Olé! Sales Of Nintendo Switch In Spain Have Now Surpassed Xbox One

The article also mentioned that PS4 sales have surpassed the 3DS.

No Viva Piñata jokes?

Ole !
Viva Nintendo Switch !

Europe is honestly the battleground Nintendo would need for large sales. Japan is a guarantee for handheld, and we already know how good it's selling in North America. So it's great to hear the news about France Italy and Spain!

Now if only the UK can join in on the fun

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I'd be more impressed if the Vita outsold the 3DS, since they're both handhelds. I doubt that's gonna happen anytime soon, though.

Xbox? Never heard of it...

@ieatdragonz Will definitely have sold a lot in Britain there’s a fair buzz around the Switch, at least in the circles I move in 😬

@KayFiOS Well you can argue that the Switch is a handheld too. Just so people know, in Spain, expanding on my earlier point, both PS4 and 3DS have sold 2+ million with the former widening the gap all the time. The article mentions that it's now turned its attention to catching the PS3 lifetime sales, 3+ million. Back to Nintendo, it's 300,000 Switch's versus 2+ million 3DS. Switch has a long way to go to surpass the 3DS.

Spain is PLayStation country, like most of Europe. To outsell the Xbox One in less than a year shows what the Spanish think of Xbox, and how the Switch appeals to many.

Spain has always been Playstation first, Xbox second, Nintendo last... specially if we are talking about home consoles, not handhelds. So this is really a huge step forward for nintendo

Siesta got me haha

@Grauz That's not true. While Spain like Playstation, they also like Nintendo. Microsoft struggles in countries like Spain, France and Italy but does well elsewhere in Europe like the UK.

Hard to understand making a statement of success by comparing yourself to something that failed.

Even the VITA outsold the Xbox One in Spain.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Of course they have a long way to go to beat the 3ds,it hasn't even been a year yet.

@Kalmaro No, what I mean is if you extrapolate the figures, Switch has to maintain its current sales rate for the next 5 years to catch the 3DS. The 3DS is 7 years old, I'm not sure the Switch will be around that long.

Xbox really only has North America nowadays, and even then it's a pretty even split with Sony.

I do hope Xbox makes a return next generation. Mattrick really screwed them.

@KayFiOS That's Mexico

@Brutchie-bear This is how you do it

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Ah, fair enough.

@Grauz That's debatable, I'm pretty sure the Wii outsold the 360 there and I'm not sure if the original Xbox outsold the Gamecube there.

@Agramonte I'm not sure about that, but still, the Vita had almost 2 years of advantage , and the Switch did it in ten months.

Español amor Nintendo Switch.

@JaxonH Microsoft certainly needs a good solid reason for why people need to buy an Xbox next generation, or just hope Sony pulls another PS3, because they don't have the USP Nintendo can pull off with their systems to make them easily stand out.

As for the Switch outselling Xbox One in Spain, I guess that is great news. Europe is a PlayStation region so I am not too sure how well Microsoft normally does in these parts.

@FragRed
Truth is, when any of these companies have their backs against the wall they seem to improve drastically. I love the progress Xbox made in the last few years- fixed up the user interface and added backwards compatibility, and made a really solid console with X1X.

They're just missing exclusives. And that's not something you can fix overnight. They really need to start strategically adding studios and exclusives. I hate to say it, but they never should have released Minecraft on other systems. That game would've sold hella consoles. They also have Ori now, and are making a sequel which is fantastic because that's one of the best Metroidvania games I've played in my entire life. Gears, Halo, Forza... and that's pretty much it. At least for established top tier franchises.

@JaxonH
They get lazy and dependent on die-hard fans who will pay anything for a never-ending stream of mediocre guff. I'm glad Nintendo got a kick in the kecks because they were slipping, they got told, and now they're conquering again. Terrific stuff.

@electrolite77 I didn't say it came from Nintendo anywhere on my post.

@JaxonH I do agree, it was that situation that helped make the 360 so successful out the gate. But as you pointed out, Microsoft's problem is that they rely too heavily on too few franchises. In fact, for all the crap Nintendo gets for "rehashing Mario and Zelda", Microsoft is a far worse offender.

If you ever see that IGN Unfiltered episode with the original boss of Xbox, name slips my mind, it shows how corporate Microsoft runs things, as in they have a committee whom decides on everything that happens. In fact it got so bad that it's the reason he left. And that still seems to be the way things are run.

@Oscarzxn @SLIGEACH_EIRE in spain the only good reasons that would save you from jokes and puns if you were planning on buying a wii , were that you were aged 10 or less, or that you were buying it for a child haha what i mean is that "true"gamers were supposed to own a PlayStation.

