The Verge reports that according to a third quarter earnings report, 8.2 million combined unit sales of Switch, Switch OLED and Switch Lite occurred between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2022.<br />Since its release in 2017, total Switch sales are now at 122.55 million.<br />The console has now surpassed the Game Boy and PlayStation 4 to become the third-bestselling console ever.<br />The Nintendo DS sits in second place with 154 million reported unit sales.<br />PlayStation 2 holds the top spot with over 155 million units sold.<br />Nintendo remains confident that Switch sales will grow in 2023 as production levels have recovered since the global chip shortage.<br />Toyo Securities analyst Hideki Yasuda predicts that if Nintendo releases special-edition Switch models or a rumored "Switch Pro" model, demand could increase.<br />"If Nintendo prepares at least two special editions, it can still sell more than 20 million units in the next fiscal year." Hideki Yasuda, Toyo Securities analyst, to 'Bloomberg'
