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Nintendo Switch has already beaten PS4 & XBOX One Launch sales?!


From numerous articles I've read over the past week all retailers around the globe are sold out of Switch pre-orders. Nintendo has said 2 million units will be available at launch.

I also read today retailers are asking for a further 1 million units to be available at the time of launch.

If I've read everything correctly and Nintendo is able to meet the demands of 3 million at launch, those are absolutely staggering numbers.

That would mean:

Switch launch sales-3 Million
PS4 launch sales-1.2 million
XBOX One launch sales-1 million

The Switch would still have a long way to go to match the competitors lifetime sales, however this is incredible news for Nintendo and the gaming industry.

That's a little under a quarter of the Wii U's lifetime sales.

Nintendo just has to keep on producing units for the current demand, consistently release it's IP'S and continue to court third party developers.

Looks like Nintendo has already hit a home run...



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Would certainly be impressive if they managed to sell three million units on launch.

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I'm sure part of the pre-order hype is due to the massive shortages of the NES Classic. Many people are clamoring for Nintendo products again.

I intend on buying a Switch whenever I'm able to. There are numerous games coming out this year alone that I can't wait to own/play

Arms
Fire Emblem Warriors
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Splatoon 2
Skyrim Switch
Super Bomberman R
Super Mario Odyssey
Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Etc.

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You're getting a bit ahead of yourself there.

For starters, your comparisions in no way takes into account the staggered launch of both the PS4 and Xbone. For Example,the PS4 released in America and sold over 1 million day one on November 15th. It didnt launch for another 2 weeks in Europe,and roughly 3 days after its european launch on Nov 28th it had hit 2.1million. It then didnt release until February in Japan. The switch on the other hand is releasing in all those regions with ~2million units to be shipped that whole month (That includes both launch day and any further shipments that month)

It may sell more day one than PS4 did day one, but youre comparing a worldwide launch to a single region launch. 2million worldwide units sold in the month,if all sold, will still likely fall short of the combined sales of the European and American Ps4 launches overall.

As for an increase in stock? I wouldn't hold your breath. Nintendo are notorious for restricting the amount of products shipped in order to artifically create demand (See, the Ninteno Classic, numerous Amiibos).

Looks like Nintendo has already hit a home run...


Again, wayyyyy ahead of yourself there. A successfull Nintendo launch in no way gaurantees a successfull nintendo product. The faithful will always be back and will essentially be their day 1 purchasers. Beyond that they'll need to attract the average consumer and the casual audience if they're to gaurantee a success.

It will likely beat the WiiU in terms of overall sales, but its not going to be the mega hit that some people seem to think it might be.

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This.

Ninty fans will hang onto anything that sounds like good news. Including the "20%" more games at launch

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This probably won't even be the worst Nintendo launch ever. Also, I don't think Jag was jumping for joy in his thread and made it as more of a tongue-in-cheek new topic.

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It could actually be the best launch lineup ever for a console - or at least tied with the N64.

One brilliant game makes all the difference.

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Worst lunch ever Ah, that sucks. Had a pretty good lunch today. Good enough for me to take seconds.

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You can't wait to play Arms?!!


Reggie, wtf are you doing trolling imdb?

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