CartridgeBlower
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It's smug posts like this one that seem to purposefully forget the Wii U had a strong launch, too.
I hope the Switch is a runaway success, and I bought one, but it's only been 4 weeks.
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Nintendo Switch is Nintendo's fastest selling game system (US, 906K), Zelda over 100%
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It's smug posts like this one that seem to purposefully forget the Wii U had a strong launch, too.
I hope the Switch is a runaway success, and I bought one, but it's only been 4 weeks.
MrSaturn99
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Wait, so Breath of the Wild sold more copies of the Switch version than the actual console itself?
If ATLUS announces a Persona 5 port at TGS I swear to god I will
double dip and do my second, guided, playthrough on Switch.
I get that people are being cautious celebrating the launch just because Wii U sales fell hard after the holidays but, if you're just looking at the numbers then you may be ignoring the wider picture.
You might want to compare the software lineups of the 3DS, Wii U and Switch for the first 6 months from launch.
Sure, sales will drop for the Switch since we're no longer in the launch phase but software for Switch looks much stronger to prevent software droughts affecting hardware sales.
You might want to compare the software lineups of the 3DS, Wii U and Switch for the first 6 months from launch.
Sure, sales will drop for the Switch since we're no longer in the launch phase but software for Switch looks much stronger to prevent software droughts affecting hardware sales.
James Scott
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Probably the first game to have an attach rate of over 100%, right?
You'd have to be crazy to not buy BOTW if you got a Switch so I guess crazy people didn't buy it.
You'd have to be crazy to not buy BOTW if you got a Switch so I guess crazy people didn't buy it.
or they're crazy and bought like 3-5 copies like i did
I bought two copies for switch and one for Wiiu.
There are variant covers. The collector's edition has a not for resale cover. The collector in me needs all variants
Jonneh3003
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Uh..
Yes? What kind of comment is this.
Manny Calavera
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You said it. Especially when it comes to Zelda, one of the best games ever.
Japan's support is inevitable. The Switch is the clear heir apparent to the Vita in their eyes so pretty much everyone who was in on that platform are going to migrate. We're seeing it happen already in fact.
KillerMan91
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I would say it's more about having somewhat proper supply during the launch periods nowadays. Something like Wii would had probably sold over 2 million units during launch month if it had unlimited supply.
BroodShadow
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The other 2 were also way more expensive.
So I think the main issue here is supply, I would not call these sales good or bad more like mediocre I guess?
Bit of a jerk thing to do..
Dash Kappei
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OP, it's not a typo, fix your post.
It's a first in vg history, a game has >100% attach ratio. Almost 103% I think.
OrbitalBeard
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Yeah, this is referring to North America.
AppleSautts
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I'm one of the people that bought multiple copies of Zelda. Amazon delayed my Masters Edition so I bought a digital copy so the day off I got wouldn't be wasted.
Jawbreaker
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Hah, I love how Zelda sold more copies than the Switch itself.
Zelda has a fantastic attach rate. I think 1-2 Switch did really good as well IIRC.
JonnyDBrit
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Well, Skyward Sword did something like three and a half million globally, right? I wouldn't be surprised if Breath of the Wild had it beat before the end of the Summer - certainly across both platforms at least.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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Zelda done one man army that shit
whyamihere
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Great opening, and huge numbers for BOTW. Totally deserved.
What's its worldwide total now?
What's its worldwide total now?
Serenitynow
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Has there ever been another game in history that's had an attach rate of over 100% in a territory?
th3sicknness
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It has over a 100% attach rate for a none pack in game lol... Has that ever happened before ever ?
titiklabingapat
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And still sold out everywhere in the USA.
BoxManLocke
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Extremely impressive for a March launch.
Now that we've established it'll do much better than the WiiU, I'm curious to see how it'll fare against consoles that sold 40 Million units or more.
I still don't think Nintendo's strategy is the right one to ensure the Switch achieves the numbers it could under the best circumstances. We'll have a better picture after the holidays.
Now that we've established it'll do much better than the WiiU, I'm curious to see how it'll fare against consoles that sold 40 Million units or more.
I still don't think Nintendo's strategy is the right one to ensure the Switch achieves the numbers it could under the best circumstances. We'll have a better picture after the holidays.
Yeah that's also true.
Depends on if there were any sad souls in 1996 that opened their brand new shiny N64 just to only play Pilotwings.
I somehow doubt that.
I'm confused at this - what about the Wii? Like, I see those numbers on the graph, but the Wii was a worldwide cultural phenomenon. Its hype was orders of magnitude higher than Switch. Why did the Switch sell almost double what the WIi did in first month? Was that just stock shortages?
JonnyDBrit
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Unknown. Japan is at 600k presently, and US probably over a million. Europe we didn't get much sales data for beyond the first few weeks when they were hyping up how well it was selling then; I would personally wager it above Japan's sales, though could be wrong. Has to be above 2 million sold though.
It has been purposefully pointed out that Wii U needed November and December to reach the same number in the US.
Geno Breaker
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nextgeneration
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But people will say Nintendo is purposely undershipping.
I hope people are not silly enough to still think that's the case here.If the Switch does take a turn for the worse at some point, this should definitely be one of the posts people drag up to laugh at. Maybe give the thing a couple months where Zelda isn't coming out before etching its fate in stone.
AcademicSaucer
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So the 2 million in March was true after all
Elwood Blues
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I personally live in constant fear of people laughing at old posts I made.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Oh yeah, I expect indies will flood the console. We are already starting to see the tides shifting, the wave will be coming very soon.
Heh, I can foresee a sort of a "golden" or "FES" or P5 Portable" edition coming up. They just need to wait for PS3/PS4 sales to calm down. Atlus is notorious for making a version 2 with tons of goodies and additions.
Yeah, the Japan Nintendo direct makes it clear, which makes me happy.
Common Knowledge
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I don't know, man. Switch looks like it could be dangerously successful. Nintendo might have to kill it off before the end of the year just like the Classic.
Good work putting this into perspective. April should be huge for Switch as well. There are still people lining up for this thing in the US.
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