I get that you guys are talking about sales and numbers (yeah, the article is about sales i know haha), but that does not change the feelings that are attached to each company. Spain is Sony (in home consoles), maybe the times are changing and shifting towards a nintendo bright future, and im glad for that, but that does not change the past (or the recent present).

Anyway sorry for my english, i'm struggling quite a bit writing this :_) and im not really sure if I explained my point well..

MS has always been pretty weak in Western Europe. The 360 was not huge seller. MS really do need to improve in that territory going forward.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I understand your point but I think people get a little too obsessed with the raw sales data. Nintendo lost a ton of money for the first couple years on the 3ds. At the end of the day, it’s about how much money the machine makes not how many units it sells.

@JaxonH Minecraft was already on other systems before Microsoft bought it, you're right that they struggle with many meaningful exclusives. They have a few that they lean on far too heavily but look to be bringing back Perfect Dark and Killer Instinct looks great but compared to PS4 it is severely lacking and offers little reason to buy ahead of that, which is a shame as the X looks like an incredible console, one which i'm tempted to pick up if only to play older games in 4K and a decent framerate and I suspect Red Dead Redemption 2 will be the game to make me jump on board.

Long term I suspect they'll move to a full service model and step out of the console business altogether

@roboshort

But the more consoles you sell the more money you are likely to make. It’s not rocket science.

It is a numbers game and it all adds up no matter how much you spin it.

Soon everybody will be saying that Microsoft are doomed and should become a third party developer. 8)

@Dizzy_Boy
Miscroft ?

For those who can't read Spanish:

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamereactor.es%2Farticulos%2F468583%2FSorpasso%2Ben%2BEspana%2Bya%2Bhay%2Bmas%2BNintendo%2BSwitch%2Bque%2BXbox%2BOne%2F

@Oscarzxn SONY stop counting VITA sales at 600K in Spain back in 2015. So it is not that it surpassed it - it is that the Xbox one never caught up to it.

Yes. "Nintendo sells 300K in 10 months in Spain" is a better headline. No idea why "let's beat on a dead horse" part is there for. 😆

Further down the same article it goes on to say that the PS4 has now outsold the 3DS family in Spain. When the Switch does that (no reason why it would not) that will be news.

Well it's not that surprising. For quite a long time, the Wii U had also sold more units than the XB1 in France and Germany.
The XB is just not that strong outside of the US.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Yeah, funny how the source article was spun by Dom as a pro-Nintendo article, when it could just as easily be spun as a pro-Sony article... It would be better to point out everything accurately. "In Spain, NS is quickly outpacing XB1, and PS4 is finally ousting 3DS." It's not difficult, but for some reason that wasn't done here...

@PlywoodStick thanks

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Irrelevant comment with irrelevant comparisons.

@Anti-Matter, fixed.

@carlos82

I own the Xbox One X. I can confirm it's an incredible console. But here's the thing- and I say this as someone who has no stock in the race- just a multiconsole gamer that owns and plays everything- I would still not recommend X1X over PS4 Pro, not unless someone doesn't particularly enjoy PS exclusives.

There are just too many exclusives on PS4. But, with that said, if you already own a PS4, and have the money, X1X is a sweet, sweet luxury. Most games (not all, but most) run far better on X1X. Wolfenstein 2 is only 1440p on the Pro, yet runs full native 2160p 4K on X1X, and without dropping a single frame. Now, I myself am not a graphics whore or a frame rate nut- I played DOOM on Switch, despite complaints of both, for example. But it's still a nice thing to have- it's still appreciated. And if you have a 4K TV, it's nice playing games in 4K. Plus, when you set to 1080p 60fps you get perfect performance and the resolution looks almost as good anyways, especially if your TV is already upscaling.

Plus there's backwards compatibility, and let me tell you, there are a ton of great games in the BC list. Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon from Sakaguchi (creator of Final Fantasy and Last Story on Wii, and the only JRPG dev I see as equal to Xenoblade Chronicles' Takahashi) are absolute gems. Just having those two games from 360, and Star Wars- Knights of the Old Republic from Xbox... it makes it all worthwhile in my opinion.

The best thing I like about the system is how small it is and how the big power brick is built right into the system, unlike the OG Xbox One. It's even smaller than a PS4.

