Switch Sales Surpass 4 Million Units in Japan - News

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The Nintendo Switch has sold more than four million units in Japan, according to the latest Media Create figures for the week ending April 8.

The Switch sold 40,016 units to being its lifetime sales to 4,036,797 units. To compare, the PlayStation 4 has sold 6,626,656 units in Japan since it launched on February 22, 2014.

The Nintendo Switch launched in Japan on March 3, 2017.

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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KrspaceT (on 11 April 2018)

Clearly it's been dead ever since Monster Hunter

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Ljink96 KrspaceT (on 11 April 2018)

Monster Hunter stopped Switch dead cold in its tracks.

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KrspaceT KrspaceT (on 11 April 2018)

Yes, clearly there is no change.

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Ganoncrotch KrspaceT (on 12 April 2018)

it was DOA man... didn't you hear?

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Kwaidd (on 11 April 2018)

pretty impressive

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super_etecoon (on 11 April 2018)

The Switch sold 40,016 units to bring its lifetime sales to 4,036,797 units

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progstarmac (on 11 April 2018)

That was... Quick! Hehe

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