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Plus note the Switch has done more in March than the Wii U did in its entire holiday season.

Yeah to compare with 3DS which also was released in March (albeit at the end):

Mar '11: 398K
Apr '11: 194K
May '11: 98K

EDIT:

Still too early to claim Switch success, eh, GAF?

yes ;-)

 

[Holy Order Sol]

Still too early to claim Switch success, eh, GAF?

it's going to be too early indefinitely until sales drop

 

[jmaine_ph]

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.

It's going to be a great year for Nintendo.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

So this means its safe to kill the 3ds now right?

I feel like killing the 3DS based on first month sales of the Switch might be a bit premature. Gotta give it six to nine months at least.

 

[18-Volt]

Awesome. Totally deserves its success.

But western third parties still be like "Eh..."

 

[Icedburden]

Still too early to claim Switch success, eh, GAF?

Yes, it is. It's one month. See me around October and see if it's still healthy.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

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.

I don't think the fact that it's a re-release will hurt it in any way. In fact, I expect Deluxe to eventually outsell the Wii U version.

 

[Bronetta]

pardon my ignorance in advance, but is that good? Like how does it compare to other launches?

It's right there in the title, fastest selling Nintendo system.

 

[HeySeuss]

Could mean people bought the game expecting to buy a switch but couldn't find one

Probably more likely they bought it without being able to find a switch and wanting to make sure they had the game when they finally find a switch to buy.

Not saying you're wrong, just that it's probably a combination of both.

 

[JonnyDBrit]

pardon my ignorance in advance, but is that good? Like how does it compare to other launches?

As cited in this thread, it sold more than the Wii U did across both holiday months, in March. As the thread title puts it, fastest selling Nintendo Console in US history.

That said, as also stated, it's a matter of how sales hold up after this.

 

[majik13]

great, and link to source?

It's right there in the title, fastest selling Nintendo system.

maybe they mean, compared to non nintendo launches? Which would be interesting to know.

 

[jackal27]

Good to hear. Loving mine right now and I don't even care that I don't have a ton of AAA games at the moment

 

[And_Gignac]

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?

They don't need it. At least not western 3rd parties. They have Japanese 3rd parties assured, and that would be enough.

 

[GDGF]

Yes, it is. It's one month. See me around October and see if it's still healthy.

It's going to do much better in the holiday season than now if they can keep supply up.

 

[13ruce]

pardon my ignorance in advance, but is that good? Like how does it compare to other launches?

Very good especially for a spring/summer season console release.

 

[Nanashrew]

I was not expecting BotW to be 100%+. That's hilarious.

Also happy to see some good news for Nintendo and their console launch! Hope they can keep good momentum into the holiday season.

 

[Damn Silly]

Given the Switch's success, I assume we can now expect them to discontinue it in about 4 or 5 months time? /s

For real though, that's great news. Zelda in particular is ridiculous.

 

[jon bones]

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.

won't hurt at all - mk8 sales are nothing compared to mk7 / wii sales. mk8d has a large number of fans that haven't touched it.

 

[antonz]

For Comparisons Wii U sold around 885k between November NPD and December NPD in 2012. So Switch is already performing massively better than we saw Wii U do. By month 3 it was obvious Wii U was in trouble though as its sales plummeted to 57k sales. So will be interesting to see how sales continue

 

[Mariolee]

They should advertise Zelda in future commercials like that: "A game so incredible it has OVER a 100% attach rate".

 

[wild wild rice]

Damn, congrats Nintendo. Very happy with mine so far.

 

[AquaWateria]

Man looking back at the January presentation and seeing people say DOA is hilarious lol.

If you went back and told most posters it sold this much you'd look like a complete joke.

Seriously though great job Nintendo.

 

[DecoReturns]

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.



It says right in the title, it's the fastest selling Nintendo system ever, and the Wii launch was nuts.

Naw, Its Mario Kart, just check the sells of older Mario kart Titles.

Its insane. It could very well outsell Mario Kart 8 on wii u

 

[Kouriozan]

Personally, I think April will be a slow month depending on stock availability, then Mario Kart Deluxe should be somewhat enough until Splatoon 2 where it'll dominate Japan at least.
ARMS could be a big surprise, but I really don't know how it will performs.

 

[Alchemy]

Good numbers, honestly really surprised. I suspect things will get more stable during the Summer but the holiday season is going to be crazy. I'm sticking to my 50~ million lifetime sales estimate though. This is a great sign for Nintendo but it'll be interesting to see how demand shakes out after Mario fever ends this holiday.

