83 place 0

1008 The Switch is Now Nintendo's Best-Selling Console of All Time

Slashdot
msmash @ Slashdot · 02/03/2026 06:30 EDT

The Switch is Now Nintendo's Best-Selling Console of All Time

The original Switch is officially Nintendo's best-selling console of all time after surpassing the DS handheld in lifetime sales. From a report: In its latest earnings release, Nintendo reports that the Nintendo Switch has, as of December 31, 2025, sold 155.37 million units since its launch in 2017, compared to 154.02 million units for the 2004 Nintendo DS.

In November, Nintendo reported that the Switch and DS were neck and neck. We expected the holiday sales period would see the Switch surpass the DS, ev

To see detailed statistics for the news please log in »

Read the original

Add your comment
You must be logged in with Facebook to read and write comments.

A newsletter a day!

You may get 10 most important news around midday in daily newsletter. Press the button and we will send you the most important news only, no spam attached.

or register

LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!

News from the same source
Slashdot Slashdot
Silicon Valley
George Avalos @ Silicon Valley 1 place · 02/07/2106 01:28 EDT

Newark apartment complex bought for much less than prior value

An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›

0

🔮
03.04.2026 ♎︎ Horoscope for Libras Today: The day promises to be calm, yet somewhat tense. In matters... Read more ›
Silicon Valley
George Avalos @ Silicon Valley 2 place · 02/07/2106 01:28 EDT

PG&E buys San Jose building to bolster South Bay operations

A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›

0

Skift
Rashaad Jorden @ Skift 1 place · today 14:00 EDT

How Is Agentic AI Changing Travel Booking? What Ask Skift Says

Agentic AI promises to collapse research, planning, and booking into one conversation — assuming travelers ever decide to trust it. Read more ›

0 newcommer

Silicon Canals
Lachlan Brown @ Silicon Canals 1 place · today 14:00 EDT

It took me until 37 to realize that almost all successful people let go of these 7 habits, but average performers keep clinging to them

While most people double down on people-pleasing and perfectionism thinking it's their ticket to success, I discovered that the highest achievers I studied had quietly abandoned these "safe" habits years ago—and it transformed everything. Read more ›

0 newcommer

Gizmodo
Isaiah Colbert @ Gizmodo 1 place · today 14:00 EDT

‘Chainsaw Man’ Briefly Returns in ‘Dandadan’

'Chainsaw Man' mania now extends to the madcap mania of 'Dandadan,' whose creator and former assistant to Tatsuki Fujimoto, Yukinobu Tatsu, briefly added Denji to the series in a recent bonus chapter. Read more ›

0 newcommer

Slashdot
BeauHD @ Slashdot 1 place · today 14:00 EDT

College Student, Cat Meme Helped Crack Massive Botnet Case

The Wall Street Journal shares the "wild behind-the-scenes story" of how the world's largest and most destructive botnet was uncovered and taken down, writes Slashdot reader sturgeon. "At times, the network known as Kimwolf included more than a million compromised home Android devices and digital photo frames -- enough DDoS firepower to disrupt internet traffic across the U.S. and beyond." From the report: Sitting in his dorm room at the... Read more ›

0 newcommer

Digital Trends
DT Staff @ Digital Trends 1 place · today 13:58 EDT

Aiper Experts Duo: This AI-driven pool cleaning duo makes 24/7 carefree pool ownership a reality

Pool maintenance has long existed in a fragmented state, where different tools solve different problems but rarely work together in a meaningful way. Cleaning the floor, clearing the surface, and maintaining water quality have traditionally required separate interventions, often at different times. What has been missing is a system that not only automates these tasks […] Read more ›

0 newcommer

MacRumors
Juli Clover @ MacRumors 1 place · today 13:58 EDT

Apple Seeds Revised iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 Betas to Developers

Apple today seeded revised first betas of upcoming iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming four days after Apple seeded the initial betas. Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting Software Update. It's not clear why Apple has seeded new beta updates, but there may be... Read more ›

0 newcommer

Digital Trends
Shikhar Mehrotra @ Digital Trends 2 place · today 13:55 EDT

A smartphone giant spills the beans on absurd price hike for compoents

Memory costs have quadrupled in a year, three Redmi models are getting pricier next week, and Xiaomi's top executive is the rare voice in tech actually telling consumers what's going on behind the scenes. Read more ›

0 newcommer

Business Insider
Melissa Petro @ Business Insider 1 place · today 13:40 EDT

We had to pull $20,000 from our retirement fund to stay afloat. It felt risky, but it was the only way.

