Nintendo Switch

The Nintendo Switch is a video game console made by Nintendo that competes in the eighth generation of video game consoles with the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. It is widely considered to be a "hybrid" as it shares characteristics with both a traditional home console and a traditional handheld. It is a successor to both the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS.

Hardware sales figuresEdit

ShipmentsEdit

Miscellaneous salesEdit

• France:
  • Launch Day: 105,000^[9]
  • June 2017: 250,000^[10]
  • October 2017: 390,000^[11]
  • December 2017: 911,000^[12][13]
  • February 2017: 1 million^[14]
• Germany
  • December 2017: 600,000^[15]
• Japan:
  • Launch weekend: 330,637^[16]
  • March 2017: 600,000^[1]
  • June 2017: 1 million^[17]
  • October 2017: 2 million^[18]
  • December 2017: 3.72 million^[4]
• Portugal
  • December 2017: 20k ^[19]
• South Korea
  • Launch Day: 30,000^[20]
  • December 2017: 110k^[21]
• Spain:
  • Launch Weekend: 45,000^[22]
  • January 2018: 300,000^[23]
• UK:
  • Launch Weekend: 80,000^[24]
  • October 2017: 300,000^[25]
• US:
  • March 2017: 906,000^[26]
  • September 2017: 2 million^[27]
  • December 2017: 4.8 million^[28]
• Worldwide
  • December 12, 2017: 10 million (sold through)^[29]
  • December 31, 2017: 14.6 million^[30]

GamesEdit

A total of 86.93 million units of software has been sold as of June 30, 2018^[31].

Nintendo Switch launch title The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild opened in second place on the UK charts. Breath of the Wild achieved a 91% attach rate in France launch day. It was one of the top ten best selling games for 2017 in the United States

Best-selling gamesEdit

These are the highest selling Switch games (as of June 30, 2018) as sourced from Nintendo.^[32] Other games which have other sources are referenced directly.

1. Super Mario Odyssey - 12.17 million
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 11.71 million
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 10.28 million
4. Splatoon 2 - 7.47 million
5. 1-2 Switch - 2.64 million
6. Mario Tennis Aces - 2.16 million
7. ARMS - 2.10 million
8. Kirby Star Allies - 2.10 million
9. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - 1.67 million
10. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - 1.53 million
11. Super Mario Party - 1.5 million
12. Nintendo Labo (Both Kits combined) - 1.39 million^[33]
13. Pokkén Tournament DX - 1.16 million (excluding Japan)^[34]
14. Octopath Traveler - 1 million^[35]

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170427e.pdf
2. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170726e.pdf
3. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/171030e.pdf
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/180131e.pdf
5. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/180426e.pdf
6. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2018/01/01/the-nintendo-switch-has-beaten-the-first-year-sales-of-the-ps2-in-japan/
7. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/180731e.pdf
8. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/181030e.pdf
9. ↑ http://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/2017/03/07/32001-20170307ARTFIG00195-la-nintendo-switch-bat-tous-les-records-de-ventes-en-france.php
10. ↑ https://twitter.com/NintendoActu/status/875373880294219777
11. ↑ https://www.lesechos.fr/tech-medias/hightech/030677642993-nintendo-au-plus-haut-en-bourse-grace-a-sa-console-switch-2120413.php
12. ↑ http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-01-11-nintendo-switch-is-the-fastest-selling-games-console-in-france
13. ↑ https://www.gamereactor.eu/news/621763/Nintendo+Switch+sets+records+in+France+and+Italy/
14. ↑ Figaro via https://twitter.com/W_Chloe/status/968044885243777024
15. ↑ http://www.nintendo.de/News/2018/Januar/Nintendo-Labo-Bauen-Spielen-und-Entdecken-mit-Nintendo-Switch-1328999.html
16. ↑ http://kotaku.com/the-first-nintendo-switch-sales-numbers-for-japan-1793032877
17. ↑ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-sales-surpass-1-million-units-in-j/1100-6451257/
18. ↑ https://www.resetera.com/threads/media-create-sales-week-43-2017-oct-23-oct-29.3159/
19. ↑ http://www.meusjogos.pt/2018/01/nintendo-switch-ultrapassa-vendas-da.html?m=1
20. ↑ https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/938609362125443073
21. ↑ http://sports.news.naver.com/esports/news/read.nhn?oid=356&aid=0000023382
22. ↑ http://www.vandal.net/noticia/1350688288/nintendo-switch-es-el-mejor-lanzamiento-de-consola-de-la-historia-de-espana/
23. ↑ https://www.gamereactor.es/articulos/468583/Sorpasso+en+Espana+ya+hay+mas+Nintendo+Switch+que+Xbox+One/
24. ↑ http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-03-06-strong-start-for-nintendo-switch-in-the-uk
25. ↑ http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-10-30-super-mario-odyssey-and-assassins-creed-origins-top-uk-boxed-charts
26. ↑ https://venturebeat.com/2017/04/13/march-2017-npd-nintendo-sold-906000-switch-systems-last-month/
27. ↑ https://www.vg247.com/2017/10/19/switch-has-sold-over-2m-units-in-the-us-tops-npd-hardware-charts-for-third-month-in-a-row/
28. ↑ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180118005439/en/Nintendo-News-Nintendo-Switch-Tops-December-U.S
29. ↑ https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/940566931987423232
30. ↑ https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/954176578317049856
31. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html
32. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html
33. ↑ https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/nintendo-labo-sales-1202890923/
34. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/180426_4e.pdf
35. ↑ https://www.vg247.com/2018/08/03/octopath-traveler-one-million-shipped/