The Nintendo Switch Has Sold 10 Million Units Worldwide in 9 Months

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Nintendo is boasting that the Switch has sold 10 million units worldwide in the first nine months of release, helped by Black Friday promotions. The Nintendo Switch carries a list price of $300, so the sale of 10 million units translates into more than $3 billion in revenue related to the product.

Reggie Fils-Aime: “As you can see in people’s living rooms, on a plane or riding the subway, fans all over the world can enjoy playing Nintendo Switch wherever they go. The response from fans has been great, and we’re doing our very best to satisfy demand during the holiday shopping season.”
 
And yet there is still only a single game on it that you'll want to play.

Everything else is a an older Wii-U game that's been ported, or a rushed launch title.
 
admiralperpetual said:
what are you talking about? I had to get a 200gb sd card to fit all the games on it!
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If you want to prove me wrong, show me that list of fun-to-play installed games that aren't ancient ports. Is your list still longer than Zelda and Arms? I doubt it.

There's Xenoblade, but that's a rushed cluster. People are only buying that because they have nothing better to do with the Switch for 2017.
 
defaultluser said:
If you want to prove me wrong, show me that list of fun-to-play installed games that aren't ancient ports. Is your list still longer than Zelda and Arms? I doubt it.

There's Xenoblade, but that's a rushed cluster. People are only buying that because they have nothing better to do with the Switch for 2017.
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Splatoon 2, master blaster zero, I am Setsuna, Dragonball Xenoverse2, Super Mario Odyssey, Mario and Rabids
 
defaultluser said:
If you want to prove me wrong, show me that list of fun-to-play installed games that aren't ancient ports. Is your list still longer than Zelda and Arms? I doubt it.

There's Xenoblade, but that's a rushed cluster. People are only buying that because they have nothing better to do with the Switch for 2017.
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I bought xenoblade 2 for myself even tho the switch is a xmas gift for son with zelda, mario and the games he actually wanted. I'm sure I can find some time to dock it on the big screen and start collecting.

Not every game is a mass appeal cash cow like call of duty. Sometimes people make games they want to make, and have an audience of dedicated gamers that really want to play them no matter what hardware they release on, like monolith soft studios.

I'm not sure what ur arguments really are other than doom and gloom, or maybe u just don't like playing fun games. Zelda was one of the highest scored games ever, with insane mass appeal. That's enough to sell a console WITH NO OTHER FACTORS HAVING ANY MERIT. They followed that up with a mario game just below that plateau. I would have bought it just for xenoblade 2, but now I have a better excuse and my son is happy.

I understand if spending money on playing games you love isn't for you, but you don't need to shit in other peoples cereal over it.
 
CptCabbit said:
Splatoon 2, master blaster zero, I am Setsuna, Dragonball Xenoverse2, Super Mario Odyssey, Mario and Rabids
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Dragon Ball and I am setsuna are on better systems. Only one I give you is Mario. That and Zelda is it for the switch. To me anyway. I am impressed it sold this well but it seems the sales have stagnant. It is Christmas time and the Switch is easy to find now at retail.
 
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bugleyman said:
Pretty darn impressive given the fact that the hardware was dated before it shipped.
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And because of the simpler system the game design themselves are simpler, which means smaller teams and shorter dev times, thus better profits, at least I'd assume so.
 
defaultluser said:
And yet there is still only a single game on it that you'll want to play.

Everything else is a an older Wii-U game that's been ported, or a rushed launch title.
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Yeah just Zelda maybe Mario the Wii had tons of classics redone alot of them were top notch.
 
defaultluser said:
If you want to prove me wrong, show me that list of fun-to-play installed games that aren't ancient ports. Is your list still longer than Zelda and Arms? I doubt it.

There's Xenoblade, but that's a rushed cluster. People are only buying that because they have nothing better to do with the Switch for 2017.
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I'm not listing specific things, but:

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-11-17-nintendo-switch-is-dominated-by-physical-sales-game

Selling at least 3 physical games for every console? I'm pretty sure that Sony and MS would shit themselves to get that.
 
defaultluser said:
If you want to prove me wrong, show me that list of fun-to-play installed games that aren't ancient ports. Is your list still longer than Zelda and Arms? I doubt it.

