Event Brief
Nintendo Switch Becomes Most Popular Console Ever
Filed: Feb 06, 2026 at 9:03 AM ET
Summary: With over 155 million units sold, the Nintendo Switch surpasses the DS as the company's biggest console hit.
WHO: Nintendo
WHAT: Switch becomes the most popular console
WHEN: Feb 06, 2026 at 7:15 AM ET
WHERE: Global
WHY: To celebrate surpassing the previous record held by the DS
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