Nintendo's Switch Just Sold More Units in Q3 Than Any Console in a Decade

Nintendo's (OTC: NTDOY) Switch console sold more units in the third quarter than any other piece of video-game hardware since 2009, according to new data from NPD Group and its analyst Mat Piscatella. The last console to put up better numbers in Q3 was Nintendo's own DS handheld system, which went on to sell more than 154 million units worldwide.

Overall, it was a good quarter for the U.S. video-game industry. with spending from July through September climbing 24% year over year to reach $11.2 billion. Nintendo is facing new competition with the recent launches of Microsoft and Sony's respective next-generation consoles. But new hardware from competitors probably won't do much to stem Switch's momentum in the near term.

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