As of now Nintendo's page has not updated its shipments. Still as of March 30,2019. They usually update it pretty quickly.
Edit* I think there was just something wrong with my computer. Ooopsie.
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Including the Wii U version, BOTW is now over 15 million.
Absolute monster, goes to show you should never judge a game's sales potential only by the performance of its predecessors, people said BOTW wouldn't pass 10 million cos no Zelda ever had, and look at it now.
Splatoon 2 inching ever closing to that 10 million mark, which I predicted it would hit back in mid-2017 and a lot of folks said I was nuts. (Which I am, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong)
Imagine trying to tell people back in early 2015 that the IP would become this huge, back when many were saying it was a bomb in the making, and that according to the ancient proverb it was going to "sell on par with The Wonderful 101".
| curl-6 said: Including the Wii U version, BOTW is now over 15 million. Absolute monster, goes to show you should never judge a game's sales potential only by the performance of its predecessors, people said BOTW wouldn't pass 10 million cos no Zelda ever had, and look at it now. Splatoon 2 inching ever closing to that 10 million mark, which I predicted it would hit back in mid-2017 and a lot of folks said I was nuts. (Which I am, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong) Imagine trying to tell people back in early 2015 that the IP would become this huge, back when many were saying it was a bomb in the making, and that according to the ancient proverb it was going to "sell on par with The Wonderful 101". |
Also Mario Kart 8 is over 25 million when adding the Wii U version.
New Super Mario Bros U is also inching closer to the Wii U version, 4.10m vs 5.79m, and will comfortably pass it by the end of the year.
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| curl-6 said: Including the Wii U version, BOTW is now over 15 million. Absolute monster, goes to show you should never judge a game's sales potential only by the performance of its predecessors, people said BOTW wouldn't pass 10 million cos no Zelda ever had, and look at it now. Splatoon 2 inching ever closing to that 10 million mark, which I predicted it would hit back in mid-2017 and a lot of folks said I was nuts. (Which I am, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong) Imagine trying to tell people back in early 2015 that the IP would become this huge, back when many were saying it was a bomb in the making, and that according to the ancient proverb it was going to "sell on par with The Wonderful 101". |
Every time someone mentions how much people thought Splatoon would bomb, I remember this thread reply someone scrounged up from neogaf (I forget from where).
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/splatoon-has-surpassed-1-million-sales-world-wide.1069202/page-2#post-169576814
I looked back at the software date on Mar. 31 2019 to see what kind of legs these games have.
Switch First Party sales (in millions of units)
| Game | 3/31/2019 | 6/30/2019 | Increase |
| Mario Maker 2 | 0 | 2.42 | 2.42 |
| Mario Kart 8D | 16.69 | 17.89 | 1.2 |
| Super Smash Bros | 13.81 | 14.73 | 0.92 |
| Zelda: BotW | 12.77 | 13.61 | 0.84 |
| NSMBU Deluxe | 3.31 | 4.1 | 0.79 |
| Super Mario Party | 6.4 | 6.99 | 0.59 |
| Mario Odyssey | 14.44 | 14.94 | 0.5 |
| Pokemon Let's Go | 10.63 | 10.98 | 0.35 |
| Splatoon 2 | 8.7 | 9.02 | 0.32 |
| Mario Tennis Aces | 2.64 | 2.75 | 0.11 |
Overall, Mario Kart 8D has the strongest legs, which is probably what we'd all expect. Smash Bros and Zelda: BotW also have extremely impressive legs. It is hard to say which of these games is the most impressive. Smash Bros is ahead in total sales and will probably move ahead of Mario Odyssey soon to be the 2nd best selling Switch game. Zelda also has amazingly strong legs considering it was a launch title and it almost sold as much as Smash Bros in the last quarter. Neither Smash Bros or Zelda have ever had a game sell like these before. These are truly stand-out, record-breaking, games.
