Nintendo managed to set two new sales milestones in the United States during the period of November 22nd through November 26th. During those five days, the Nintendo Switch became the fastest selling Nintendo system ever, surpassing the previous record holder--the Nintendo Wii--and also reached a record sales week in North America. Not only that, but Adobe Analytics reported the Nintendo Switch as one of the most-purchased items, and the highest selling video game related product during that window. From Thanksgiving Day to Cyber Monday, consumers purchased over $250 million dollars worth of Nintendo games and consoles, including 3DS, Switch, and SNES Classic items in that figure.

Nintendo Switch

• Nintendo Switch hardware sales grew 115 percent compared to the same period in 2017.
• Lifetime sales of Nintendo Switch, which is entering only its second holiday season, have reached more than 8.2 million units.
• Sales of first-party games, including digital downloads, topped 1 million units Nov. 22-26, beating 2017’s totals by 78 percent.
• Nintendo Switch games Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! have hit combined U.S. sales of more than 1.5 million units since their Nov. 16 launch.
• Super Mario Party surpassed lifetime U.S. sales of 1 million units, becoming the fastest-selling game in the Mario Partyseries and the fifth million-selling first-party Nintendo Switch game in the U.S. alone, joining The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Odyssey and Splatoon 2.

Nintendo 3DS

• Thanks in part to strong Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday sales, the total installed base for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems has hit 22 million.
• Additionally, after 12 months of availability, lifetime combined sales of the Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moongames crossed 2.2 million.

Classic Gaming Systems

• Also aided by strong Nov. 22-26 sales, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition system surpassed lifetime sales of 2.5 million.
• And the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition system surpassed lifetime sales of 2 million.

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[raxadian]

I got the Super NES Classic Edition months ago, is still on the box. I didn't get the Nes version because my Gamwcube Animal Crossing game still works and it has my favourite Nes games there.

 

[mario5555]

Which is funny because I bought what 3 Switch games, 1 3DS...well 2 3DS games, and like 14 PS4 games.

Unlike most of you in this thread I don't remember the last time I played anything on my Switch (I don't play in portable mode) I keep collecting for it (over 57+ games now) but for some reason just can't seem to play it much (if at all, just like the XB1) the NES got more play time recently compared to the Switch, which I usually power on to get gold coins then turn right back off...meh

Curious to see sales numbers of Switch compared to the Spiderman PS4 that I've seen pictures of people with multiple carts full of them...who knows.

 

[Clydefrosch]

Which is funny because I bought what 3 Switch games, 1 3DS...well 2 3DS games, and like 14 PS4 games.

Unlike most of you in this thread I don't remember the last time I played anything on my Switch (I don't play in portable mode) I keep collecting for it (over 57+ games now) but for some reason just can't seem to play it much (if at all, just like the XB1) the NES got more play time recently compared to the Switch, which I usually power on to get gold coins then turn right back off...meh

Curious to see sales numbers of Switch compared to the Spiderman PS4 that I've seen pictures of people with multiple carts full of them...who knows.

thats a handful of scalpers, they're not gonna put much of a dent in that statistic.

 

[raxadian]

I only use the Switch on portable mode and I only have Mario Oddysey for it. I plan to get the Super Smash Bros game for it. I am not gonna buy Mario Kart because it needs the paid service to play online and the last Mario Kart I liked was DS anyway.

 

[bowser]

I don't get it. The lifetime sales of the Switch is only 8.2 million? It's definitely wayyy more than that.

 

[DarthDub]

I don't get it. The lifetime sales of the Switch is only 8.2 million? It's definitely wayyy more than that.

Probably meant for just USA or something.

 

[raxadian]

Probably meant for just USA or something.

Is just USA sales, Worldwide sales were about 17 million units last I checked. But the USA is Nintendo most important market since is the place were their games sell the most. Hence why the USA gets custom translations and had so many Nintendo magazines and so on.

 

[foob]

If true, the figures don't surprise me. Sony is out of the gaming portable race. Customers are paying the price of that. Nintendo can keep Switch prices high while the 3DS/2DS soak up 'budget' sales.

 

[raxadian]

If true, the figures don't surprise me. Sony is out of the gaming portable race. Customers are paying the price of that. Nintendo can keep Switch prices high while the 3DS/2DS soak up 'budget' sales.

Yeah, hence why Nintendo insists the 2ds/3ds is not dead.