That 20 million figure was always wildly optimistic. Made a rod for their own back there. In reality over 32 million sales in 22 months on the market is incredible, especially as it represents such a turnaround for Nintendo. Switch sold more than the Wii U’s lifetime sales in the last nine months alone.
It’s also impressive compared to the biggest sellers ever. PS4 has shipped 29.3 million by September 2015. PS2 has shipped 28.68 million at end of March 2002.
According to Eurogamer....“By comparison, the PS2 had sold 24.99m units after the same length of time on sale. The PS3 had sold 16.6m, and the Xbox 360 13.4m. (Microsoft doesn't report Xbox One sales.) The Wii, though, is the clear home console leader. It had sold 34.55m during the same time on sale.”
3DS was at 31.09 million at the end of March 2013.
The 13 games Nintendo list as having sold a million from April-December 2018 are....
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Super Mario Party
SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Mario Tennis Aces
Splatoon 2
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Kirby Star Allies
OCTOPATH TRAVELER *
Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
*Octopath Traveler is over a million just from Western sales. Square Enix published it in Japan and those sales aren’t included.
That’s great news for third party support. My guesses would be FIFA, Crash Bandicoot, Diablo 3, Fortnite (the packaged retail release), Minecraft (sold out everywhere in the U.K. anyway), Mario v Rabbids (not 100% on this but it’s been heavily discounted and some retailers were bundling it), and I dunno....Monster Hunter, Paladins, Dead Cells?
Wow, pretty dang good. Shouldn't have said 20 mil though. Cause now, even though they're like, blowing PS4 away, its gonna seem like a disappointment.
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I'm willing to bet Skyrim sold a million in 2018 as well.
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Interestingly enough nothing has changed and so far they did not add any new titles we had not been aware. I wonder why Nintendo is playing it that close to it's chest.
EDIT: Looking at the Switch unit sold 2018 vs 2017 reveals that the biggest growth in Switch sales was actually overseas, while Japan only had a slight increase in terms of sales.
Thank you for the links!
The one thing that concerns me is that Dragon Quest XI S only appears in the "upcoming software publishers' title lineup" for Japan, not USA nor Europe :S
@cambotero Maybe the plans are not set in stone, I don't think that Nintendo would commit a DLC character to a japanese only release, but I could be wrong.
I think they just did not want to reveal new information in the investor report.
Wow, pretty dang good. Shouldn't have said 20 mil though. Cause now, even though they're like, blowing PS4 away, its gonna seem like a disappointment.
@IceClimbers
I'm willing to bet Skyrim sold a million in 2018 as well.
It was quite an ambitious goal, and the output of first party titles haven't really matched that. I wonder if they had games in the pipeline that either got removed or were pushed into later dates they thought would strengthen the sales.
The ones I can think of are three houses and yoshi. I also see Bayonetta 3 as suspicious, feels like it should be released closer to the re-release of the older titles.
@Therad I think you might be right on this, especially with the Direct that came out at the second half of 2018 heavily relying on Smash & the Let's Go entries. Admittedly, that paid of handsomely, going by the incredible sales numbers, but I'd wager they could have done a bit more, if there would have been an additional title to bolster the range of available games.
I really hope they come out guns blazin' in the next direct and I wager that is the reason why they did not show one as of now, especially after the MP4 blunder they probably want to nail down some release dates.
Another pretty good reason that a switch handheld could happen: rumors and leaks going around that Apple will release both a new iPad Mini and a new iPod Touch this year.
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@JackEatsSparrows yes but still kinda bulky for one. Its beem successful but has not really caught on with kids. Plus 3ds is performing below projections as confirmed today. Nintendo had to slash thier 3ds forecast in half today. Its time for a proper replacement.
@JackEatsSparrows yes but still kinda bulky for one. Its beem successful but has not really caught on with kids. Plus 3ds is performing below projections as confirmed today. Nintendo had to slash thier 3ds forecast in half today. Its time for a proper replacement.
The Switch is actually built on 20 nm technology. The latest iPhone is on 7 nm. The latest iPhone to use 20 nm is the iPhone 6. In other words, there is a lot of room to make a smaller Switch. If they use a 10 nm process, then it would generate a significantly amount less heat, requiring a smaller fan. And the power consumption would be less, requiring a smaller battery. A Switch with the size and form factor of the PS Vita would probably be possible.
The only thing I would be concerned about is game compatibility if it doesn't have joycons.
@WebHead So the proper replacement should be a unit that's smaller? That would mean less battery life, too. And it would have to have no additional or removed features in order to not fracture the install base and hurt sales of the current Switch.
Either way, an iPad and iPod wouldn't exactly warrant this because they're not competing on the same things or market share.
I think Switch is doing just fine the way it is, but that's my two cents
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