Analyst: Switch Recently Topped 600,000 Units Sold in South Korea, Faster Than PS4 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 May 2020 / 6,738 Views
Senior Analyst at Niko Partners Daniel Ahmad via Twitter announced lifetime sales of the Nintendo Switch recently surpassed 600,000 units in South Korea. The Switch reached 600,000 units sold in South Korea faster than the PlayStation 4 did.
Ahmad also revealed that Ring Fit Adventure is selling well in South Korea.
Nintendo recently announced shipment figures for the Switch topped 41.67 million units worldwide as of September 30. Nintendo shipped 4.8 million Switch units during that quarter.
The Nintendo Switch Lite shipped 1.95 million units worldwide in its first 10 days. The Switch surpassed 10 million units sold to consumers in Japan as of November 3. The Switch has also sold over 15 million units in North America and over 10 million units in Europe.
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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Who is Daniel Ahmad?
But what does he do and why does he always have info no one else knows?
Hes an industry analyst and insider. When he gives info, its solid gold.
This may not be the place to ask, but does anybody have any insight as to why he left?
I never thought that the South Korean market could be that big in terms of video games.
oh no... it's go to thrid party route
It's a start in an unknown market. Hopefully Nintendo and sony can get those numbers up, the potential there is gigantic.
Grey market?
Blue ocean.
As A south Korean I can explain.
First off internet cafe culture. That's a big one-most kids don't even have gaming computers at home even if thry game regularly.
Then it's the fact that our houses are small and we have good public transport.
Lastly, our kids are all busy studying starting from around age 10. Gaming is considered a major distraction from that.
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