Switch Outpaces All Opponents in December, 3DS Sales Shine Too

NINTENDO SWITCH

December was a huge month for Nintendo. According to data collected by the NPD Group, the Switch sold more units in December 2017 than all other gaming platforms. Over 1.5 million consoles were sold, the highest number for Nintendo since 2014.

In addition, 3DS also scored big numbers in December. Over 750,000 were sold, a 27% increase over 2016 and the most since 2014.

From the PR

Combined hardware sales of Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition system topped 2.6 million units, which accounted for more than half of all hardware sold during the month.

Four Nintendo Switch games finished high on the December sales charts for individual titles: Super Mario Odyssey at No. 3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at No. 4, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at No. 9 and Splatoon 2 at No. 16. Additionally, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon for Nintendo 3DS finished No. 13 and No. 14, respectively.

Note: Data regarding physical sales of games are from the NPD Group. Data regarding digital downloads of games and combined physical/digital life-to-date numbers are from Nintendo’s internal sales figures. All numbers, unless otherwise stated, are specific to the United States only.

1 Comment

  1. Glad to hear it. The more sales, the more third party games the Switch is going to see.

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