@Equinox Seeing as how Microsoft is steadily but surely shifting the Xbox brand and programs towards PC, the XB1X may be the last dedicated Xbox console. The PC gaming market is experiencing growth, and Microsoft definitely isn't allowing DirectX to go anywhere. Microsoft changed their Windows strategy from offering the OS as a product into treating the OS as a service. With all of the foibles that come with such a change, I suspect the same will apply to the future of Xbox.

Put two and two together... Yeah, the "neXtBox" is probably just going to be an Xbox Live software service for use on PC. If there will even be a separate console, then it might be a modified PC like it's predecessors, but closer to a "Windows console" in practice. Kind of like a Steambox, except Microsoft branded and modified.

Meanwhile, sales of my used socks have outsold the Xbox One in Japan. Sold a pair of them once, which I'm pretty sure is double Microsoft's market share.

@Equinox hell no!

The Xbox one X is an incredible console.. no way I want to see MS leave the console the business.

@Maxz You have to factor in that sales of your used socks is a very niche market. Japan specifically has need of used socks for KURAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZY game shows, dominatrix foot stomping kinks, and used socks vending machines. Nowhere else in the world can offer that kind of second hand value. And yet, someday your used socks are going to be thrown in the closet to collect dust and stank alongside the Xbonx.

Best selling games of 2017:
01 PS4 FIFA 18 - 650,000
02 PS4 Call of Duty: WWII - 430,000
03 NSW Super Mario Odyssey - 204,000
04 3DS Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon - 195,000
05 PS4 Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy - 187,000
06 NSW Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 176,000
07 NSW The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 176,000
08 PS4 Gran Turismo Sports - 160,000
09 PS4 Uncharted Lost Legacy - 154,000
10 PS4 Assassin's Creed Origins - 153,000

Obviously, Spain loves FIFA and COD, but Nintendo's titles are no slouches.

@Cosats actually he is right. Use google translate and read the Spanish article nintendo life is sourcing. It literally what the origin article is about.

@faint Look at his comments. He spends much of his time trolling me. I just ignore him. There's no need to use Google Translate, GameReactor EU have it in English.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/news/629173/Sales+Nintendo+Switch+surpasses+Xbox+One+in+Spain/

@PlywoodStick On the contrary, my used socks have already had separate shrines constructed in their honour: one on the northernmost tip of Hokkaidō, and the other at the southernmost tip of Kyūshū.

They are preserved under layers of fine silk and are thought to bring harmony to the surrounding wildlife as well as quell any geological disturbances in the neighbouring plate boundaries.

They were quite a pair, those socks.

I'm surprised some people think this would be the last Xbox console. They're not going anywhere anytime soon.

I think if you'd wish for them to disappear it wouldn't benefit anyone either.

It's become clear that the switch isn't in direct competition with either console. People are willing to have the switch on top of either the PS4 or X1 in most cases. They offer something different.

Usually a lack of competition leads to grave mistakes and complacency. So I think Sony would go down hill without someone like MS about and vice versa. They've rarely put a foot wrong in recent years, where as Sony seem to have had a few hiccups (sales still strong though). They had a poor start and exclusives haven't been solid enough.

Games like Sunset Overdrive have been fantastic though and Sea of Thieves has had great feedback so far. There's signs they're starting to get things right with exclusives. Phil Spencer has been a breath of fresh air imo. Not sure how anyone could call him a typical corporate exec.

Long live Ninty, MS and Sony. Together the industry is stronger.

@Maxz Think you could conjure up another pair for the easternmost tip of Honshū? That's where they need your used socks' patented smell barrier the most!

Nintendo Switch hardware sales in Spain in its first 10 months are virtually identical to Nintendo 3DS hardware sales in Spain in its first 10 months.

However, Nintendo Switch software sales are notably ahead of Nintendo 3DS first year software sales. In other words, the Switch is selling like a handheld, but has a home console software attach ratio, which is exactly what Nintendo needs.

@DigiAd the same people who want MS to quit the console business get annoyed when people were calling for Nintendo to quit after the Wii U debacle.

@Maxz I sold an MC303 sequencer and a Pioneer CDJ on ebay. I have also done better than the Xbox in Japan.

@JaxonH I already have the Pro but I need a 4K blu ray player so initially I thought the S but I've since been drawn to the X.
I'll use it mainly for multiplatform stuff but also its great backwards compatibilty as it seems to use its power even for those games, so it'll be nice to replay the likes of New Vegas but with a nice framerate. Many of the games you've mentioned I have never played as I never had a 360 beyond its first year or so, so there is a whole library for me to explore, I'm also hoping for some future Vive or Rift support too.

