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https://twitter.com/MatPiscatella/status/913408935377248256

Mat Piscatella‏ @MatPiscatella

Switch US physical SW sales are on pace to be the biggest ever for a Nintendo platform launch year since '95, by a fairly large margin.

https://twitter.com/MatPiscatella/status/913414834821222401

Mat Piscatella‏ @MatPiscatella 48s49 seconds ago
Replying to @MatPiscatella

Tracking began in 1995... and SW means Software.

Update:

I'm fairly confident even time aligned Switch will be right up there with or exceed the other platforms. And this is just physical. Add digital and I'm very confident. Time will tell I guess.

 

[Transistor]

Good. Glad Nintendo is back in the competition in the US. They've done an amazing job with the Switch.

 

[Fukuzatsu]

Is this true of hardware as well, or just software?

 

[AcademicSaucer]

What was 95?

 

[Oregano]

That's ridiculously impressive. Wii had a lot more software at retail.

Switch is really moving software.

 

[Lupin the Third]

'95? When they released the Virtual Boy...?

Did they mean '96 (N64 launch) ?

 

[Monkeyball]

 

[ReitStuff]

Biggest since ‘95? I wouldn’t have thought that ‘95 would have been a big year for Nintendo.

 

[FelipeMGM]

this is nuts. Even though Nintendo digital share is not that big compared to other platforms, thats still an option that wasnt around for most of the other launches.

Congrats to Nintendo on the huge success so far, its very exciting for everybody

 

[NolbertoS]

SNES like levels again. Eh. Hope we get memorable RPGs during that era. Need more Atlus, NISA, and Falcom games. I’ve given up on SE bringing back quality RPGs to Switch other than FF and DQ

 

[wrowa]

Launch year as in 12 months since launch or calender year it launched in?

 

[MatPiscatella]

1995 is when tracking began, and SW stands for Software.

Calendar year.

 

[Yoshi]

What was 95?

Yoshi's Island, the best game ever, released.

(Also, probably beginning of NPD tracking?)

 

[Shahadan]

Their userbase is starving after all

 

[moltonasty]

Makes sense, Switch is a goddamn beast right now with new releases. 18 titles being released on the system THIS WEEK alone.

 

[Vampirolol]

Starving for software indeed.

 

[kizmah]

I’ve given up on SE bringing back quality RPGs to Switch other than FF and DQ

Play Octopath Traveler demo.

 

[Palette Swap]

Yoshi's Island, the best game ever, released.

(Also, probably beginning of NPD tracking?)

Yeah but “platform launch year“ makes it sound like they’re comparing it to something else.

 

[FelipeMGM]

What was 95?

'95? When they released the Virtual Boy...?

Did they mean '96 (N64 launch) ?

1995 is the year NPD started tracking video games

 

[Cerium]

1995 was when tracking began.

So it's the biggest on record. Added to OP.

 

[Ex-Psych]

Bigger Failure than Wii-u confirmed /s

 

[Lord_Byron28]

1995 is when tracking began, and SW stands for Software.

Calendar year.

Thank you. This should be added in the OP before most of this thread is spent from people trying to figure out why 1995 of all years.

 

[Firemind]

Hope they add more shelf space then in stores. The Wii U and 3DS shelves were depressing.

 

[BigEmil]

What the hell is the guy on the left doing with his tongue lol

 

[Dynomutt]

Yup. 3 people at work were talking about it and Super Mario Odyssey. I still need Golden Sun before I make a purchase.

 

[emb]

I'm surprised the Wii didn't already break whatever record that is. I guess most people just bought the thing and played Wii Sports.

 

[JustenP88]

Ok, now this is the thread where people can do that whole "well, yeah, cause there's no software to buy" thing and I won't get all pissy about it.

 

[Devilgunman]

The Switch is loaded with games this years. No surprise they are breaking the record.

 

[Firemind]

Yup. 3 people at work were talking about it and Super Mario Odyssey. I still need Golden Sun before I make a purchase.

It's never coming back.

 

[wanders]

Yup. 3 people at work were talking about it and Super Mario Odyssey. I still need Golden Sun before I make a purchase.

