Nintendo Switch is the fastest selling video game system in the US over 10 months

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[BY2K]

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/948901835284283393

Within 10 months, #NintendoSwitch has become the fastest-selling video game system of all time in the US!

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https://www.businesswire.com/news/h...Switch-Fastest-Selling-Home-Video-Game-System

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nintendo Switch has become the fastest-selling home video game system in U.S. history. The home console that players can take wherever they go launched March 3, 2017, and in 10 months has sold more than 4.8 million units in the United States, according to Nintendo's internal sales figures. That's the highest total for the first 10 months of any home video game system in U.S. history, surpassing Nintendo's own Wii system, which was the previous record holder with more than 4 million units sold during the same timeframe.

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A strong library of games continues to fuel momentum for Nintendo Switch. In the U.S., more than 60 percent of Nintendo Switch owners have Super Mario Odyssey, and over 55 percent own The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Not only are these games system-sellers, but they're also two of the highest-rated games in history. Nintendo Switch owners also possess the fun, competitive games Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Splatoon 2 at rates of more than 50 percent and 20 percent, respectively.

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More 3rd Party support coming.

Fans can also expect continued support from major publishers such as EA, Activision, Ubisoft, Capcom, SEGA, Take 2 and Bethesda, plus a growing catalog of quality content from indie developers.

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[RailWays]

Train ain't stopping yet.
Hopefully Nintendo can keep the momentum.

 

[v_iHuGi]

Incredible sucess! Probably confirms December insane month.

 

[Rezsolution]

Well deserved, got it for Christmas and I think it's going to be my all time favourite console.

 

[Deleted member 8112]

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Bayonetta is a Nintendo franchise now. Ye boi.

 

[udivision]

Whoa.

 

[GHOSTDEATH]

So more than 1.4 million in december? Nothing stop this train!

 

[Deleted member 9971]

That's quite the achievement.
Neat, well deserved Nintendo is back baby :P!

 

[ManaByte]

And 11 months ago people were expecting it to be another Wii U. Great job Nintendo!

 

[Common Knowledge]

Nintendo deserves it after absolutely killing it last year. Hopefully this pushes them to keep the momentum up.

 

[Nathan.exe]

Perfect time for a Direct right ?

 

[EndingE]

I'm really happy it's doing so well. It's good for the industry and it's good for us. Now just gimme dat Pikmin 4

 

[hans_castorp]

Switch owner are thirsty for Switchs

 

[NintendoMariah]

Outstanding

 

[Magicpork]

Wish I could take a time machine and travel back by one year...and post the same..

 

[OfficerRaichu15]

That means at least 1.4 Million for December US NPD.

 

[cw_sasuke]

But....

...well i have nothing, congrats !!

 

[Mecha Meister]

Wow that's cool, the Switch is a really nice console!

 

[deussupreme]

It's only been 10 months. Let's wait before jumping to conclusions. /s

 

[Creamium]

Going 0.8 mil harder than the Wii. Switch is on fire.

 

[ryushe]

Golly..

 

[Raijinto]

Wowowow. Massive numbers!

 

[Xita]

Let's celebrate with a Direct!

 

[Hero-of-Time]

Fantastic result for them. Hopefully they can keep the train going this year.

 

[Soony Xbone Uhh]

Ps4 sold 3.95 million in the first 10 months.
Wii sold 4.05 million in the first 10 months.

 

[Leo]

Hopefully they will have a January Direct to renew the vows.

 

[Redhead On Moped]

This makes me happy and very angry at the same time.

 

[Principate]

Now that's impressive.

 

[Deleted member 9971]

Time for a direct in jan for some hype :p

 

[memoryman3]

This makes me happy and very angry at the same time.

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Why's that? It makes me very happy because this will mean that Nintendo won't abandon the system and we have a much smaller chance of getting weak entries in franchises.

 

[The Shadow Knight]

This would indeed be the perfect time for them to Direct our attention to what the system will bring in 2018.

 

[OfficerRaichu15]

So 4.8 Million in US.
3.2 Million in Japan Million at least without Europe,ROTW,,etc.
8 Million..
Damn.

 

[Deleted member 9971]

This makes me happy and very angry at the same time.

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:o why?

 

[Marmoka]

And this happened with a huge lack of stock that lasted months.

This gadget is unstoppable.

Congratulations Nintendo!

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This makes me happy and very angry at the same time.

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:O Why?

 

[Feeroper]

Impressive! Well deserved. I picked mine up at launch and I absoloutly love it. Cant wait to see what we have in store for this year.

 

[BlueManifest]

Wouldn't fastest in US also mean fastest world wide? Seems strange to just say US

 

[Noppie]

Impressive stuff. Really wonder what their plans for 2018 are. Direct, please!

 

[Soph]

This is honestly not that impressive. It's clear other fastest selling consoles of all time have been around before, nothing new here. The honeymoon period is almost over and the Switch will stop selling any minute now. There was this one shop in Finland on the Russian border with five unsold switches laying around for weeks as well.

 

[Nameless]

First Nintendo system since Gamecube and will likely end up responsible for my Top 2 games of the year. So yeah, well deserved. And honestly the Pro Controller has been a bigger revelation than portability so far.

 

[DMVfan123]

Well deserved Nintendo!

 

[Diarrhea Day-Lewis]

Damn, 1.4M In US during December? Crazy good numbers

 

[wapplew]

So, US no longer Xbox land?

 

[Deleted member 35598]

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/948901835284283393



https://www.businesswire.com/news/h...Switch-Fastest-Selling-Home-Video-Game-System

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Just WOW !!!

 

[Noppie]

Wouldn't fastest in US also mean fastest world wide? Seems strange to just say US

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Why would it mean this? Completely different markets.

 

[DevilMayGuy]

Very damned impressive. What do you know? If they make desirable hardware paired with desirable software, they make bank!

 

[Deleted member 8112]

Wouldn't fastest in US also mean fastest world wide? Seems strange to just say US

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Europe is probably holding it back a lot. And there's stuff like Brazil too, with the PS2.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Crazy momentum.

Bayonetta is a Nintendo franchise now. Ye boi.

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Nintendo is the publisher - yes, but we knew that.

 

[Deleted member 426]

Out of interest does this include handhelds? Not trying to dampen the success, really good show! Just interested to know.