Nintendo Switch and Splatoon 2 Led US Retail Sales in July

Oh, ARMS is still on chart. That makes me happy. Good result for Switch and Splatoon 2!

ARMS is still selling but people keep saying is death smh. Also Xbox1 is officially #3 or #4 if you count the 3DS as anybody should cause is also a console.

So happy Switch is dominating cause it deserves it a lot; such great system.

Nice to see three Switch games in the top 10 and two in the top 5 with the awesome Splatoon 2 at the top. Also nice to ARMS doing well, it's not perfect but it is very fun and lays the ground work for something even better in the future.

Excellent news, to be sure. Feel free to step in anytime, 3rd parties...

Dicks...

How high would MK8D, BOTW and ARMS have charted if they included download sales? Not sure why they don't when they include it for the other 2.

Are the multi platform games listed as a total across all their systems or is it separated? Because if it's not separated that's extremely impressive on nintendos part to beat all those games.

Call me crazy, but we'll see if people truly love the Switch when FIFA comes out. If the Switch iteration outsells PS4's, we might see a change in dynamics in the video game market...

@AG_Awesome it's a total figure across all systems, so really good to see Nintendo's titles holding their own against multiplatform mega hits! They cannot keep ignoring the Switch and it's success. Get over the 'wait & see' approach & take advantage of it!

@AG_Awesome I imagine that is total. Whilst this is a brilliant result for Nintendo, you have to take into account the choice of games available. Sony et al have many games to choose from so sales are diluted across the titles. Switch gamers, however, are funnelled towards the big release of the month.

@MattFox I can't imagine it outselling other versions, but I'm really hopeful FIFA will see significant success on Switch. It's not for me, but I imagine playing on the go would be really attractive to fans, providing EA put the effort in, & they'd be mad to screw this up. Fingers crossed, it'll be positive for us all if it does well.

Ghost Recon is garbage. Zelda deserved first place.

Congratulations, Splatoon 2 !
Btw, hm....
Some of USA gamers are really addicted with typical stupid nsfw games.
What a shame...
Well, pardon me if I talked too much.

@MattFox
Nintndo / ea / you best get ready for some disappointment then, cause that is not going to happen.

I'm glad that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is selling so well. If the Wii U version had a bigger print run and some Limited Editions like Switch, it could have been the year's best seller. It was the Wii U's swan song so its impact was always going to be curtailed.

And I never really liked the European boxart.

"Don't look back in anger, I heard you say"

Nintendoooooooooooooooooomed

@MattFox

I honestly can't see that happening due to the already existing install base of the PS4, even if every single Switch owner in the world bought a copy of Fifa (which obviously wont happen) it still wouldn't get close the PS4 sales.

I for one though will be buying the Switch version rather than my usual PS4 version to give it a try.

I'd like to do my bit to support the 3rd parties even though it might be a slightly inferior game (graphics wise) to the PS4. The portability side isn't a massive selling point for me to be completely honest as I do use the Switch primarily as a home console.

People are very quick to moan about the lack of 3rd party support on the Switch but if those same people don't actually bother to buy the games that we do get then they're also part of the problem in my eyes.

The more people that buy Fifa then the more chance we have of EA & other 3rd Parties jumping on board.

@Marios-love-child "I for one though will be buying the Switch version rather than my usual PS4 version to give it a try."

That's why I think there's a slight chance the it might outsell the PS4 version, or at least close enough.

Needless to say, this is all my opinion, but I think 3d parties will flock to the Switch in one year.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
The European cover of BoTW is so Blue, so matching with Baby Blue Wii U box.

@Gerbwmu
Dooom dooom dooom dooooooooomm ..... (Beginning of Beethoven Symphony no. 5) ?

@Pigeon
I noticed that too. Like, is no one releasing games right now? A couple Nintendo in the top 5 and... GTA5? was there a clearance sale or a re-release or something? maybe it was free on steam? lol

@speedracer216 Here you go

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/08/why-are-people-still-buying-grand-theft-auto-v

@Robotron2084
Eh... Pardon of my comments.
I was pretty sick to see those reality like that.
Always same those damn games over and over again.
I just wanna see at least one unexpected, underdog game title that make a Surprise and I like that game also. I want to see something Different. Those damn games gave me same Stereotype issue of gaming for male gamer. I don't like it at all. I felt irritated to see and read more and more news like that.

It took me over a year to walk into a store and find a Wii on the shelf. I was living in Philadelphia then, and there were near riots every time there was a restock, which was often. You pretty much had to trample children and shove grandmas out of the way to nab one. I wasn't willing to do that. Now that I'm back home in a mid size, Midwest city; I think it might take even longer to locate a Switch. I went to four GameStop stores on Monday and Tuesday when I read about the restock, and the cashiers all said they didn't receive any stock. The Switch seems just as in demand as the Wii with the added bonus of screen shortages hampering production.

Awesome news for Nintendo.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE You are wrong, yet again, the European box art is epically good.

@Malakai No, it's a matter of opinion. I think the American and Japanese boxarts were far nicer.

Link's pose in the European version is terrible.

Great month for them. I'm happy to see that Splatoon is getting off the ground so well.

Why on Earth is Wildlands at number one?

Three CoD games in the top 20. Those aren't even the only FPS games or even shooters in general. As an US citizen I think we need to grow a few more taste buds for games. :/

@Anti-Matter just because you dont like something doesnt mean its 'stupid'. its just different, and we need diversity in this world or everything would be the same thing. nintendo is great because they are different from other consoles and we as fans enjoy it. sony fans enjoy what they enjoy also, doesnt mean its stupid

Awesome to see Crash in second, but GTA V in third? I'm aware it's still somewhat relevant, but that high up?

