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Forums - Sales Discussion - The Switch has Sold more than what the PS4 and XB1 in the past two weeks in a day(Amazon)

celador on 14 January 2017

it's two weeks in january though



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badgenome on 14 January 2017
Mummelmann said:

Does this no longer apply?

He was so young.



Goodnightmoon on 14 January 2017

A close friend of mine completely skipped the WiiU and hasnt been into gaming for years, I show him the new trailer of Zelda and he sent me a picture of his Switch pre-order just 3 hours ago lol

I was not expecting that at all.



enrageorange on 14 January 2017

From January 2nd to January 16th last year, the PS4 sold 109k in the United States and the XB1 sold 63k in the United States.

Assuming similar sales this year, and assuming Amazon is an average retailer, that would mean preorders are probably greater than 109k after one day.

That's not a very high benchmark to pass. Obviously sales could be much higher than the ps4, but all we really know is that it has outsold the best selling ps4 sku on Amazon. By how much is anyone's guess.



jason1637 on 14 January 2017
Ljink96 said:
As it has been pointed out, this has never happened too Wii U and 3DS. So this is pretty big. But what matters is how they maintain that momentum throughout the year. They can't afford a dry summer and autumn and the only winter game they have is Mario. That can't happen. Nintendo needs to get their other B list titles for summer and autumn. Their Kirby, Donkey Kong, Pikmin, Kid Icarus, etc. Nintendo has the IP to drive the Switch, it'll be interesting to see if they do.

Yeah i think Spring is pretty good and Summer has splatoon. From Sept-Dec Mario isnt enough they need more games than that. Maybe Pokemon Stars?

Insidb said:
For Nintendo's sake, I really hope this doesn't turn out like your Halo 5 prediction, or this will end up as WiiU.0.

Lmao this is my favorite comment /thread.

Conina said:
jason1637 said:
Also looking back at the launch for 3DS and Wii U they werent the #1 on Amazon

How do you look up Amazon's bestseller-ranking of January or February or March 2011? Can't you only look up the ranking of the end of the year?

How do you know that the 3DS wasn't #1 in January 2011 or January+February 2011 or January+February+March 2011 at Amazon?

At top of the Url i just changed the dates to past months.

Jan 2011 https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2011-01/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_videogames_pg_3?ie=UTF8&pg=1

Feb 2011 https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2011-02/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_videogames_pg_3?ie=UTF8&pg=1

March 2011 https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2011-03/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_videogames_pg_3?ie=UTF8&pg=1

It was #4 and #7 in March though.



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FunFan on 14 January 2017
Captain_Yuri said:

Without trying to be a negative whore. Amazon doesn't require you to put a deposit or anything when pre-ordering and you can cancel anytime so..

But it is still good news

Are you implying Ninty fans aren't putting their money where their mouth is? ^.^



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Nautilus on 14 January 2017
enrageorange said:

From January 2nd to January 16th last year, the PS4 sold 109k in the United States and the XB1 sold 63k in the United States.

Assuming similar sales this year, and assuming Amazon is an average retailer, that would mean preorders are probably greater than 109k after one day.

That's not a very high benchmark to pass. Obviously sales could be much higher than the ps4, but all we really know is that it has outsold the best selling ps4 sku on Amazon. By how much is anyone's guess.

You need to remember that the Switch is currently sold out, so the pre-orders could be higher.



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barneystinson69 on 14 January 2017
RolStoppable said:
barneystinson69 said:

Yes, a new console is expected to do that. Lets wait and see how much it sells after launch with nothing backing it but Zelda...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is going to release in April, so Nintendo has prepared a one-two punch for the launch window.

Yes, a remaster is going to deliver a mastive boost indeed.



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Nirvana_Nut85 on 14 January 2017
OnyxPhoenix said:
*on amazon in the US, there's a little thing called WORLDWIDE

Surprisingly, on every Amazon that the Switch is available ( U.S, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain) it is the #1 Bestseller



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dexterlablab1 on 14 January 2017
jason1637 said:
This never happened for the 3DS or Wii U

 

Actually, it almost happened to theWii U. The 3DS I can't speak on since I don't give handhelds much attention. But almost every new home system sells out fast on pre orders when first announced, including the Wii U. And we saw how that turned out.