Nintendo Switch Sales Hit 1.5M in Japan in 26 Weeks

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The Nintendo Switch has reached 1.5 million sales in Nintendo's home country of Japan since its launch in March, and that’s particularly impressive when you compare it to the PS4, which took 69 weeks to achieve the same feat. They say that the Switch’s success over there isn’t very surprising, as portable and mobile gaming reigns supreme in that territory.

The Switch stock shortages in Japan have been well documented, with consumers queuing for hours to be in with a chance to receive units. Nintendo had vowed to increase its shipments, and managed to do so with the arrival of Splatoon 2 and Monster Hunter XX. Splatoon 2 has sold more than 1m units in a month since launch. Nintendo has adopted a slightly different strategy with Switch. As opposed to launching a large number of games at the machine's launch, it has spread out its big games over the following six months.
 
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