https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/number.html

Software sales units for each platform are those of card or disk software (packaged and downloadable versions).

Card = digital.

What a fascinating argument you present.

On an unrelated note, can you help me figure out what this is?

Is it a disk? I just can't tell.

I see what you mean. Doesn’t matter anyway as the link says packaged and downloadable versions. So, yes, the numbers include everything.

No, it says card or disk software: This means games sold at retail. Then, in parentheses, it further clarifies that downloadable versions of retail software are also counted. This is obvious to anyone not blatantly arguing in bad faith, since Nintendo's own fiscal reports separately mention download-only software, as opposed download versions of retail (packaged) software.

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/180731e.pdf

Each platform includes hardware, software (including downloadable versions of packaged software, download-only software and add-on content) and accessories.

Compare that to the previously quoted footnote from the unit sales chart:

Software sales units for each platform are those of card or disk software (packaged and downloadable versions).

Do you see how it has no mention of "download-only software" or "add-on content"? How it only mentions "card or disk software" before the parenthetical?

Pretty cool that Activisions second title on the Switch is just 40k behind their other title on the platform after just 1 week while the other one has been out since Switch Launch date and has no digital download version ( http://www.vgchartz.com/game/153116/skylanders-imaginators/ ) Hopefully the funds from this port will make them consider bringing a few more titles to the machine.

Diablo is on the way I guess that's sort of activision now Activision/Blizzard

You’re comparing a note for revenue with a note for units sold. Nintendo knows how much software is sold on their platform. This number includes everything. Plus, look at the note at the end:

1 Software sales units include both packaged and downloadable versions of software.

It’s packaged and downloabled software.

Wolf 2 isn't any of those games.

At any rate, most Switch owners have a PS4/Xbone/PC and so had 8 long months to pick up Wolf 2 for those systems if they really wanted it. Plus the base game itself was marred by controversy, and the port caught some flak for its drastic resolution cutbacks and the fact they make you download half the game instead of putting it all on the cart.

First of all, I don't know where this 66% come from. The game sold 18,272 in the first week and 8528 in it's second. The sales in the second week are 46.6% of the sales in the first week, so a 53.4% drop.

Secondly, the drop is never influenced by initial sales. The genre influences it. So more casual games tend to have better legs, while more core games seem to be more fronloaded. More hyped up games are also more frontloaded. Sequels are often more frontloaded than the initial outing of the series. But sales-volume has no recognizable influence on the second-week drop.

And finally, let's make the real comparison. The game dropped in it's second week in the US to 39.2% of it's first week sales on PS4 and to 53.2% of it's first week sales on Xbox One. The Switch drop in sales is right there in the middle of it with 46.6%. So it's a pretty normal hold, not a great one like xMetroid claims, it did not drop 66% as Megiddo fudged the numbers and it is not a big drop as you claim. I don't know what's up with people, we have numbers and we can compare, why do people make so much completely unfounded claims. All around the spectrum, regardless the fanbase.

It's hard to believe this is XB1's strongest year.