Sony could definitely learn from them as far as bc is concerned and the lack of a 4K blu ray player in the Pro was a bit of an oversight

What do we make of the news? Clearly Japan is not the only territory that likes handhelds, for certain. Great news for a cool device!

@DigiAd One of the big reasons why many people think of Phil Spencer as a typical, sleazy corporate executive was due to his comments @ E3 2017 when interviewed by GameCentral:

GC: What also frustrates me is that the only number I care about is the only one that you and Sony don’t obsess over. Which is 60fps, which I understand is easier to do on the Xbox One X than any other console.

PS: That’s correct. But… [laughs] Why do you care about 60fps?

GC: It’s the only number that [significantly] affects gameplay and yet it’s the only one you two never go on about! No-one can tell the difference between 4K and 1080p and all that nonsense…

PS: You just broke your whole argument now!

GC: How?

PS: You just said these games could run on a Commodore 64, they would not run at 60 frames per second on a Commodore 64.

GC: Uridium did.

PS: [laughs] I’m not disagreeing with you. But it’s a subjective opinion that that’s the only one that matters.

Phil Spencer condescendingly tried to steer the conversation in a certain way, and revealed their motive when GC countered that Uridium on the C64 achieved 60 FPS all the way back in 1986. (So therefore, asking the question why 60 FPS isn't standardized by now on PS4Pro/XB1X over 30 years later, since frame rate has indeed always been a primary metric affecting gameplay, whereas resolution is secondary.) Phil essentially referred to both frame rate's and resolution's importance as subjective, when in fact, the importance of frame rate is objective and of resolution is subjective. So he believes that he can decide what's best for Xbox customers for them, altering the narrative to fit Microsoft's marketing line. Regardless of where one's personal preferences lie, that sort of behavior should give anyone pause when considering support for someone.

In other words, water is wet...moving on.

I love my Switch but if it continues to push out re-releases from the WiiU and not new IPs... I don't see this trend continuing. Exclusives sell consoles not rehashes from last generation. This years list of games aren't that impressive... maybe last year was too good?

yeah but you just wait until Xbone has teh power of the cloud!

@PlywoodStick I have to admit, I've never heard of GameCentral but it seems you're referring to the gaming secton of the Metro? I don't imagine that would influence many people, doesn't show much on search results at all and is a relatively small media outlet. The interview seems very much 6 of one, half a dozen of the other. They were disappointed that they didn't announce games that would be coming out in 2 to 3 years time, something that many people have bemoaned at such events before. Announcing a game so long in advance without gameplay and then going radio silent. That's sheer hype.

I also don't believe he'd be far wrong in the view that the majority don't care about 60fps. I'd prefer it and I think it will be requested more by the general consumer in the future but it certainly isn't at the forefront of the general consumers mind at this time. I'd say the majority wouldn't even be aware of it or it's benefits. I'm not talking about the likes of us who comment on gaming sites, we're not that demographic.

Anyway, that's going off on a tangent. I generally hear good things about Phil Spencer, I'm sure he's said some stupid stuff, like any of the top dogs at Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft have done countless times over countless years. Bound to happen when you're constantly under the microscope and ultimately at the hands of the company too.

Compared to Don, the difference is night and day.

@BenAV pretty much everything that PS4 has going for it. It's just that MS made the mistake of initially bundling in the Kinect and asking $100 more.

No whining from me; I bought the Halo/Gears Xbone S bundle for Christmas at a large discount, and I've been enjoying it. I'm also happy to see switch doing well in Spain, even if it's a small market. Fun times for all.

@Grauz "in spain the only good reasons that would save you from jokes and puns if you were planning on buying a wii , were that you were aged 10 or less, or that you were buying it for a child haha what i mean is that "true"gamers were supposed to own a PlayStation"
If you're talking about MALE gamers between ages 10 and maybe 30, there could be some truth to what you're saying, but most of the older gamers that I know couldn't care less about that "true gamer" nonsense. And from my experience, most female gamers would rather play "casual" Wii games instead of the games that self proclaimed "hardcore gamers" tend to favor.

@NaviAndMii 😂

@Agramonte The point is that the Switch was released in 2017, and the Xbox One was released in 2013.

@JaxonH
"Plus there's backwards compatibility, and let me tell you, there are a ton of great games in the BC list."
But, i can't play DDR Ultramix 1 - 4 from old xbox , DDR Universe 1 - 3 from Xbox 360, The Sims 3 Pets from Xbox 360, Dance Evolution (with Kinect) from Xbox 360, Little League series 2010 from Xbox 360 on Xbox One X.
Those titles are NOT listed on Backward Compatibility for Xbox One X.
Dang it !

