Nintendo Switch is the longest-running Nintendo house console ever

Since its worldwide launch on March 3, 2017, the Nintendo Switch has been the company’s primary console for 2,688 days (as of July 12) – meaning it is now the company’s longest-running home console before the arrival of a successor.

This beats a record previously held by the Famicom (known as the NES in the West), which was Nintendo’s main console for 2,686 days before the launch of the Super Famicom (SNES) in Japan in November 21, 1990.

As shown in a graph by Paidon23 on Reddit, the Switch isn’t the longest-serving Nintendo console overall. That title goes to the Game Boy, which was Nintendo’s primary handheld for 3,471 days in Japan, between its launch on April 21, 1989 and the Game Boy Color’s arrival on October 21, 1998.

It’s unlikely the Switch will pass that milestone though, as Nintendo has already confirmed it will announce the console’s successor by the end of March 2025, so it will presumably launch sometime next year. To beat the Game Boy’s record, the next Switch will need to be held back for the next two years.