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@Mrtoad my understanding is that Nintendo only details the performance of the Nintendo published games (whether internally developed or not) that shiped/sold above 1 million within the fiscal year.

Their 'Top 10' also excludes any game for which sales figures have not been published (e.g. Pokken) even if they sold enough to be on the list.

I hope to finish off Picross S2 this weekend. I'm 35 hours in - crazy eh?

Thinking of starting something new... Either Octopath (haven't bought it) or Xenoblade (bought it but haven't started).

As a computer programmer by trade, I acknowledge this is excellent.

I love how quick and snappy the Switch UI is. I can't stand code/resource bloat.

Although I would love folders and the ability to organise your games (which I reckon is just a single persisted map) I don't want to see the UI weighed down by stuff (animated tiles, background music, ads).

I honestly don't think I would be gaming as much if the user interface/experience wasn't so fast.

I'm actually surprised that Amazon make enough margin to be able to offer a 20% discount.

So in the Top Ten we have: Breath of the Wild (17 months after launch), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (15 months after launch) and Super Mario Odyssey (9 months after launch). Not bad for a market that is not traditionally strong for Nintendo.

Erm... Splatfest anyone?

So much hatred towards 1-2-Switch. Maybe the game's just not for you.

My kids enjoy it. They are not necessarily wrong. It's sold 2.5m copies.

Regarding Japan not being a big market. People do realise it has only 1/3 of the population of the US, right?

@hiptanaka I would argue that it also goes beyond numbers. Japan is the spiritual home of video games.

Splatoon 2 has been absolutely phenomenal in Japan. I expect that at some point in the coming weeks it'll hit #1 again.

Also, the performance of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is impressive too.

When all is said and done, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe could easily be the Switch's best selling game.

Nah, it clearly states 'Subspace Emissary 2'

Excellent Direct.

Erm... Because it is finished and ready for release?

I have to admit that the lack of Poke Floats hurts.

I loved the trolling in the reveal

And I thought Smash 4 was packed!

Day 1 buy. Picross is fantastic. I just want more puzzles. That's all.

Doomed doomed doomed!!!!

@Octane yep, an happy elephant and an hippopotamus went for an hot drink before heading to an hospital after suffering serious burns.

I was super sceptical about this game but my daughter (six) liked the look of it. She's been playing non stop since Friday and claims it's fantastic - apparently you can ride around on a horse, have snowball fights and change the colour of your clothes. Obviously not for everyone but it has its place.

I remember paying £59.99 for Breath of the Wild.

I think I put 40 hours into Picross S. Obviously a day one buy for me.

The thing that surprises me is how strong the physical sales are. I have not bought a single physical game. As the Switch is portable, I really appreciate having all my games on my system at all times. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

I need Super Meat Boy... And Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime.

Now if only they could put 5% of their effort into Switch games...

@Balchad my 400GB card is only 40GB away from being full.

Without question. And for a medium that allow unparalleled creativity this shouldn't be the case.

I have 6 Switch in the house (all since March 2017) and none (so far) are showing signs of cracking (or screen scratches due to dock).

I'm UK based and our weather cannot be described as hot.

Too many games!!!! I will pick up Octopath and Captain Toad.

I think it's too many. 2-3 a week would be better

Just purchased Wolfenstein but realised I didn't really play Doom so I re-started it last night. Same thing happened with Hyrule/Fire Emblem Warriors. I've played 70 hours of FEW since HW came out (and only around 2 prior to that)

Yooka Laylee being on sale might tempt me

@Cobalt "You know investors invest to get returns, Period!"

Sure, in general. But a simplification of the market. If investors only acted to maximise returns EONIA wouldn't be negative.

@Cobalt I know little bit about finance and markets as I've worked in the industry for 15 years.

"Exclusives titles drive sells ! Good sells bring money ! Money is the only thing that investors want ! PERIOD !"

I think the above is a rather simplistic view of the market. Money is not the only thing investors want. Many investors sacrifice a higher expected return for either a lower day-to-day volatility or to ensure against a crash downturn. Others will follow algorithms to dive in and out at short notice to exploit daily market moves.

Nintendo is a Yen denominated company with a significant amount of their revenues coming from foreign currencies (EUR, USD). This alone makes the company's share price volatile to the domestic investment community.

I would also argue that against a sweeping statement like "exclusive titles drives sales". Some exclusive content allows you to differentiate yourself from others but known shared IPs (FIFA, Call of Duty, etc...) are also important to be successful. It's a balance.

Personally I wouldn't overstate how much knowledge or wisdom the "investor" has. Recall a few years back when Nintendo had to clarify their relationship with Pokemon GO? The investor community was happily buying Nintendo stock (incorrectly) assuming that GO was swelling their bank accounts. A few years before that they were pushing for Nintendo to go third party. A few years before that they didn't see the Wii/DS becoming a success.

There may be investor unease at to whether Nintendo can meet their financial targets given the information available to the public but projecting to a common voice (we want exclusive Switch games) is often foolish.

And anyway, we all know that the message being sent to Nintendo by the market is: "Reggie, Where's Mother 3!!!!!!"

@Cobalt I can assure you that very few investors are concerned about whether we get Switch EXCLUSIVES.

Oh, this is nonsense. Ups and downs on share price is not something we (as gamers) should be concerned about.

Does Nintendo make enough money so that they aren't at risk of collapse or takeover? Yes. Move on.

With Pokemon this should be easy

Splatoon 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Breath of the Wild all a year or so old and still in the top 10. Pretty good.

With 75 million 3DS sold it makes sense to consider a successor. I think it will entirely depends on whether the Switch can consistently sell 20 million units each year.

Additionally, I'm 100% portable for grinding (e.g. balloon world, Korok seeds, etc...).

I've been drifting towards more and more handheld. I'm probably at 66.6% to 33.3% in favour of portable.

I do play Splatoon 2 100% docked.

@NEStalgia Amen!

I was always going to get this eventually but the reviews have been great. Will definitely pick it up tonight!

Tempted to jump back in again

I honestly didn't see that coming!

Have yet to pick up the game (been too busy). It's good to see it selling so well.

Splatoon 2 has been phenomenal in Japan. I believe it was the first console game to pass 2 million units in a long time.

I believe it will stay around these levels for a long time to come. The Switch sells around 40k units a week in Japan and just around a third of them pick up Splatoon 2.

Wait, no preorder only characters or skins? Surely a starter boost pack so we need not unlock all the fighters is available, no?

"Impossible to know if click bait headlines are accurate"

I don't think this article is up to date. SpawnWave has the updated story on YouTube.