We drained $20,000 from our IRA to cover our mortgage, bills and credit cards. It felt risky — but necessary to keep our family stable. Read more ›

0 fresh

Tom's Hardware
Tom's Hardware 1 place · today 13:36 EDT

Report claims Arm chips will power 90% of AI servers based on custom processors in 2029 — x86 and RISC-V on the outside looking in

As hyperscalers seek efficiency and control from custom CPUs they build in house, they adopt Arm and 90% of servers running custom silicon will use the Arm ISA in 2029. Read more ›

0 fresh

The Verge
Sheena Vasani @ The Verge 1 place · today 13:31 EDT

The best iPad deals you can get right now

While the best iPad deals usually land during major sale events like Black Friday, many great iPad deals are available outside of those moments. The day-to-day discounts come and go like the changing winds, so there’s often some amount to be saved somewhere, particularly on Apple’s most affordable iPad and the latest iPad Mini. Hell, you […] Read more ›

0 fresh

Business Insider
Taylor Rains @ Business Insider 2 place · today 13:21 EDT

United is rolling out 'basic business class' to make premium flying cheaper. Here's how it will work.

United's new premium fare structure is meant to make business class cheaper by unbundling things you may not need, like lounge access or seat choice. Read more ›

0 fresh

Droid Life
Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · today 13:20 EDT

DEAL: Galaxy S26 Ultra With Free Storage Upgrade as Low as $579 ($920 Off)

Samsung is offering account holders a very enticing offer on its latest flagship device, the Galaxy S26 Ultra. For those eligible, the company is offering a free storage upgrade, from 256GB to 512GB, as well as including very good trade-in pricing to get you to consider upgrading to its newest phone. With a max value... Read the original post: DEAL: Galaxy S26 Ultra With Free Storage Upgrade as Low as... Read more ›

0 fresh

The most popular news from the same source for the last week
Slashdot Slashdot
Slashdot
BeauHD @ Slashdot · 03/27/2026 16:00 EDT

Austria Plans Social Media Ban For Under-14s

Austria plans to restrict under-14s from using social media platforms over concerns about addictive algorithms and harmful content. The government says draft legislation should be ready by the end of June, though details around enforcement and age verification have yet to be finalized. The BBC reports: Announcing the plans, Vice-Chancellor Andreas Babler of the Social Democrats said the government could not stand by and watch as social media made children... Read more ›

0

Slashdot
BeauHD @ Slashdot · 03/27/2026 17:00 EDT

Windows PCs Crash Three Times As Often As Macs, Report Says

A workplace-device study says Windows PCs crash significantly more often than Macs, lag further behind on patching and encryption in some sectors, and are typically replaced sooner. TechSpot reports: Omnissa's 2026 State of Digital Workspace report outlines the IT challenges that various organizations face from the growing use of AI and the heterogeneous deployment of enterprise devices. The relative instability of Windows and Android is a recurring theme throughout the... Read more ›

0

Slashdot
BeauHD @ Slashdot · 03/27/2026 18:00 EDT

European Commission Investigating Breach After Amazon Cloud Account Hack

The European Commission is investigating a breach after a threat actor allegedly accessed at least one of its AWS cloud accounts and claimed to have stolen more than 350 GB of data, including databases and employee-related information. AWS says its own services were not breached. BleepingComputer reports: Sources familiar with the incident have told BleepingComputer that the attack was quickly detected and that the Commission's cybersecurity incident response team is... Read more ›