 

[wildfire]

I think that title belongs to Wii Sports which single handedly turned the Wii into a social phenomenon.

Wii Sports was bundled in. If Zelda is something like 80% attach rate a year and a half later I would be convinced it's bigger than Wii Sports.

 

[Crayolan]

Good start, hope they can keep it up.

Still too early to claim Switch success, eh, GAF?

Yes. You can't claim something which is expected to sell for a period of 5+ years to be a success 1 month in. Give it till the end of the year.

 

[gtj1092]

Just hyped because I'm super close to this number for sales gaf npd prediction thread.

 

[Twilight Princess]

overly attached zelda

 

[schuelma]

For Comparisons Wii U sold around 885k between November NPD and December NPD in 2012. So Switch is already performing massively better than we saw Wii U do. By month 3 it was obvious Wii U was in trouble though as its sales plummeted to 57k sales. So will be interesting to see how sales continue

Yes- I would hope this would put the Wii U comparison's to rest here.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

As cited in this thread, it sold more than the Wii U did across both holiday months, in March. As the thread title puts it, fastest selling Nintendo Console in US history.

That said, as also stated, it's a matter of how sales hold up after this.

Considering last weekend I saw a huge pile of 100 switches get whittled down to almost nothing in an hour, I think it is safe to say April's numbers will be nice

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Awesome. Totally deserves its success.

But western third parties still be like "Eh..."

If third parties didn't jump on the Wii's success with big titles I wouldn't hold your breath for Switch.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

What's the source OP?

 

[13ruce]

Personally, I think April will be a slow month depending on stock availability, then Mario Kart Deluxe should be somewhat enough until Splatoon 2 where it'll dominate Japan at least.
ARMS could be a big surprise, but I really don't know how it will performs.

Minecraft is pretty big for the kid/family market + official local co-op.
So may can be good.

 

[Sterok]

Might want to link the source.

I wonder if there's a chance Breath of the Wild topped NPD. Hard to beat Wildlands, but with these numbers...

 

[Delio]

Still too early to claim Switch success, eh, GAF?

It will always be too early.

 

[plank]

Is this the NPD thread or is it next week?

 

[RoboPlato]

pardon my ignorance in advance, but is that good? Like how does it compare to other launches?

Very close to the Xbox One's first month.

 

[nextgeneration]

I love how everyone always is proclaiming the death of Nintendo all the time, yet time and time again, Nintendo proves everyone wrong. Yes, it's just one month, but I would not be the least bit surprised if Switch keeps selling and selling. I really doubt this is another Wii U in the making.

 

[-Horizon-]

Hopefully they can maintain it in conjunction with more good and frequent game releases. I'd rather sales not collapse and make things look bleak again.

 

[Bronetta]

Might want to link the source.

I wonder if there's a chance Breath of the Wild topped NPD. Hard to beat Wildlands, but with these numbers...

0 chance. Wildlands is the best selling game of 2017 isn't it?

 

[Kouriozan]

For Comparisons Wii U sold around 885k between November NPD and December NPD in 2012. So Switch is already performing massively better than we saw Wii U do. By month 3 it was obvious Wii U was in trouble though as its sales plummeted to 57k sales. So will be interesting to see how sales continue

Kinda crazy for a March launch, this holiday should be big if Nintendo do things right.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

What's the source OP?

He didn't put it in the op, but the source is NoA.

 

[Boke1879]

They don't need it. At least not western 3rd parties. They have Japanese 3rd parties assured, and that would be enough.

See this is the wrong attitude to have imo. Of course they have Japanese 3rd parties. They had that with Wii U and 3ds.

But to say they don't need it in NA is the wrong idea. They will still need games to reach out of their core base if they want to breakthrough.

Again. Get Rocket League on this system ASAP.

And lets be real. You are limiting yourself if you don't have games like Destiny, RDR etc.

 

[Neoxon]

Congrats on the success, Nintendo! Here's to hoping that you guys can maintain the momentum.

 

[JoeBoy101]

Crazy start, and hope it holds.

But who we kidding. Nintendo will just discontinue it in 4 months.

 

[Peléo]

Excellent news.

Any comparison graphs to other Nintendo consoles?

 

[KillerMan91]

Kinda crazy for a March launch, this holiday should be big if Nintendo do things right.

I really think people overplay the effect of holidays with console launches. Pretty much every decently popular console launch is hugely limited by supply.

 

[Mory Dunz]

inb4 this thread turns turns to trash


mostly from predefensive statements from nintendo fans tbh

 

[GDGF]

Hopefully the "lightning in a bottle" meme will end too. That's not applicable when you do it multiple times in a 30 year period.