{"id":9546,"date":"2022-11-04T11:15:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T11:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/04\/switch-sales-have-only-now-surpassed-the-xbox-one-in-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2022-11-04T11:15:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T11:15:22","slug":"switch-sales-have-only-now-surpassed-the-xbox-one-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/04\/switch-sales-have-only-now-surpassed-the-xbox-one-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Switch Sales Have Only Now Surpassed The Xbox One In The UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wait, you mean it didn’t already?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We don’t need to tell you that the Nintendo Switch has proven to be a remarkable success since its launch over five years ago. The numbers speak for themselves; as per the last official announcement from Nintendo, global sales for the console have surpassed 111 million<\/a> (although we should have some fresh figures for you very soon – stay tuned!), making it Nintendo’s most successful home console and third most successful Nintendo platform overall behind the Game Boy and Nintendo DS.<\/p>\n

Something that’s honestly come as a bit of a surprise to us, however, is that the Switch has only now surpassed Xbox One sales in the UK. We admittedly assumed that such a feat would have been accomplished yonks ago (sorry, Xbox!), but according to head of GamesIndustry.biz, Christopher Dring, the Switch has only just managed to overtake Microsoft’s shiny, bulky box:<\/p>\n

Read the full article on nintendolife.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[#item_image]Switch Sales Have Only Now Surpassed The Xbox One In The UK<\/p>\n

Wait, you mean it didn’t already?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We don’t need to tell you that the Nintendo Switch has proven to be a remarkable success since its launch over five years ago. The numbers speak for themselves; as per the last official announcement from Nintendo, global sales for the console have surpassed 111 million<\/a> (although we should have some fresh figures for you very soon – stay tuned!), making it Nintendo’s most successful home console and third most successful Nintendo platform overall behind the Game Boy and Nintendo DS.<\/p>\n

Something that’s honestly come as a bit of a surprise to us, however, is that the Switch has only now surpassed Xbox One sales in the UK. We admittedly assumed that such a feat would have been accomplished yonks ago (sorry, Xbox!), but according to head of GamesIndustry.biz, Christopher Dring, the Switch has only just managed to overtake Microsoft’s shiny, bulky box:<\/p>\n

Read the full article on nintendolife.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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