There's Xenoblade, but that's a rushed cluster. People are only buying that because they have nothing better to do with the Switch for 2017.
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Sounds like a fanboy to me. Why do you consider Xenoblade 2 to be a rushed cluster?
 
I remember telling a friend around launch that I'll wait for numbers like these before assuming the "honeymoon period" had ended where everybody wanted one. I'm glad to see it selling well but I'm confused by the games that are on it. Sure Nintendo stuff will sell systems but besides that most of the stuff seems like ports of indie games and other games. Granted I haven't paid a lot of attention so there could be digital exclusives I'm overlooking too. I guess portability is a nice feature for folks?

I need to dig mine out of the bag and get it set back up so I can binge on Splatoon 2 again and give Zelda another try. Couldn't get into it the first time and got distracted by pouring my time into Horizon. Now that I think about it I do this with all the recent Nintendo systems. Buy them and play a game or two then park them for a while and play catch up later on. My laptop distracted me last time and I blame finally having a desktop again for this with the Switch.
 
And yet I still haven't bought one and have no intention of buying one.

If the rumors are correct, and Nintendo moves the next Pokémon release from the 3DS to the Switch, it will be the 1st Pokémon game I won't be playing with my kids since Diamond & Pearl came out on the DS.
 
I'm a PC gamer through-and-through, the last console I bought personally was the N64 (but was gifted a Wii). Until now...I got a Switch this holiday season.

Physical games: Mario Odyssey, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Digital games: Golf Story, Blaster Master Zero. All of these are Nintendo exclusive and I wouldn't call Zelda or Mario Kart "ancient ports" (especially as they are both superior renditions). I have all data on a 128GB SD I got for $30 on BF and it has 117GB free. My next physical title will probably be Project Octopath Traveler but there are plenty of other titles (physical and digital) coming out in the next few months that would be considered solid.

So, yes, if you're seriously saying the Switch library is lackluster for how long it has been out, you're on drugs. By the end of its first year it'll have tons (I didn't even mention Xeno, Arms, Splatoon and the like, but also Kirby, Yoshi, etc. coming) and the 2nd year with online should have Smash, eventually Metroid Prime 4, etc. Again, I'm a PC gamer, and I admit the PS4 has some attractive exclusives, but I find the Switch fits my playtime gaps far better than the other consoles and it's still quite young. I have a lot of experience with its hardware as I've had a SHIELD TV since 2015 and developed/hacked the hell out of it, and while I feel the Switch would have been better with a Tegra X2 (and such a SKU is still possible), it's a quite capable media machine on top of everything else.
 
vegeta535 said:
Dragon Ball and I am setsuna are on better systems. Only one I give you is Mario. That and Zelda is it for the switch. To me anyway. I am impressed it sd this well but it seems the sales have stagnant. It is Christmas time and the Switch is easy to find now at retail.
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True about IAS and DBXV2 but the question was to give a list of "Fun-to-play" games available on the Switch and I've heard lots of good things about Splatoon 2 and Rabids so evidently a fair amount of people are having fun with them as well. Although as you suggest it's very much a person-to-person thing.

I'll be the first to admit i thought the switch was gonna flop and even after it's initial release i was all "there aren't any good games on it yet" but i think by now it's fair to say its a success and as long as they keep up the current quality of games i may even pick one up.

All that being said, i really don't understand why they released Skyrim on it, but that's a debate for another thread.
 
Portman said:
I'm glad to see it selling well but I'm confused by the games that are on it.
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Speaking as a PC-only gamer for the last fifteen years or so (until recently), I find it more confusing that people not only expect but desire console exclusives. Makes more sense to me that the console is what offers something unique (e.g., portability). Then again I got the Switch to fill the gaps in my PC gaming experience so I might not be typical.
 
