Pokémon: Let's Go Sales Hit 1.5 Million In US Alone, Super Mario Party Surpasses 1 Million

8.2 mil switches in the US alone is impressive

Good stuff for everyone involved.

Nice! Now we need some free DLC in Super Mario Party! Just like they are doing with Mario Tennis Aces! (need better bigger boards....and more options for the play on the boards).

I'm so happy to hear this! If only because it means we should definitely never go for want of games during the switch's lifetime.

The sad part of Wii u were the droughts and I'm already happy with what we have on switch, and the future is looking pretty darn bright with what we know to be coming in the next year alone.

Congrats on the success nintendo! Not that they dont have faults that can definitely be worked on, but overall I'm happy with my little travel companion.

Nintendo is really dominating.

Good, now how about we get some tidbits about the next Pokémon game? :U

2018 is indeed a "reality check".
Just not for Nintendo themselves.

Knew it was doing well. I’ve got a number of friends in the states who a few years ago wouldn’t go near a Nintendo console. Now when I talk to them they are all switch owners and play super Mario party and Mario tennis aces etc. Honestly with these people this was unthinkable a few years ago and I had been regularly looked at with scorn for continuing to buy Nintendo consoles.

I love how the Switch & Pokémon Let's Go haters have been proven ohhh so wrong! Sweet, sweet vindication against the scum trolls!

Just look at those numbers for a moment. 8 million Switch sales and then look at the 3DS with 22 million which has been on the market since 2011. Holy crap, the Switch is crushing it and it hasn't even been out for 2 years yet.

Well deserved glad see Switch doing so well.

Go go switch! Very impressive numbers.

All of the data below relates to the US specifically

Just in case people need to read that before posting their comments on the low numbers.

I wonder how many of those 1.5m copies of Pokemon are still sealed for another month? Mine is in a bag in a box under a desk under some other stuff, nosy kids.

Very nice, guess Game Freak can focus on “main line” Pokémon games now.

I can't wait till 2019 when we (hopefully) start seeing a ton of heavy hitters released.

Didn't we just have a funeral for Nintendo this morning, according to the analysts?

I'm hoping Super Mario Party continues to do well and I'm hoping they release more content for it to address the concerns that have been raised about it.

I think 2019 is going to be a good year

@UmbreonsPapa "I can't wait till 2019 when we (hopefully) start seeing a ton of heavy hitters released."
2019 will be when developers think really long and hard long term investment that Switch is the way to go for reaching the most consumer base. Who thinks otherwise is asking for a thousands code cuts.

@janpampoen "Didn't we just have a funeral for Nintendo this morning, according to the analysts?"
That was from the Trolls whom already has a bias against Nintendo because their other consoles failed so miserably.

If it ever drops to $30 I’m getting it

The Switch is my favorite console in decades, so this is great news!

Setting aside fanboy allegiances, this is even better news for the entire gaming industry. Multiple successful consoles means more games and a variety of experiences for gamers.

30 years after getting my NES, I never would have expected to be checking daily news on Nintendo or anticipating games the way that I am. The Switch has brought some joy into the world. That is no small feat nowadays.

This reminds me, I still need to keep my eyes open for SNES minis. Forgot I needed that still

I don't think I would consider it a funeral. Nintendo put a goal out there that would be difficult to reach. Honestly, being in financial services, few companies do this. Most of the time they low ball a number so they know they can hit it. That is why you could see a company stock go down despite better than expected earnings. Nintendo didn't do that with the Switch.

@rjejr 2 here in the closet (next to this years Christmas HESS truck) I even had Amazon wrap them for me, so not even seen them.

Not my things, but sure made Christmas shopping easier 😃

I wasn't going to buy lets go... and then I did... and I am absolutly loving it. While I do hope that the 2019 pokemon RPG goes back to classic catching and includes the ability to catch every Pokemon (not just generation one) lets go is still great. The game was able to shine through despite the go style catching and I can't wait to see what they will do with the enhanced power of the switch in future games.

@Mr_Pepperami I think it's even more impressive that I have various friends who haven't bought a video game console in over a decade and picked up (and have been enjoying) the switch. It's just that fun/convenient.

@Sac_instead You want a Nintendo game to drop that low? Good luck with that one.

@Agramonte I have several of those Hess trucks still in the boxes from when my mother gave them to me as gifts years ago. I've seen the TV commercial for the new one a couple of times but can't bring myself to want to buy it, it only works as a gift, not a self purchase.

I never have anything gift wrapped by Amazon, I'm very picky about my paper. Not really, I just use the Sunday paper comics, my kids are old enough not to care.

Gonna be a very Nintendo Christmas for a lot of kids, and teens and adults, this year all over the world.

