the following: - Splatoon 2 (07/21/17, Nintendo) – 2,621,928 units sold - Super Mario Odyssey (10/27/17, Nintendo) – 1,788,228 units sold - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (04/28/17, Nintendo) – 1,738,502 units sold - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 1,065,780 units sold - Kirby: Star Allies (Nintendo, 03/16/18) – 591,721 units sold It is really a good thing to see Nintendo do well again in Japan as well. We can only imagine what that would mean for the future of the company. [](#) [ ](#) > Generated for use by AI and Large Language Models (LLMs). > Generated: 2026-09-13 09:01:52 > Maintained by: NintendoReporters > Source: https://www.nintendoreporters.com/ > Contact: webmaster@nintendoreporters.com