Being 31 years old and laying in bed playing Skyrim and especially Super Mario Odyssey in portable mode... I have a grin ear to ear when playing my Switch. Absolutely love it. Haven't played a Mario game in such a long time and Odyssey is simply a joy to play.
 
Maxx said:
Speaking as a PC-only gamer for the last fifteen years or so (until recently), I find it more confusing that people not only expect but desire console exclusives. Makes more sense to me that the console is what offers something unique (e.g., portability). .
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I find it really hard to believe that people still to this day don't see the point of exclusive games. This particular generation you would be correct because of the unique nature and form factor of the Switch, but if you just released every game possible on all the systems there would legitimately be no competition between the hardware makers. By the time Xbox and Microsoft switched to the x86 platform and became more like PCs and offered very similar technical specs to each other, people chose the system that gave them the games that they wanted which was the PS4. The Xbox tried in the beginning to sell itself as a TV all-in-one unit, but failed miserably. The PS4 was marketing as "built for games," and folks responded to that including the price and first-party developers. All that aside, there is not much difference in the hardware between Xbox one and PS4 so if not for console exclusive games, what would the Playstation have to offer/advertise that it could do better than the Xbox One (other than the initial launch price)? It's all in the games. Games sell consoles which is why I haven't touched my Xbox One in a very long time... especially once Microsoft started the Play Anywhere bullshit... it completely stopped me from wanting to buy Xbox One games knowing that most of them would also be on PC. Consoles will always have a place in the market, and I will always love PC gaming and I will always love console gaming. I say there is room for both, and in the spirit of competition game exclusives are here to stay. You have to pay to play.
 
defaultluser said:
If you want to prove me wrong, show me that list of fun-to-play installed games that aren't ancient ports. Is your list still longer than Zelda and Arms? I doubt it.

There's Xenoblade, but that's a rushed cluster. People are only buying that because they have nothing better to do with the Switch for 2017.
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Breath of the Wild. Outside of CEMU (eventually) the Switch is the best place to play that game.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. While it was a Wii U title 8D is the better version in all ways.

Mario + Rabbids. Not a big AAA title, but still an outstanding one. Taking the XCom formula and mixing it with traditional Mario elements works amazingly well.

Arms. Also not a big AAA title, but its got a charm to it.

Splatoon 2. There's a reason this game keeps getting a ton of praise.

Mario Odyssey. Quite possibly the best 3D Mario title since 64.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2. NFC what you mean about it being a rusher cluster. The resolution issues when in handheld mode are noticeable, but they've not once effected my enjoyment of the game. Same withe the framerate. And if we're going to say an occasionally choppy framerate means a game is a rushed cluster then there several thousand games, many of them classics, that we need to reexamine. The game plays incredibly well, it looks great, and it isn't filled with the mountain of bugs. Nothing about the game remotely comes close to it being a cluster.

Steamworld Dig 2. Will come to other platforms, but it was designed as a Switch game and released there first. A pretty damn good game all around.

Apparently the Switch version of Yooka-Laylee is the best version of the game, but who knows.

Fire Emblem Warriors. Yes, its another Musou/Dynasty Warriors game just with a FE skin but it is a good version of that. It's a niche title, but that doesn't stop it from being really damn fun.

Snipperclips. An outstanding couch co-op title. Exclusive to the Switch.

Super Bomberman R. Not an amazing title and it had a really bad launch, but Konami has done a good job supporting it. Not worth full price, but at $25 or less would be a pretty good pick up.

Blaster Master Zero. A great remake of a classic title.

Fast RMX. Pretty cool high-speed racing title.

That is a shit load of games to play, especially considering the system has only been out 9 months. Most consoles take a year, or more, to get one game that can be considered a true system seller. The Switch launched with one (let's be frank, no one was buying the Wii U even before the Switch launched) and has released 2 others (Splatoon and Mario) in that time. How many other consoles have had a big 1st party release almost every single month in the first nine months of their life?