Also what the hell is ME: Mass Effect: Andromeda doing here, that thing needs to drift off into space and never come back.

That's impressive considering Splatoon 2 was released towards the end of the month on July 22nd

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
It's not just your opinion. As far as I'm concerned it's fact. The EU version is far far inferior. That US cover is much more suitable. I'm just glad us Aussies got that one too!

Fantastic to see Switch performing so strongly. And Splatoon for that matter. (Why do I see the same 10 players all the time then? )

Doomed?

Doomed.

After the Wii U era I never thought I would see a time when a Nintendo console led in anything on software charts. This is reassuring. I'm also thrilled to see that ARMS has legs. That game deserves recognition and sales, and it seems to be getting them.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE it's definetely 100% better looking. They should of kept that one cover for all

Here is how Switch sales compares to 3DS and Wii U sales in the US during their first 5 months on the market. All numbers may be off by around +/-5%:

3DS:
Mar (Launch week) + Apr 2011: 592,000
May 2011: 97,000
June 2011: 143,000
July 2011: 90,000
Aug 2011: 235,000 ($80 price cut)
5 month total: 1.157 million

Wii U:
Nov (Launch week) + Dec 2012: 890,000
Jan 2013: 57,000
Feb 2013: 64,000
Mar 2013: 69,000
Apr 2013: 40,000
5 month total: 1.120 million

Switch:
Mar 2017: 911,000
Apr 2017: 281,000
May 2017: 165,000
June 2017: 215,000
July 2017: 222,000
5 month total: 1.794 million

@SLIGEACH_EIRE - I had to check the box art as the disc hasn't left my WiiU since 3/3. That pose IS ridiculous. Looks like an Instagram "model" using a selfie stick. Is that an out of focus bird in the top right corner? What an odd decision.

I wish the the EU market was more similar to the US (or Japanese) market. Really envy them...
It's so lame that Splatoon and the Switch are niche products here and it really sucks that Splatoon 2 changed the matchmaking from global to regional. Quite often matches don't come through because the timer ran out in the lobby and even if you get to play a match, the overall skill of the players is lower than in NA and JP.

Splatoon 2 sales (first ~2 weeks, physical only)...
US: 332,000
Japan: 753,000

Splatoon 2 is not nearly as big in the US as in the Japan, but these numbers still demonstrate significant growth from the first Splatoon, which sold 455,000 copies (digital + physical) in its first 6 weeks in the US.

It's sad to see Arms plummet from being #5 in June to #17 in July. Tekken 7 took an even bigger beating; it plummeted from being #1 in June to #20 in July.

Some Nintendo software stats in July 2017, physical only:
Switch software sales: 736,000
Splatoon 2 sales: 332,000
Sales of all other Switch games: 404,000
3DS software sales: 384,000 (49.2% YoY decline compared to July 2016)

Seeing as how well Zelda BOTW and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe are performing, they easily sold another 100,000+ physical copies each last month.

@westman98 Source?

@NinNin
Confidential NPD sales data

@EVIL-C "Maybe if the poopy overpriced porting of an old game sells well we could consider actually supporting the console, hmmm who knows"

@westman98 How do you get access to that data?

@NinNin
Leaks

Nintendo definitely does not cease to amaze. The Wii U may have been a dud, at least in some people's eyes, but the Switch is basically everything I've ever wanted from a console. Nintendo has always been my favorite and they have truly spoiled me with the Switch. All future systems must be playable on the go!

That's great news, Nintendo really deserves the sales.

Where is Gatorboi when we need him.......just to tell us how the Switch is not selling,and will only sell 20 million lifetime sales.

@EVIL-C Don't worry. Now we ALL know Next year is going to be CRAZY for the Switch. It's another SNES!!!

@MonkiPlays I was NOT a Splatoon fan before, but for the rest of my life will be.

As I've repeatedly stated to other trolls on other gaming forums, the Switch will sell as many units as Nintendo can produce. No surprise that the month they were able to increase the supply to the channel they outsold the PS4. This would be a consistent occurrence going forward if they can keep production up.

Great news for Switch and Splatoon 2. I'm also happy to report to @rjejr that the ARMS community is still vibrant in this post-Splatoon 2 world.

@westman98 Thanks for the information.

BWAHAHAHAHA!!! Oh man this is too funny for Crash.

Wow, it is almost like no one wanted a crappy mascot like Crash back. Go away Crash! No one likes you.

Good riddance to a failed mascot.

@bimmy-lee

Use istocknow. I live in a mid sized city and Walmart/Target have been very consistent getting stock of the Switch. I was able to use istocknow to grab a Switch in April when the shortages were stronger.

@cleveland124 - Thanks for the tip, I just signed up. I'm kind of a weirdo about how I acquire my next Nintendo console, but this will help the next time it's the right time.

Good job Zelda!

@SLIGEACH_EIRE He looks like Doge on the EU cover x)

The Switch and 3DS sold 327,000 units combined in July 2017. The last time Nintendo managed to shift more hardware in the month of July was in 2011.

@johnvbo
It still boggles my mind that someone looked at these numbers showing the Switch's sales pace exceeding the Wii U's sales pace by a factor of 4 - 5, only to conclude that the Switch's lifetime sales will end up well below twice that of the Wii U.