0

Slashdot
BeauHD @ Slashdot · 03/27/2026 19:00 EDT

Google Moves Post-Quantum Encryption Timeline Up To 2029

Google has moved up its post-quantum encryption migration target to 2029. "This new timeline reflects migration needs for the PQC era in light of progress on quantum computing hardware development, quantum error correction, and quantum factoring resource estimates," said vice president of security engineering Heather Adkins and senior staff cryptology engineer Sophie Schmieg in a blog post. CyberScoop reports: Google is replacing outdated encryption across their devices, systems and data... Read more ›

0

Slashdot
BeauHD @ Slashdot · 03/27/2026 23:30 EDT

AV1's Open, Royalty-Free Promise In Question As Dolby Sues Snapchat Over Codec

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) was invented by a group of technology companies to be an open, royalty-free alternative to other video codecs, like HEVC/H.265. But a lawsuit that Dolby Laboratories Inc. filed this week against Snap Inc. calls all that into question with claims of patent infringement. Numerous lawsuits are currently open in the US regarding the use of HEVC. Relevant... Read more ›

0

Slashdot
BeauHD @ Slashdot · 03/28/2026 03:00 EDT

UK Startup Ignites Plasma Inside Nuclear Fusion Rocket

UK startup Pulsar Fusion says it has achieved the first plasma ignition inside a nuclear fusion rocket engine prototype -- a huge step for space travel that could cut missions to Mars "from months-long journeys to just a few weeks," reports Euronews. From the report: Pulsar Fusion revealed the milestone during a live stream at Amazon's MARS Conference, hosted by Jeff Bezos in California this week, with CEO Richard Dinan... Read more ›

0

Slashdot
BeauHD @ Slashdot · 03/28/2026 07:00 EDT

OpenAI's US Ad Pilot Exceeds $100 Million In Annualized Revenue In Six Weeks

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: OpenAI's ChatGPT ads pilot in the United States has crossed the $100 million annualized revenue mark within six weeks of launch, a company spokesperson said on Thursday, pointing to robust early demand for the AI startup's nascent advertising business. [...] While roughly 85% of users are currently eligible to see ads, fewer than 20% are shown ads daily, with considerable room to... Read more ›

0

Slashdot
EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 03/28/2026 10:34 EDT

People are Using AI-Powered Services to Find Lost Pets

A dog missing for two months was found at an animal shelter — and its owner received an email from an artificial intelligence service that identified it, according to the Washington Post. "As controversial as AI is right now, this is one of those areas where it's a real win," according to the chief executive at the nonprofit animal welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society. And while it shouldn't replace... Read more ›

0

Slashdot
EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 03/28/2026 11:34 EDT

Transporting Antimatter On a Truck Is Tricky...

Long-time Slashdot reader Qbertino writes: ... but the CERN Project "Antimatter in motion" just did it. For the first time in history researchers at CERN have transported 92 antiprotons on a truck in a specially designed magnetic enclosure. The test-drive went so well that the researchers spontaneously decided to go another round... The purpose of the experiment was to test the feasibility of transporting antimatter to other facilities in Europe... Read more ›

0

Slashdot
EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 03/28/2026 12:34 EDT

'Ads Are Popping Up On the Fridge and It Isn't Going Over Well'

The Wall Street Journal reports: Walking into his kitchen, Tim Yoder recoiled at a message on his refrigerator door: "Shop Samsung water filters." Yoder, a supply-chain manager in Chicago, owns a Samsung Electronics Family Hub fridge. He paid $1,400 for an appliance that came with a 32-inch screen on the door that allows him to control other Samsung gadgets, pull up recipes or stream music. But since last fall, it's... Read more ›

0

Most popular sources

  • You see 689 news out of 689.
  • Sources 61 out of 61.
ScienceDaily 0%
Tech Wire Asia 0%
Eurogamer.net 0%
EU-Startups 0%
BetaKit 0%
View sources »

LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!

03.04.2026 14:11
Last update: 14:06 EDT.
News rating updated: 21:03.

What is Times42?

Times42 brings you the most popular news from tech news portals in real-time chart.
Read about us in FAQ section.


Times42 © 2026