@PuppyToucher thats globally

@jockmahon the article clearly states “Further data has also been provided for the Switch, Nintendo 3DS family of systems, and Nintendo's Classic range of consoles. All of the data below relates to the US specifically:

• Lifetime sales of Nintendo Switch have reached more than 8.2 million units.”

Also please refer to comment #13 from @rjejr

@PuppyToucher There's always one.

Will the switch catch up with Xbox one sales next year,?

@rjejr Mine is sitting unopened because Best Buy sent me 2 Eevees instead of 1 Pikachu, 1 Eevee, and now they're "in stores only" and I can't exchange it, while the nearest retail best buy is 45+ minutes away in holiday traffic while it's rainy most days, and I'm not particularly keen to go there. I'm not sure if I'll get stuck with an Eevee I don't want, or just return it and pay $20 more and get it at GameStop.

@NEStalgia What's it going for unopened on eBay? Maybe you can turn a profit if you got it w/ GCU.

Terrific. I love let’s go and really enjoy super mario party. Hope they add some content to super Mario party it feels a bit light.

@rjejr Yeah... I do not have mine, but my pops gave me one every year as a kid. I started buying them again this year, now that my nephew turned 3 😊

I'm very bad at "starting" to wrap. Left to my own devices (and procrastination) they get the game with a sticky bow on it.

A Very Nintendo Christmas is always a good thing 🙂

"Super Mario Party surpassed lifetime U.S. sales of 1 million units..."

For some perspective, it took Splatoon 2 nearly 5 months to sell through over 1 million copies in the US. Super Mario Party achieved that milestone in less than 2 months.

First month sales for the last few Pokemon titles in the US:
> Pokemon Diamond/Pearl: 1.7 million (2 weeks)
> Pokemon Platinum: 800,000 (2 weeks)
> Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver: 1.8 million (3 weeks)
> Pokemon Black/White: 2.5 million (5 weeks)
> Pokemon Black 2/White 2: 900,000 (4 weeks)
> Pokemon X/Y: 1.8 million (3 weeks)
> Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire: 1.5 million (2 weeks)
> Pokemon Sun/Moon: 2.9 million (2 weeks)
> Pokemon Ultra Sun/Moon: ~1 million (2 weeks)
> Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee: 1.5 million (2 weeks)

Pokemon Let's Go is selling on par with the last decade worth of mainline Pokemon releases outside of Pokemon Black/White and Pokemon Sun/Moon.

Note that the Pokemon games on DS were released on Sundays (beginning of the launch week), while the Pokemon games on 3DS and beyond were released on Fridays (end of the launch week).

@westman98 The amazing thing about that though is those were selling on much cheaper systems that were in more kids hands for more years. Imagine what Pokemon 2019 would do if a cheap/rugged/handheld Switch SKU were to release with it?!

@NEStalgia
A price reduction in holiday 2019 + Pokemon Gen 8 + Animal Crossing will move hardware like crazy

@PuppyToucher i have 10000s invested in Nintendo, i follow it very closely 8.2 referes to global sales. at their last ER, total global sales was 5 mil. they have not sold 8 just in us

@PuppyToucher ps it also states that's it's only for the time period 22-26 , do you think they sold 8.2 mil in a few days

Great sales for both the Switch and Pokemon, the game is not for me so my own personal Switch drought continues but I'm happy for all of those enjoying the game

@jockmahon “The news comes alongside Nintendo's recent milestone success stories; sales of first-party games, including digital downloads, reportedly topped 1 million units just within the dates of 22nd - 26th November.
Further data has also been provided for the Switch, Nintendo 3DS family of systems, and Nintendo's Classic range of consoles. All of the data below relates to the US specifically:

• Lifetime sales of Nintendo Switch have reached more than 8.2 million units.”

I also have money invested in Nintendo but I don’t see how that is relevant to this discussion.

No I don’t think they sold 8.2mil in a few days I think, based on what the article clearly states and I have copied once again above, that lifetime sales in the USA are 8.2mil, meaning since launch in March of 2017 to present day they have sold more than 8.2 mil Nintendo switch consoles in the United States of America alone.

However, I do think that from November 22-26 they sold over 1mil units of first party games when you include digital sales.

Dear NINTENDO LIFE.
Please, make the replies being shown next to the comments and not 1000 comments later. So many interesting replies and you kinda get lost as to which reply goes to which comment.
PLEEEEEAAAAASE!

@Cosats I have been asking for changes to the comment section for a long time, and they always say they are working on it. Guess we just need to wait patiently, but I 100% agree with your suggestion.

@PuppyToucher That makes me happy that they are working on it. Thanks for the info.

@Mallow "The Switch is my favorite console in decades, so this is great news!"
I think it has made that by it shear will to show there is a different way to game.

@Mallow "Setting aside fanboy allegiances, this is even better news for the entire gaming industry. Multiple successful consoles means more games and a variety of experiences for gamers."
I don't think it based on fanboy but the very Fact Nintendo Switch re-energized the gaming revolution again. And brings in more Gamers of Age, Gender from all over the world. That Nintendo Innovation at its best.

