The Nintendo Switch Was The Best Selling Console In The US For February 2020

The NPD sales results are here and it reveals that once again the Nintendo Switch which was the best-selling platform for the month of February. Sales of the PS4 and Xbox One continue to decline as consumers wait for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, which are planned to be released this holiday season.

“Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform of February in both unit and dollar sales,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. “And [it] remains the best-selling hardware platform of the year.”

“Hardware spending in February 2020 fell 34% when compared to a year ago, to $183 million,” said Piscatella. “All in-market console platforms declined when compared to a year ago. Annual spending has dropped 35 percent, to $312 million.”