Switch Is Leading Nintendo To Its Best Software Sales Performance Since '95
An NPD analyst notes that Nintendo is headed for an incredible milestone.
NPD Analyst Mat Piscatella shared via Twitter that software sales for the Nintendo Switch are on pace to eclipse Nintendo sales across all platforms since tracking began in 1995.
Switch US physical SW sales are on pace to be the biggest ever for a Nintendo platform launch year since '95, by a fairly large margin.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) September 28, 2017
Nintendo has always had a great track-record for sales when it came to first-party titles, but third-party support on the Wii and Wii U resulted in some lackluster software libraries and sales numbers. Nintendo is cultivating a much better third-party relationship with the Nintendo Switch, including a major campaign to include indie games on the hybrid console.
Mat clarified in the thread of tweets that the numbers he's speaking on are for a calendar year since the launch of the device, so we'll have to wait until March next year to see what the full picture is like for software sales. The console has heavy hitters like Super Mario Odyssey and DOOM arriving this holiday along with indie darlings like Golf Story, SteamWorld Dig 2, Rocket League, and Stardew Valley bolstering their stout software collection as we head toward March, so things are looking pretty positive.
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It's 280 now.
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The other gaming hardware I most use is a PC with a GTX 1080 and a i7 7700k. Fellow Switch evangelist Milleh has a PC that is somehow faster than mine.
Games look awesome on the Switch, full stop. The screen is fantastic, first party games are gorgeous, and with the exception of Zelda (which was always a 30fps series) the games are pinned at 60fps.
Shits good dude-
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The switch definitely seemed like the right choice. It played to where they're strongest which is the handheld market and offered something no one else was really doing. Plus it meant their great first party studios would be all focused towards a single product rather than split between the handheld and console.
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I have yet to see one in the wild myself.... I was quite shocked I didn't come across one while traveling thru airports on two different trips.
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I've been itching for a switch. I need to resist.
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Nintendo is doing great in the first party games, and attracting some decent third-party as well. I''ve still only bought Zelda/MK8 for mine, but played a few demos. Wasn't a fan of the original Splatoon and ARMS didn't do anything for me. I figure my next purchase will be Mario next month, then who knows after that. I'm not exactly the target audience for the Switch. I abhor mobile gaming so my Switch pretty much stays docked, and if its something on multiple platforms, I gravitate in the other directions (NBA 2K18 on the XB1) for performance/storage reasons alone.
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I'm hoping for a decent bundle around the holidays. I'd like to ditch our WiiU and get a switch to replace it. My kids played the WiiU a ton at first, but once they got a PS4, they barely touched the WiiU.
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Darkest Dungeon is coming to Switch.
https://twitter.com/RedHookStudios/status/913778264623083520-
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It's a great game.
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