Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Whoa, that is impressive, great job Nintendo.
Now keep on stocking up to sell some more.
Now keep on stocking up to sell some more.
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Nintendo Switch is Nintendo's fastest selling game system (US, 906K), Zelda over 100%
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I did buy four directly though. Returns to Nintendo don't make sense when I could return in store and grab another unit. I don't think returns to the same store count as a -1.
And_Gignac
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Not really. Wii U numbers were shy. And lol no they haven't shipped ENOUGH consoles. Sales would be waaaay bigger if Nintendo had produced more consoles to address demand.
GravityInsanity
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Congrats on the sales Nintendo. Loving the Switch and BOTW.
dragonflys545
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I have nothing but zelda. Yeah it's smart move for sure.
OrbitalBeard
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which will keep the Switch train chugging along.
I actually believe returns are factored, somehow. I believe it was said that the Wii U's January 2013 numbers were greatly affected by returns.
Exterminieren
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That's a stupidly good start.
That Zelda number is just mind-boggling.
That Zelda number is just mind-boggling.
Magic Mushroom
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Nice. BotW deserves massive sales, it's so damn good.
Nov '12: 425K
Dec '12: 463K
Jan '13: 57K <- sharp sales collapse
Feb '13: 66K
Mar '13: 68K
Apr '13: 37K
May '13: 33K
Pancake Mix
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If you returned three to the retailer then it probably counts them all, sure. Didn't know if you did that or went through Nintendo.
And_Gignac
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I am sad about the Zelda numbers though. Nintendo will believe that a narrative-devoided route is the way to success for the franchise.
shinra-bansho
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You'd have to define the metric and time frame of "success" you're referring to, apparently not-GAF?
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
I think that title belongs to Wii Sports which single handedly turned the Wii into a social phenomenon.
NinjaCoachZ
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Plus note the Switch has done more in March than the Wii U did in its entire holiday season.
Jonneh3003
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I've met players in Super Bomberman R who don't have Zelda on their activity log, just Bomberman. I guess not everyone is into Zelda but it's so weird to think there are Switch owners out there without it.
NOLA_Gaffer
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Well not only did it not sell this well (we know because this is now the set selling system in Nintendo history for a first month in the US), the Wii U also launched in November. No reason to compare, really.
Yeah, Wii Sports actually wins.
But that Breath of the Wild number just makes no sense. Have we ever seen an attach rate like this?
US.
US alone.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Yeah, you think it is crazy now, just think of all those amazing games combined with it being the "must have Christmas present."
I think if you don't get it in the summer "down" period, you aren't getting the console until 2018.
OrbitalBeard
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North America. The system has sold around 600k in Japan alone.
Sword Of Doom
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Could mean people bought the game expecting to buy a switch but couldn't find one
Time will tell. I definitely underestimated the appeal of the package though, I'll say.
3DS is Nintendo budget price console, no reason to kill it for the moment.
I still think we should revisit this in a year.
It's a huge success out of the gate. No denying that. And at least first party wise. They seem to have enough to keep their core base engaged. Splatoon and Mario will be huge for this thing.
But the giant question mark is still 3rd parties. Will that have any impact?
Serenitynow
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Listen, I too thought people were overreacting after the January 12th event, but as someone who really loves Nintendo, I have no desire to jinx anything by attempting to serve early crow lol
pardon my ignorance in advance, but is that good? Like how does it compare to other launches?
Yeah it is. The launch sales were obvious because Nintendo came out with a contender for greatest for all time, interest shown in google searches and youtube traffic was higher than Wii and even the Wii U practically sold out during its debut. The earliest should be when we see what happens when Mario Kart releases because there is a 2 month gap for big games until it is available.
Personally my metric will be shaped by E3 announcements.
Giolon
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It might, but didn't that game sell 5 million copies on the Wii U already? I'm sure there's a large portion of people that have/want a Switch that didn't buy a Wii U, but I wonder if the game being old hurts it at all and how long MK8 could sustain a sales boost.
It says right in the title, it's the fastest selling Nintendo system ever, and the Wii launch was nuts.
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