The good news for Nintendo from its new console keeps on coming, as their latest financial report for the quarter ending on 30th June states that the Nintendo Switch has sold 4.7 million units in its first four months on the market, even with the constraints on supply in the face of huge demand. Now nearing the end of July and with Splatoon 2’s release last week, that number has almost certainly passed the 5 million mark.
While The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild once held an attach rate of over 100%, it’s now slid back from this rather amusing statistic, but has still sold 3.92 million copies. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is hot on Link’s heels though, with a whopping 3.54 million units sold, vindicating Nintendo’s decision to remaster the Wii U game. 1-2 Switch has sold 1.22 million copies, while ARMS has also broken the million unit barrier with 1.18 million.
With the release of Splatoon 2 and a strong looking line up for the end of the year, it looks like the good times are going to keep on rolling for Nintendo.
ron_mcphatty
Amazing work Nintendo, I haven’t see any backlash about the low stock either so they’re definitely doing well! I managed to get a cheeky Amazon order in at 4am, the last Splatoon bundle they had, who know when the next blue/red consoles will be here but I’m pleased to have bagged one even with a game I’m not too fussed about.
DividSmythe
That’s really impressive figures. I love my Switch. I’ve not fell in love work a Nintendo machine so much since my SNES. All those sales without a Mario platformer in stores. Imagine what the sales will be like then…
TSBonyman
That’s quite impressive!
JR.
Impressive. Most impressive. Kimishima has taught them well. They have controlled their fear. Now they must release more games. Only a strong lineup can destroy the competition.
Avenger
Quality > Quantity
JR.
Yes but they can’t just survive on the popularity of one or two franchises. Releasing yet another numbered entry every couple of years, with nothing in between. They aren’t Microsoft.
Avenger
One or two franchises. Err, yeah right.
JR.
Oh go on then, we’ll round it up to three.
Foxhound_Solid
Good on them, not for me to be honest as the PS4Pro takes up all my time. I must admit, Street Fighter on the Switch does tempt me or did, until I preordered the SNES Mini!
Regardless it great to see it doing so well!! Go Ninty!
bigkingy
I’m feeling in quite a minority, got the switch at launch and think it’s a nice little machine, but after Zelda and mario kart, don’t really play it.
Andrew
I agree with you, I only got mine recently and I do love the console. But since completing Zelda and playing all the tracks on Mario Kart I don’t play it as much as i’d like. Especially since i’ve got a ton to play on PS4 still. Hopefully the games will start picking up soon.
JR.
You can’t deny the initial sales are good but can they keep that momentum going forward? I’d wager that most people who bought a Switch in the first four months are die-hard Nintendo worshipers, high on nostalgia. Well maybe not ALL of them but most would have even bought a Wii U 2.
It will be interesting to see how well the Switch sells in the next four months once the initial hysteria has died down. Can they convince the GP or the casual gamer to get on board? Or will it experience an initial surge in sales and a slow and pitiful death like the Wii U? Time will tell I guess.
I think there’s a bit more buzz and positivity surrounding the Switch than there was with the Wii U. Wii U was a write-off before it was even released sadly – although I heard it wasn’t actually THAT bad – they just struggled to shake the universally negative perception people had about it.
I don’t think that’s something they have to worry about with the Switch, it’s just a case of will people keep buying it?
MrYd
Other, less official, figures are a bit mixed.
Sold lots in Japan for the first month or 2, and then dropped off quickly. But not as quickly as the PS4 did.
Looks worse for the US where the first month or 2 were great, then sales fell very quickly.
It had a good first month though, possibly ahead of the PS4’s first month by as much as 30%. But then was around 1m sales behind in the 2nd month.
That doesn’t account for Nintendo’s complete incompetence at actually predicting sales and making enough hardware to meet the demand. Which might not be incompetence, but a deliberate plan. Never been entirely convinced by the “don’t make enough so everyone thinks our stuff is in demand” plan though.
If they’d made enough, would the initial sales be even higher? And then plummet leaving lots of them for sale that nobody wants? Would the price then have come down to something more sensible?
bunimomike
You’re not a silver lining sort of guy, are you. :P
parryman
I’m switching jobs (no pun intended) and will be no longer motorcycling to work but using the old rattler.
With an hour each way, I feel a Switch will be an ideal companion. Is it good for hand held only? Or does it come alive on a proper screen?
Eldave0
FWIW the only time I hook my Switch up to a TV is when I’m playing local multiplayer. It’s a terrific handheld.
Eldave0
Great to see the Switch doing so well. It’s a brilliant bit of hardware and takes up most of my gaming time these days. Money well spent.