Nintendo is ending 2018 on a high note. After being out since December 7th, Nintendo has announced it has sold over three million copies of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Additionally, the Nintendo Switch has been the fastest-selling console of this current console generation.
Nintendo Switch Sales Numbers
“From its launch in March 2017 through November 2018, Nintendo Switch has sold more than 8.7 million units, outpacing sales of all other current generation systems at the same point in their life cycles.”
Additionally, Nintendo is the top-selling software publisher in 2018. What makes this statement even more impressive is that they’ve reached this milestone before Super Smash Bros. Ultimate launched. At over three million units sold in just 11 days, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the fastest-selling game in the Smash Bros. series.
“We are so thrilled to see such a strong reaction from consumers in the second holiday season for Nintendo Switch,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “We’re looking forward to delivering more excitement and smiles to our fans in the coming year and beyond.”
Other Nintendo Switch Milestones in the U.S
- Hardware unit and dollar sales for 2018 are at their highest totals since 2011.
- Nintendo eShop sales have grown over 105 percent since 2017.
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has sold over four million units and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has sold over five million units. Additionally, Super Mario Odyssey has sold over 4.7 million units.
- Lastly, Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee have sold a combined total of two million units. Super Mario Party has sold 1.4 million units.
The first Nintendo developed title coming out in 2019 is New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe on January 11th. Additionally, new games in the Animal Crossing, Fire Emblem, and Pokemon franchises are expected to come out next year. With titles like that, the Nintendo Switch’s success will only continue to grow.