Switch Was the Best-Selling Console in the US in October - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 17 November 2017 / 5,642 Views
According to NPD the Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in October 2017 in the US, announced Nintendo.
The SNES Classic was the second best-selling system. When you combined the Switch, SNES Classic and 3DS, Nintendo systems accounted for two-thirds of all hardware sold in the US for the second month in a row.
Hardware sales in the US in October topped one million units in October for the first time since 2011.
In terms of physical sales Super Mario Odyssey was the best-selling game for the month, despite launching on October 27. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild continued to have strong sales as they were the 10th and 11th best-selling games, respectively.
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I'm glad that this console is doing well because it took a huge risk and did something different. That sort of thing SHOULD be rewarded.
Different? What on earth is different compared to the wiiu?
@Kan ummmmm...... You can't play the Wii U in the bus.
Well, you shouldn't reward things just on the basis of being unique or different. Now, if it's a quality product AND is attempting something new, that is commendable.
@nation And I guess nobody does^^ What else?
@aryem Could you explain what is truly new in that console? Except the fact to make players pay to play online (cuz players love to pay always more & more)
Well deserved. With Mario, Zelda, Splatoon and soon Xenoblade, what would you expect?
It to sell as well as Wii U because it had all those same games.
Have you converted to Scientology recently, Ike?
Just basing an answer to your question on the provided points, lad. Wii U had games from all those IP and sold pants. Course I know you meant to say "With PORTABLE HD Mario Zelda Splatoon and Xenoblade what would you expect", but you never said that.
While I agree with your point, I also hate you for correcting me. I have a mixture of emotions.
Congrats to Nintendo!!
Me as an Xbox guy, Nintendo deserves this.
Fantastic news
I hate how NPD makes us do math problems. So total hardware topped 1 million, so Switch + SNES Classic + 3DS is greater than 666K. With Switch having the larger share of this is means it's at least 222K, but likely more than that.
November and December next!
So happy for Nintendo. They really deserve the success for daring to put out something different, innovative and just convenient. Big applaus! I'll have to bite after Octopath traveler hits.
I want THIS
I dont understand how the console is selling so well. I mean, there's just no games. =p
This shows that Nintendo cannot be counted out.
I literally am flooded with games on the Nintendo Switch at the moment.
Zelda:BOTW
Arms
Splatoon 2
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Fire Emblem Warriors
Super Mario Odyssey
Doom
L.A Noire
Skyrim
Rocket League
Stardew Valley
And thats not even them all, it's been an amazing first year for the console!
It is not a console, more like 80% portable and 20% console. All of the Nintendo portables sold really well and this is not a replacement for Wii U which is home console. Switch replaced portable 3DS and removed console by giving a TV output with some tweaks thats all. Seems like Nintendo really making people to think that they have created a success out of a failure, but they just combined their portable with a small TV out inside a dock to look like to consider it as console.
Since quite a lot of people were thinking that the Switch would be a huge failure, I'd consider this quite a success.
