The Nintendo Switch topped console sales once again in February
Photo by James Bareham / The Verge The Nintendo Switch outsold the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 in both unit and dollar sales in February after bouncing back from a weaker January, according to NPD's Mat Piscatella. Last month, the PS5 took the top spot as the US's best-selling gaming hardware, while the Switch came in behind the Xbox Series X.
The Switch's on-and-off-again reign has a lot to do with availability
The Switch and PS5 have been swapping spots as the number one console ever since the PS5 broke the Switch's almost three-year streak last October. Its time on top was short-lived, however, as the new Switch OLED boosted the console's sales, bringing it back to the number one position through November and December 2021. So far in 2022, the Switch has sold the...