Switch Best-Selling Console in US History in First 12 Months - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 21 March 2018 / 5,530 Views
The Nintendo Switch has set another sales record. It is now the best-selling console in the US during its first 12 months, according to NPD figures.
That means the Switch has sold more in its 12 months in the US than the Wii and PlayStation 4. However, it does not include handhelds, since the Game Boy Advance sold better in its first year.
The Nintendo Switch has sold over 15 million units worldwide, according to VGChartz estimates.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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So, the Switch will flop harder than the Wii U, huh?
Another day, another record
I can only hope that there is enough high quality titles in 2018 for another year of deserved success!
15 million units of momentum. Well done. I hope 2018 will be even better, with Smash Bros it can't go wrong!
I would not be surprised to see other consoles launching in March now.
But the only kind of launch you can have in March is a "soft launch" ;) TBH, I think launching earlier in the year is better, but the main lesson I think shpuld be taken away from Switch launch is that you need a kick ass launch game plus a consistent stream of big name titles in your first several months.
Nintendomination? Nintendomination.
Massive!
Deserves every bit. I am loving my Switch and it compliments my PC so well. Zelda BOTW, Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8, Splatoon 2, soon to be Smash brothers.. what more could you possible want... Metriod Prime 4? Coming.
Congratz, releasing when it did was a great idea, there is enough fans to buy it out regardless of holiday release or not, and that way it also managed to get to the holidays with a biggers stock and a great library of games to push those consoles (an amazing Zelda and Mario games was just the ideal duo for it).
The Road to 300 million LT is starting!!!
This is so cathartic.
Great start but a wise man once said that it's not how you start, it's how you finish. Let's all hold off until the five year mark before we crown the thing.
It has been crown the best selling in the 1st 12 months.. how can you argue the against the facts? Is it or is it not the best selling system in the US for its 12 month launch?
I don't see anything in his post that was arguing against it being the best selling console in the US for it's first 12 months. Usually that is what great start means.
I can't argue against that and I'm not trying to. The Dreamcast had the biggest launch in console history at the time of release. Two years later, it was discontinued. Now, I'm not saying the Switch will face that fate but, it's good for perspective. Things can change a lot and people need to dampen their enthusiasm.
There is still Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Super Smash heading to Switch.
I must admit I was wrong about the Switch. I thought it would only perform slightly better than the WiiU and that it would not succeed the 3DS. However, if it does replace both platforms, 15M in the first year is not that good. GBA alone did better and 3DS alone did almost as good. 3DS + WiiU (the infamous generation for Nintendo) did better than NS.
It's really not as simple as adding the two together. That's not how this works.
Im glad they succeded,but i think its time to make some original games not ports or boring sequels.
