So double sold units than Wii U sold in holiday season is a bad start for Nintendo hardware in UK (one of weakest Nintendo marketi in Europe)!?

launch week sales figures..worse than the 3DS, oh my.. this is really bad. This is my forecast: the summer will not be good for the switch(sales figures), while the PS4 is flooded with good & big games. This is sure.. when you look the games-lists. And in the next 4 weeks.. now appears Nier Automata, the next Mass Effect and then Persona 5 - this three awesome games do not appear on switch.  In the summer there will be 100 % a price cut for the switch! Here are the software-charts: Horizon Zero Dawn beats both zelda-versions.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=226530&page=1#

edit. that is a sales discussion-thread, crissindahouse :)

almost 1/2 of XB1's launch and 1/3'd of PS4's. PS3 did 165k in march as well. so yes, its bad. just because it beat the WiiU (which is a disaster by its self) doesnt mean its a good launch. 

Looks like the sales always increase after the last failed entry and decrease after a success. Now it's all up to the second week.

Nah, I think it's a lot more relevant to look at devices launched in the past decade, the industry has changed a lot. Switch is Nintendo's only dedicated hardware device for the generation, and it sold substantially less then the 3ds that was only a part of it's business back then.

PS4 - 250k

XBO - 150k

3DS - 113k

Switch - 80k

WiiU - 40k

Sure it's way better then the WiiU, but "better than the WiiU" is not the target Nintendo is aiming for. Let's also not forget that 3ds's first year was pretty awful too, it wasn't till it's price cut that it started taking off. Now comparing it to PS4/XBO isn't entirely fair considering EU is Nintendo's weakest market, but comparing it to 3ds alone is enough.

This in no way means the Switch isn't going to be a huge success, launches aren't everything. But there's no denying it is not a "Good Launch" for this device and what it is meant to be.

80k isn't like a "throw a party" launch, but it isn't a pure disater either. UK is going to be a challenging market for Nintendo.

I think Mario Kart 8 should be launch 2 weeks earlier ... late April is too long, it makes it almost two full months between big releases for a system that has a very small lineup to begin with, I dunno if that was a good idea. I understand Nintendo wants Mario Kart for Golden Week in Japan, but the Euro and North American markets shouldn't have to wait that long.

They can't have such gaps between releases, especially early because I don't believe 1,2 Switch is anywhere close to what Wii Sports was for 2006 and is not going to be able to carry the hardware once the Zelda enthusiasts (earliest adopters) get their fill. 

You ignoring fact that is one of UK is weakest Nintendo market in Europe, and if you actually look sales numbers of past Nintendo hardware for UK you will see that's actually decent number.

-Game Boy Advance - 67,000

-Nintendo GameCube - 69,000

-Nintendo DS - 87,000

-Nintendo Wii - 105,000

-Nintendo 3DS - 113,000

-Nintendo Wii U - 40,000

-Nintendo Switch - 80,000

Industry changed, but fact is that UK is one weakest Nintendo market in Europe, and actual past years become even more relevant like Nintendo market. Only DS, Wii and 3DS sold more than Switch, and DS and Wii launched at holiday season.

Yes its sold less than 3DS, but double what Wii U sold outside holiday season is good thing. Like I wrote, not best sales, but definitely good.

Do we know how many units UK got from Nintendo?

Maybe 80.000 is a sold out?

you admittedly say nintendo performs weakly in the UK and then argue that the switch launch isnt weak. geez. 

There was still stock when I checked yesterday, definitely less places have stock now but Argos have stock of Neon Switches and Smyths has limited stock of both colours.