Comixbooks said:
Yeah just Zelda maybe Mario the Wii had tons of classics redone alot of them were top notch.
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Not in the first nine months it didn't. Mario Galaxy launched a full 12 months after the Wii and Nintendo's AAA releases on the system were pretty sparse. The Switch already has Zelda, Mario, Mario Kart (yes, it is AAA), Splatoon 2, and Xenoblade. That's FIVE AAA titles within nine months. And then FEW, Mario + Rabbids (co-developed and co-published), Arms, and Pokken to fill out AA spots. And 1-2-Switch, I suppose.
 
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I find it really hard to believe that people still to this day don't see the point of exclusive games.
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I never said I didn't understand the point of exclusive games. If you look at my list of games you'll note they are all Nintendo (if not Switch) exclusive. My argument was that exclusives are bad for the consumer. I shouldn't have to buy three consoles on top of a gaming PC to enjoy a dozen noteworthy titles. Your counterargument would be that if there were no exclusives, there would only be the need for one system, which is even worse for the consumer. Except that's not the case if the hardware is the selling point. A gaming PC is immensely versatile, for example. The Switch has portability and other innovations that make it unique. That leaves the XBox and the PlayStation and, quite honestly, there SHOULD only be one of those two. But I guess I should have dropped $250 this holiday season to enjoy Horizon before letting my PS4 collect dust until the next exclusive...which is good for me as a consumer, how?

The only viable argument for exclusive games is that you have some games made that might not normally see the light of day. Even that argument I find to be a reach as the game industry has proven itself to be pretty money-oriented outside of some exceptions and the truly neat games (e.g. Cuphead) would be viable even as a non-exlusive. I didn't get the Switch for exclusives (although they are nice) and a large number of their eShop games are also on PC - but neither is my PC in a form factor with which I can be relaxed or mobile with as needed. So, yeah, that convenience is worthwhile even for non-exclusives. I could even see owning a regular console without exclusive - if I still lived in a frat house or had people over all the time, which I don't. Consoles are consistent and easy versus dealing with a PC beyond that. Each platform has its advantages outside of exclusives.
 
vegeta535 said:
Dragon Ball and I am setsuna are on better systems. Only one I give you is Mario. That and Zelda is it for the switch. To me anyway. I am impressed it sd this well but it seems the sales have stagnant. It is Christmas time and the Switch is easy to find now at retail.
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Actually, Zelda is wii u too.
 
Nine Parchments isn’t an exclusive, but the demo was and that game demo was fun, an awesome couch co-op game in a time when there are so few.


Also, Nintendo actually made 10 million of them??? That’s the most shocking part to me.
 
Maxx said:
I never said I didn't understand the point of exclusive games. If you look at my list of games you'll note they are all Nintendo (if not Switch) exclusive. My argument was that exclusives are bad for the consumer. I shouldn't have to buy three consoles on top of a gaming PC to enjoy a dozen noteworthy titles. Your counterargument would be that if there were no exclusives, there would only be the need for one system, which is even worse for the consumer. Except that's not the case if the hardware is the selling point. A gaming PC is immensely versatile, for example. The Switch has portability and other innovations that make it unique. That leaves the XBox and the PlayStation and, quite honestly, there SHOULD only be one of those two. But I guess I should have dropped $250 this holiday season to enjoy Horizon before letting my PS4 collect dust until the next exclusive...which is good for me as a consumer, how?

The only viable argument for exclusive games is that you have some games made that might not normally see the light of day. Even that argument I find to be a reach as the game industry has proven itself to be pretty money-oriented outside of some exceptions and the truly neat games (e.g. Cuphead) would be viable even as a non-exlusive. I didn't get the Switch for exclusives (although they are nice) and a large number of their eShop games are also on PC - but neither is my PC in a form factor with which I can be relaxed or mobile with as needed. So, yeah, that convenience is worthwhile even for non-exclusives. I could even see owning a regular console without exclusive - if I still lived in a frat house or had people over all the time, which I don't. Consoles are consistent and easy versus dealing with a PC beyond that. Each platform has its advantages outside of exclusives.
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No, the PS4 and XB1 should NOT have been a single system. Competition is good for the market. The shifting of leaders in the console market drives innovation and drives companies to make a better product. The PS4 and XB1 are gunning for the same group of consumers, that means both companies have to compete and try to offer the more compelling product. If there was only one choice (because PC gaming is not a viable choice for a lot of people) then that company could do whatever they wanted and charge whatever they wanted. Remember the $600 PS3 and the $600 XB1? Both from companies that grew confident with their leads and thought people would pay any amount just because of their name. Exclusives kind of suck for consumers, but the competition is also a good thing.

