There was some new information in this thread about the Switch sales in Canada, thanks to NextGenPlayer:
Source: Nintendo of Canada PR via email.
Source: Nintendo of Canada PR via email.
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Canada: Switch is the best selling console of October, Nintendo systems 62% of hardware sales
- Thread starter rzmunch
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Whoo, go Canada. Proud of you all :)
On topic, this is the kind of mainstream momentum Nintendo has not had for a very long time, and now that they do with such a disruptive device, others in the industry should be making very careful note of.
On topic, this is the kind of mainstream momentum Nintendo has not had for a very long time, and now that they do with such a disruptive device, others in the industry should be making very careful note of.
Good for them, but I expected it. New Console, new Games and the other consoles probably reach some form of saturation at a few price points.
Still, good for Nintendo, hopefully it doesn't backfire somewhere along the way. =)
Still, good for Nintendo, hopefully it doesn't backfire somewhere along the way. =)
I can't see this holding at all because the one two punch of Odyssey and SNES Classic fever is a pretty unique force of nature, but it's cool to see the number sway so aggressively, even if only for a month!
It's 10% the size of the US market, so it's relatively small as things go.
Damn right! Canada is Nintendo country! Proud to be in it! :D
Nint-eh?-ndo?
Glad to see Canada get its own sales thread. Nintendo's making a killing with the exchange rate.
How so? $400 CAD = $310 US, right? I guess if $10 is a killing...
Over here it seemed like Nintendo was never really out of fashion, love it
I still remember lining for my preorder on release day, I was surprised people actually cared
I still remember lining for my preorder on release day, I was surprised people actually cared
Fair enough (though even that $10 figure fluctuates a lot, to be fair).
Hardware share 62% and hardware ordering Switch #1 and SNES classic #2 is pretty similar to US numbers.
I think what seperates us a little bit more is SMO being #1. I assume the game is still #1 even with all SKU included on the multiplats and without eshop numbers.
unless SMO is also #1 by revenue in Canadian NPD they're actually the same on that front
I think it's interesting that the Switch is #1 YTD in Canada for hardware sales.
Much like Japan, The United States, France, and Germany, Nintendo is poised for a very strong holiday in this country.
Much like Japan, The United States, France, and Germany, Nintendo is poised for a very strong holiday in this country.
Thanks for posting this! I didn't realize there was such interest here for Canadian data. I'm sending in requests each month to see if I'm able to get regular data like this.
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I'm going to try! I sent an email to Nintendo of Canada letting them know gamers are really happy to get Canada-specific data. This is the second month in a row they've sent me data (I didn't post Septembers data here, but I guess I should have).
Really glad to see to information regarding Canadian sales. Seeing the NPD every month always makes me wonder how sales in Canada compare to the US.
Yeah true, PS4 ahead in the US. As of the end of September, it was a VERY close race. Switch has 209,000 vs. PS4 with 205,000. We know Switch was again #1 in October, so the gap has widened. I don't know by how much though.
See here for the 209K and 205K stats: https://www.thestar.com/entertainme...s-comeback-year-with-super-mario-odyssey.html
Good lord, a single publisher owning that much software revenue is pretty impressive in itself. Even more crazy that it's Nintendo, not one of the third parties publishing to every major platform.
I wouldn't say freakishly. They've always been slightly stronger up here than in the states, though.
Generally, yes. I recall the per capita GameCube ownership was obscenely high compared to the US. But even Canada's Nintendo appreciation was no match for the yawning enthusiasm-obliterating void that the Wii U was.
