12-19-2018, 05:46 AM
Nintendo Switch Breaks Huge US Sales Record
<p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/nintendo-switch/">Nintendo Switch</a> has broken a huge sales record in the US. The Japanese publisher states its hybrid console has sold more units after 20 months in the region than any other current-gen system did after the same period.</p><p>Citing data from sales monitor NPD Group, Nintendo says it's sold "more than 8.7 million [Switch] units" in the US alone, as of the end of November 2018. The company also says it is "the overall top-selling US software publisher so far for 2018." These data do not include the sales figures of <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/super-smash-bros-ultimate/">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</a>, which is the fastest-selling Switch game to date--the fighting game has sold over 3 million units in the US already, according to Nintendo's own data.</p><p>Elsewhere in its press release, Nintendo offered an update into US sales of its other first-party titles. <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild/">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a> has sold over 4 million units, while <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/mario-kart-8/">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</a> has sold more than 5 million. <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/super-mario-odyssey/">Super Mario Odyssey</a> has reached the 4.7 million sales mark. <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/pokemon-lets-go-eevee/">Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee and Let's Go Pikachu</a> have sold 2 million units combined and <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/super-mario-party/">Super Mario Party</a> has sold 1.4 million copies so far.</p><p>Looking ahead, Nintendo has some big games coming out in 2019. The year kicks off with <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/new-super-mario-bros-u/">New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe</a> in January, before other big titles such as <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/luigis-mansion-3/">Luigi's Mansion 3</a>, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/yoshis-crafted-world/">Yoshi's Crafted World</a>, and <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/pokemon-for-nintendo-switch/">Pokemon for Switch</a> come to the console later in the year. For more on the latter, check out <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-for-nintendo-switch-heres-everything-we-kn/1100-6463759/">everything we know about Pokemon for Switch</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/nintendo-switch/">Nintendo Switch</a> has broken a huge sales record in the US. The Japanese publisher states its hybrid console has sold more units after 20 months in the region than any other current-gen system did after the same period.</p><p>Citing data from sales monitor NPD Group, Nintendo says it's sold "more than 8.7 million [Switch] units" in the US alone, as of the end of November 2018. The company also says it is "the overall top-selling US software publisher so far for 2018." These data do not include the sales figures of <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/super-smash-bros-ultimate/">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</a>, which is the fastest-selling Switch game to date--the fighting game has sold over 3 million units in the US already, according to Nintendo's own data.</p><p>Elsewhere in its press release, Nintendo offered an update into US sales of its other first-party titles. <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild/">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a> has sold over 4 million units, while <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/mario-kart-8/">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</a> has sold more than 5 million. <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/super-mario-odyssey/">Super Mario Odyssey</a> has reached the 4.7 million sales mark. <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/pokemon-lets-go-eevee/">Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee and Let's Go Pikachu</a> have sold 2 million units combined and <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/super-mario-party/">Super Mario Party</a> has sold 1.4 million copies so far.</p><p>Looking ahead, Nintendo has some big games coming out in 2019. The year kicks off with <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/new-super-mario-bros-u/">New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe</a> in January, before other big titles such as <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/luigis-mansion-3/">Luigi's Mansion 3</a>, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/yoshis-crafted-world/">Yoshi's Crafted World</a>, and <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/pokemon-for-nintendo-switch/">Pokemon for Switch</a> come to the console later in the year. For more on the latter, check out <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-for-nintendo-switch-heres-everything-we-kn/1100-6463759/">everything we know about Pokemon for Switch</a>.</p>