westrock2000 said:
Nine Parchments isn’t an exclusive, but the demo was and that game demo was fun, an awesome couch co-op game in a time when there are so few.


Also, Nintendo actually made 10 million of them??? That’s the most shocking part to me.
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They've been in stock in stores since around mid-October. They probably made a lot more than 10m. That 10m number is sold through to customers. The total shipped number could be in the 12-13 million range, which means they will surpass the Wii U's lifetime shipments by the end of this month.
 
I'm looking forward to getting one. I asked my parents for one for Christmas..... My wife won't let me buy one for myself :(
 
Nice, I was hoping Nintendo would pull out a nice win with the switch. I never understood the negativity twords the switch before launch. It grabbed my attention as a PC exclusive gamer for the past 12 or so years. That said I haven't bought one yet, I was waiting to see if they make a Zelda version of it and all the bugs worked out.

I did end up grabbing a Wii U and a 3DS XL with almost every Zelda and Mario game ever made Just before the switch launch. I was amazed all the Zelda remakes made it past me all these years. I figure by the time I get through them maybe they will have Skyward Sword remade and I can move on to the Switch.
 
Derangel said:
No, the PS4 and XB1 should NOT have been a single system. Competition is good for the market. The shifting of leaders in the console market drives innovation and drives companies to make a better product.
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Your understanding of market economics is zero based on the quoted statements.
 
Maxx said:
Your understanding of market economics is zero based on the quoted statements.
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Oh? Then explain to me how Sony and MS trying to counter each other does not lead to better experiences for the end user? MS majorly fucked up in revealing the XB1 and continued to double down on it. With a single statement Sony ensured they would win. This drove MS to full reverse on their stance and spend a lot of time, and money, improving the Xbox 1 to the point where I'd say its actually a better system then the PS4. If the consumer,and retail, reaction wasn't so negative after the XB1 reveal I bet you Sony would have done the exact same thing MS wanted to do. I'm not going to sit here and defend 3rd party developed and published exclusives, but I don't think MS and Sony going for each other's throats is an entirely bad thing for the consumer. No one in the console market can be trusted with a monopoly.
 
Maxx said:
Speaking as a PC-only gamer for the last fifteen years or so (until recently), I find it more confusing that people not only expect but desire console exclusives. Makes more sense to me that the console is what offers something unique (e.g., portability). Then again I got the Switch to fill the gaps in my PC gaming experience so I might not be typical.
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You are not that atypical, from what I have seen on other forums.
 
Got a switch, and 6 games :/
I was considering waiting for the second gen unit.. Nintendo will surely improve it significantly, maybe not too much in performance, but surely on screen and battery life and so on.
 
Exclusives work. Some of the most iconic games have been exclusives, these in turn inspired derivatives that you can play in 144 fps on PC, yes, but the core gameplay was honed on console under the auspices of well-endowed corporations like Sony and MS; I won't even mention Nintendo. ;) PC exclusives tend to be trash like your typical clickfest RTS or MOBA. There are certainly gems that keep me buying hundreds of dollars of computer hardware, but I still grab every console at some point in time to play those games that innovate beyond what you can expect from developers that are slaves to third-world or enthusiast markets.
 
The Switch is the first Nintendo console I will not be purchasing since the NES. For a portable system that can play on the big screen i'm going to have to go with the GPD Win.
 
I am the exact opposite, Switch is the first console I have ever bought (all of the Nintendo Consoles I have had were when I was a kid, I was fully PC from teenager onwards).

Exclusives were what won me over, not portability.
 
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