@Mallow "30 years after getting my NES, I never would have expected to be checking daily news on Nintendo or anticipating games the way that I am. The Switch has brought some joy into the world. That is no small feat nowadays."
Nintendo started in the 80's and never gave up. Mention Nintendo and people remember the NES where it all started from. The Switch just re-invents Nintendo as to how you play the game and still enjoy the games.

Also last but not least. The Pokemon Go didn't have to discount to make massives sales as opposed to game so massively discounted just so they would sell. That is the Fact most missed and that tells you alot of Nintendo staying power is a force to be reckon with.

@NEStalgia "cheap/rugged/handheld Switch SKU"

I'm so sick of trying to name that thing - Switch: Go, Lite, Boy, Portable, Mini, Advance - that I think I'm just going to start calling it the Switch Jr. after myself due too all my time spent on promoting the thing the past 2 plus years. My kid will likely go off to college in summer 2020, it needs to be out by then, he probably wont' have a TV to dock it to in his dorm room.

@Agramonte A Very Nintendo Christmas

I'm going to name my family Christmas morning video that when I post it to Facebook. I'm just going to start posting A Very Nintendo Christmas everywhere. Though it probably wont' go over too well on Pushsquare.

I’m guessing that’s a typo and you meant Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon? Pokémon Sun and Moon have had 24 months on the market, not 12.

@rjejr all the more reason to do it 😂

@jockmahon I have a hard time believing you follow Nintendo closely. 8 million switches is not the worldwide number, it is indeed the US only number.

In the last quarterly report (quarter ended September 30, 2018) Nintendo announced they had sold 22.86 million Switch units world wide.

@Captain_EO Don't tempt me.

They've actually gotten better lately, I spent all day yesterday talking about Switch games and no backlash. Though it may just be slow over there now, once PS5 gets officially announced they'll probably clamp down again. 2019 is the year of Switch for me, we'll see about 2020.

Great sales. Has Pikmin 4 been announced yet?

@rjejr my Switch is currently away getting repaired, been having a problem with the right joy-con so getting it done now while still under warranty. I'm downloading Breath of the Wild for my son as we chat, it's still on sale and he's been going back to the Wii U recently to play it but it is painfully slow and playing anywhere on Switch is just so good. He's getting Lego Harry Potter collection for Christmas and the Labo Variety Kit. My niece has got a Switch and MK8 Deluxe coming from Santa, and I have three other nephews and a cousin all with their own Switch.

Pretty impressive numbers, all things considered. I wonder how much the Switch numbers will spike when Smash releases late next week?

Shouldn't that statement on Sun/Moon be about Ultra Sun/Moon instead since it mentions "twelve months on the market"? I could be misreading; it's been a long day.

Thata great news, this game is awesome

Hey remember when this game wasn't gonna sell LOL

@Captain_EO I hope Santa will be bringing Super Mario Party too 👍🏻

@rjejr "Though it may just be slow over there now, once PS5 gets officially announced they'll probably clamp down again. "
That's some laugh. If you have a imaginary PS5 to talk about that is very sad day here. What will the ps5 really do not much. You get to pay for a high price that only will sell at 500$ and Switch at 299$.

@rjejr "2019 is the year of Switch for me, we'll see about 2020."
That's the best one can come up with.

The Switch is fire. It's so much fun. The guy who upgraded my DSL recently just bought a Switch, and his eyes lit up when I took mine out to test our new connection. We had a whole talk about games and controllers. I'm engaged with my coworkers (who are mostly 20 years younger than me) in conversations about RPGs every day. And now I'm about to play R-Type Dimensions. Good times.

@Captain_EO Labo Variety Kit

My kids never really got into it, they're too old, but I let the family have some fun with it at Thanksgiving, mostly fishing and the piano. Still haven't built the house yet. Piano took me 5 hours by myself, and I'm pretty good at building stuff, so be prepared to lend the kids a hand.

Sounds like your family has the whole A Very Nintendo Christmas thing down.

@rjejr he has the Robot, which was fun to build together but didn't see much use after a while. I'm not keen on another one but it's on his official Santa list lol

@Toads-Friend not this year but maybe in 2019! Believe it or not we've never played any Mario Party.

@Captain_EO "it's on his official Santa list"

Well Santa's gotta do what Santa's gotta do.

I passed on the robot, too much money, 1 trick pony, too big and complicated. Of course I'm an old man, if I was 12 or younger it would have been Day 1, I loved building stuff, Lego's, Lincoln Logs, Erector sets, cardboard, construction paper, old newspaper, it all got made into something. And then I got Pong and that was that. Man I'm old.

@Sac_instead Pokémon games rarely have that large of a price drop