@KayFiOS
Yeah, or tacos or sombrero's either - weird. 🤔

@Hotfusion Not having lots of users is definitely not good, but it is definitely not as simple as just having lots of users.

I think the Switch will well-outsell the 3ds in Spain in the long run, though.

@agramonte, I wonder if you are a Nintendo fan because you always seem to bash Nintendo.

@DigiAd True, it's difficult to be worse than Don "Don't like how the Xbox One works? Get a 360" Mattrick.

That particular short interview was on the heels of the announcement of certain titles, such as Destiny 2, being locked @ 30 FPS on the XB1X, despite it's additional processing power over other consoles:

https://csgmagazine.com/2017/06/15/destiny-2-locked-at-30-fps-on-xbox-one-x/

http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/14/e3-2017-bungie-confirms-destiny-2-is-30-fps-on-xbox-one-x

If the most powerful (and expensive) console available wouldn't even run certain new games above 30 FPS, just because of the Xbox strategy being to race towards higher resolutions, why bother getting it over something else if your top concern is smooth gameplay? In that case, there's no significant reason to go for XB1X over a cheaper PS4/Pro or an XB1 S model to still have 30 FPS, or go for a PC instead for 60+ FPS.

It's true that many people are willing to accept 30 FPS (even when it's detrimental), but it's disingenuous for Spencer to suggest that the majority of people don't care about it, or think that an objectively important factor of gameplay is only subjectively important. Those are just statements made to support the Xbox marketing line. With the growth of PC gaming, and increasingly greater awareness of how specs affects gaming, more and more people prefer to have 60+ FPS instead of higher resolutions when possible, once they have educated themselves and know the difference it makes.

Places like NL are sort of odd bastions where several people here aren't too concerned with having 60+ FPS, which makes it seem normal if you read comments here. In general, though, recognition of the 60 FPS standard is rapidly spreading. Some believe that it's a relatively new argument plaguing perceptions of what is acceptable, but in truth, the 60 FPS standard is nothing new. As noted in the interview, the nearly 31 year old Uridium achieved 60 FPS, and arcade titles in the 90's frequently achieved 60 FPS as well. Yet here we are today, and it's still not standardized on consoles- not even the most powerful one on the market.

Not even that impressive really. The Xbone has become pretty irrelevant. I know plenty of people who have PS4's, Switch's or both, but not one who has an Xbone. I'm surprised so many 3rd parties still support it.

Sooner they announce the Next Official Mario Kart game for the Switch with 16 NEW Nitro and Retro Tracks sooner I'll have a Switch myself, Realmente me alegraría el día once what we see on each and every Nintendo System is announced with hopefully a good roster of Familiar Mario Characters.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE The U.K. is the only country in Europe where the Xbox One does well in

@Equinox MS pressence in consoles market affected PC gaming very bad from the very first beggining.

I wish the Switch outsold PS sales as it represents the handheld and home consoles markets combined on one product.

Promising for Nintendo. But the XBox One isn’t really that popular anywhere, is it? People usually get a PS4 instead and then just combine it with a gaming PC. At least that have been my impression. I must admit that I have almost no knowledge about the Xbox, as I don’t know anyone who owns one and I never wanted one myself (I have a hate relationship with Microsoft).

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I think the Switch will surpass those 3DS figures. Games like Metroid 4, Pokemon Switch, Animal Crossing Switch and Smash DX are still to come. Plus the next Zelda and the next Mario Odyssey.

You extrapolate sales but you don't take into consideration the insane library differences when it comes to games. I'm pretty sure 3DS sales weren't steady all the time, they must have spikes when key games were release. The same will hold true for the Switch.

The Xbox One isn't actually successful in europe, not as bad as japan, but still just on Wii U levels.
The UK is pretty much the exception here.

Europe is Playstation territory and, if we go away from just consoles, pc seems to be very strong as well (although I can't say for sure if thats true for all countries.)

It's a good thing. I loved xbox 360, but Xbox One doesn't have anything special. It's just same stuff on it. So glad for Nintendo

I expect the Switch to outsell the Xbox One in almost all European countries outside of the UK by the mid-2019. It may happen sooner than that if Nintendo actually projects and meets their 20 million units Switch shipment forecast (I'd assume at least 25% of that 20 million - i.e. 5 million - would be shipped and sold to Europe).

@ekwcll Well, I do not just buy Nintendo consoles or own any Nintendo branded clothes - I'm not that type of "fan". I'm also not bashing Nintendo by pointing out how something was written in an article.