[NPD] Nintendo Switch sells 735,926 units in the U.S. in October, second-highest October ever for a home console

[Mpl90]

Nintendo Switch Achieves Its Best October Sales to Date

With growth of 136% when compared to the same month in 2019, the Nintendo Switch family of systems saw its strongest October sales yet, with more than

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With growth of 136% when compared to the same month in 2019, the Nintendo Switch family of systems saw its strongest October sales yet, with more than 735,000 units sold between Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite in the U.S. According to numbers provided by NPD, the October 2020 sales of Nintendo Switch are the second-highest October sales of any video game console in history, only outdone by the 807,000 units sold of the Wii system in October 2008.

October continues a record-setting streak for Nintendo Switch as the best-selling video game console for 23 consecutive months – the most months in a row for any video game console since NPD started tracking sales numbers. To date, Nintendo Switch has sold more than 22.5 million units in the U.S., according to NPD. And according to internal Nintendo data, Nintendo Switch has sold-in more than 63 million units worldwide.

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Print me money if old

 

[DecoReturns]

So now they're a little less doom right?

 

[Sandfox]

That's crazy lol

 

[ILikeFeet]

 

[WestEgg]

Mario is eating tonight.

 

[DarkDetective]

 

[ThisIsBlitz21]

Since then did we start receiving cold hard numbers? This is cool.

 

[Lelouch0612]

To give some context:

736 000 Switch sold in the US in October

2nd best October in US history

Best October of the gen until then was the PS4 in 2018 with 342 000 units sold

 

[cw_sasuke]

Straight up ridiculous October numbers....lol.

Man if they have enough stock November and December are gonna be hilarious.

 

[WestEgg]

Since then did we start receiving cold hard numbers? This is cool.

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Straight from the plumber's mouth this time.

 

[Ozzie]

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I love this meme lol.

 

[MonadL]

Gawddamn

 

[Deleted member 2791]

eh that's a bit disappointing. only the second best october of all time? it's clearly losing momentum

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is a joke don't ban me

 

[YuriLowell]

Damn good numbers. What's driving those?

 

[Kingpin722]

GOAT

 

[Shaymin]

Gotta love how they counted it down to the individual system. That is stone cold.

 

[Quinton]

Salem Switch Trials.

 

[Uzupedro]

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Every single time I see this cover I laugh like it's the first time.

 

[Obsonet]

Damn good numbers. What's driving those?

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Hades

 

[DarkDetective]

Going all-in with my prediction:

10 million is a lock for Switch in 2020.

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[Lelouch0612]

Damn good numbers. What's driving those?

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Better stock

Demand went nuts since Animal Crossing launched and COVID took over. System has basically been in tight supply ever since.

 

[Deleted member 864]

So now they're a little less doom right?

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Nintendoomed is always doomed though.

 

[Sandfox]

Better stock

Demand went nuts since Animal Crossing launched and COVID took over. System has basically been in tight supply ever since.

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I think it started before then, but it's been a while.

 

[Welfare]

So this thread got posted first (damn you Mpl)

October 2019: ~312K
October 2020: 735,926 (+136%)

We also have a new October 2008 number for the Wii at 807K

 

[Watchtower]

 

[DarkDetective]

Nintendo Switch is the best-selling console in the US for 23 months in a row now. It broke the previous record, held by Xbox 360, this month.

 

[Xevross]

Insanity. Pure insanity.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Damn good numbers. What's driving those?

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Nintendo Switch

 

[Cubo]

To give some context:

736 000 Switch sold in the US in October

2nd best October in US history

Best October of the gen until then was the PS4 in 2018 with 342 000 units sold

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Wow.

And yay we have numbers straight from NPD again!

 

[Lelouch0612]

I think it started before then, but it's been a while.

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You have Japan in mind I believe. Jan/Feb were a bit down YoY in the US but then they sold 1 000 000 consoles in March lol

 

[DecoReturns]

Damn good numbers. What's driving those?

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Tom Nook making anonymous threatening phone calls

 

[delete12345]

2nd best October in US history

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What's the 1st best October in US history?

EDIT: I just saw it.

Wii is at 807K... insane Wii numbers.

 

[Fantastical]

November will be insane. I bet AC sales this holiday season are going to be crazy.

 

[Starphanluke]

Hooooly hell.

To give some context:

736 000 Switch sold in the US in October

2nd best October in US history

Best October of the gen until then was the PS4 in 2018 with 342 000 units sold

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...wait. It more than doubled the record for this gen? Wtf?

 

[DarkSora]

I last saw the AC Switch restocked at the Target near my house but haven't seen it since. People are buying them as soon as they're restocked.

 

[ILikeFeet]

Tom Nook making anonymous threatening phone calls

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Tom Nook rigging sales results

COUNT EVERY SALE

 

[DarkDetective]

Damn good numbers. What's driving those?

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Billions of viruses across the world.


...And a greedy raccoon.

 

[The Emperor]

And unlike Wii I reckon Switch won't suddenly fall of a cliff....it has all the signs of tremendous consistency frankly....with big games still to come. If Nintendo doesn't end its lifespan quickly perhaps we will finally have a console to dethrone PS2's sales?

 

[Lelouch0612]

Hooooly hell.



...wait. It more than doubled the record for this gen? Wtf?

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Current momentum is just absurd. It is breaking records left and right. Very excited to see how the Holidays will shape up.

 

[Adulfzen]

Market Leader

 

[poptire]

Looking forward to 2021. My Switch has been relatively dormant this year outside of AC for like a month straight. Hopefully next year we get BotW 2.

 

[overthewaves]

Holy Hell

 

[Deleted member 63122]

So, will next gen affect them or nah?

 

[Starphanluke]

Current momentum is just absurd. It is breaking records left and right. Very excited to see how the Holidays will shape up.

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If Nintendo has decent stock of that MK8 bundle... going to be a mammoth holiday.

 

[NotLiquid]

Mat was right that Switch's insane momentum lately is understated within the next-gen craze. Its current levels of success would be seen as holy-shit-worthy by every conceivable metric if it weren't for the news cycle of upcoming console launches being more appealing to an onlooker.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

So, will next gen affect them or nah?

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Nah

 

[Starphanluke]

So, will next gen affect them or nah?

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As of now, it doesn't look like it, especially if next year's software begins to stack up nicely. (And with a Switch Pro-like model almost certainly on the horizon).

 

[DarkDetective]

So, will next gen affect them or nah?

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Nah.

Next-gen consoles will be supply constrained, and they mostly appeal to first adopters. That's a different audience than the people who buy a Switch in the 4th year of its life.

 

[808s & Villainy]

And unlike Wii I reckon Switch won't suddenly fall of a cliff....it has all the signs of tremendous consistency frankly....with big games still to come. If Nintendo doesn't end its lifespan quickly perhaps we will finally have a console to dethrone PS2's sales?

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I'm pretty sure by this point the Wii was already in its free fall

 

[delete12345]

Billions of viruses across the world.


...And a greedy raccoon.

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Tanuki