Oh shit an an HD golden sun would be great i

 

[sixteen-bit]

It prints money . gif

 

[ScaryShark]

Is it just the calendar year? It's no surprise the Switch is doing well but if it's just calendar year it's a little misleading since

N64 NA release date: 9/29
GC: 11/18
Wii: 11/19
Wii U: 11/18

All other launches were much later in the year.

 

[Majine]

What the hell is the guy on the left doing with his tongue lol

"The guy on the left"?

That's Bill Trinen!

 

[Nightwing123]

That's awesome and congrats to Nintendo on the success.

 

[TwistedFreeze]

Is it just the calendar year? It's no surprise the Switch is doing well but if it's just calendar year it's a little misleading since

N64 NA release date: 9/29
GC: 11/18
Wii: 11/19
Wii U: 11/18

All other launches were much later in the year.

I think this might also be including handhelds as they said Nintendo platform as opposed to Nintendo console

 

[Bazry]

Makes sense, Switch is a goddamn beast right now with new releases. 18 titles being released on the system THIS WEEK alone.

Of which only 1 is physical I believe (Fifa), the OP is talking about physical releases

 

[Exterminieren]

I'm surprised the Wii didn't already break whatever record that is. I guess most people just bought the thing and played Wii Sports.

Matt specified that this means calendar year- Wii launched in November, whereas Switch launched in March.

Still impressive, but I'd hazard a guess that the Wii's SW sales for the first six months eclipse the Switch's.

 

[Monkeyball]

It prints money . gif

Do we have a Switch money print gif yet?

 

[WestEgg]

I note the use of "platform" and not console... so the Switch is tracking better than the original DS? Whoa mama...

 

[wrowa]

I'm surprised the Wii didn't already break whatever record that is. I guess most people just bought the thing and played Wii Sports.

Wii released in November, Switch in March. We’re comparing 2 months of sales with 9 months of sales, so it‘s not exactly an even comparison.

 

[fredrancour]

Did npd track all the bundled copies of Wii sports?

Yup. 3 people at work were talking about it and Super Mario Odyssey. I still need Golden Sun before I make a purchase.

I'd love an excuse to shove Issac into Smash but that ones dead.

 

[LordOcidax]

Cant wait when the Switch reach 100 Million, to read a lot of "Not surprised" and "Expected" here. Never change GAF... lol

 

[BassForever]

Of which only 1 is physical I believe (Fifa), the OP is talking about physical releases

Which is even more crazy since so many people are going heavy digital on switch.

 

[Vena]

1995 is when tracking began, and SW stands for Software.

Calendar year.

So this looks even better with the slew of untracked indies/digital? Will be curious to find out some numbers on that end with the way Nintendo has been courting some indies.

 

[MatPiscatella]

Is it just the calendar year? It's no surprise the Switch is doing well but if it's just calendar year it's a little misleading since

N64 NA release date: 9/29
GC: 11/18
Wii: 11/19
Wii U: 11/18

All other launches were much later in the year.

Includes portables, not just consoles. But yeah, calendar year.

 

[noshten]

Expected result, I definitely think Nintendo will ship much more than 10 million for the FY. It's still on course of getting to 5 million this year in NA.

 

[nachum00]

What the hell is the guy on the left doing with his tongue lol

Lol "the guy on the left"

 

[:Motorbass]

Well, we're starving for games. We just buy ANYthing

 

[Skittzo0413]

I'm extremely curious how this would look if you include download only titles too... C'mon Nintendo, put those in your next earnings report!

That's ridiculously impressive. Wii had a lot more software at retail.

Switch is really moving software.

Yeah, Switch really does not have much in the way of retail software. Especially compared to the Wii. Seriously impressive.

Makes sense, Switch is a goddamn beast right now with new releases. 18 titles being released on the system THIS WEEK alone.

Only one of which (I believe) is a packaged retail game. Which is what makes this all the more impressive.

 

[Interfectum]

Cant wait when the Switch reach 100 Million, to read a lot of "Not surprised" and "Expected" here. Never change GAF... lol

Remember when a lot of posters said Switch would never get western AAA games? Good times. lol