Nintendo also has 5 games total that have already sold 10m+. Given the current legs of both Splatoon 2 and Super Mario Party, I think it is fair to say that these will eventually break 10m as well. Overall Nintendo has some amazing first party titles for it's first two years (plus a few months), and it still has several more to come.
curl-6 bet me that PS5 + X|S sales would reach 56m before year end 2023 and he was right.
My Bet With curl-6
My Threads:
Master Thread, Game of the Year/Decade
Switch Will Be #1 All Time
Zelda Will Outsell Mario (Achieved)
How Much Will MH Rise sell?
My Bet With Metallox
| curl-6 said: Including the Wii U version, BOTW is now over 15 million. Absolute monster, goes to show you should never judge a game's sales potential only by the performance of its predecessors, people said BOTW wouldn't pass 10 million cos no Zelda ever had, and look at it now. Splatoon 2 inching ever closing to that 10 million mark, which I predicted it would hit back in mid-2017 and a lot of folks said I was nuts. (Which I am, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong) Imagine trying to tell people back in early 2015 that the IP would become this huge, back when many were saying it was a bomb in the making, and that according to the ancient proverb it was going to "sell on par with The Wonderful 101". |
An awesome statement/prediction to make! I believe I was one of them that didnt thought it would happen.
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Jranation said:
An awesome statement/prediction to make! I believe I was one of them that didnt thought it would happen. |
Cheers! :) After Splatoon blew up on Wii U I always had the feeling that it was a potential mega-franchise that was held back by that system's unpopularity. I remember, I made a thread back in like May 2017 predicting that BOTW, Mario Odyssey, and Splatoon 2 would all pass 10 million; 2 down, 1 nearly there!
| colafitte said: The impression i have with Switch after these numbers is mixed. It's obvious 1st party games sales and US, EU and JP hardware sales have been very strong, but Nintendo still has work to do in other areas, because if Switch has sold 210M games and MK 8 DX, SMO, SSBU, ZBOTW, PKLG, SP2, SMP, NSMBUD, 1-2S, and MTenA sum already almost 100M of those sales, that means the rest of the games (mostly 3rd party games) are not selling that well.... I presume is part of having such a strong 1st party lineup, it eats everything else i guess.... And 2'1M shipped this quarter and 18M projected for the total FY is lower than i expected, although is on par of what initially did at the start of the year. I guess we have been distracted by the lack of complete information about worldwide sales and we made too much fuzz about US, JP and some european countries sales... Despite all of this, if Switch ships 18M this FY it would be a phenomenal year and is still on pace to be between 3DS and Wii numbers in the end. |
There's been plenty of third party success stories on Switch. Yeah, as a whole they could be doing better, but frankly that's on third parties for largely putting in fuck all effort.
Last edited by curl-6 - on 30 July 2019
curl-6 said:
There's been plenty of third party success stories on Switch. Yeah, as a whole they could be doing better, but frankly that's on third parties for largely making fuck all effort. |
Whenever I see people saying 3rd party games can't sell on the Switch, I think about the Switch's 3rd party library and wonder which games they think should be selling 2m+ aside from Mario+Rabbids (which is probably closer to 3m than 2m). 3rd party games are selling better or as well as should be expected when you take into account each game's individual negative circumstances (late port/feature crippled/badly done port) and the Switch's install base size. In order for the Switch to have a 3rd party game that sells at 1st party Nintendo levels, 3rd parties will need to provide a game that's realistically capable of reaching that goal.
Last edited by wombat123 - on 30 July 2019
super_etecoon said:
How people can use Nintendo's amazing First Party sales as a negative is always beyond me. Nintendo's games aren't cannibalizing the market. People play a lot of games, and there are many, many 3rd Party success stories on the Switch. But the fact is is that Nintendo is the best developer in all of gaming. Their titles are long lasting and end up being staples for generations to come. I'm definitely not saying that Sony fans don't prefer Sony games more, or the same with Microsoft, but you can't deny just how solid the "average" Nintendo game is when it releases. They often feature very simple mechanics, few requirements to upgrade to a DLC package, and the depth to keep people playing for hundreds of hours. Nintendo doesn't "have work to do in other areas." Other developers have work to do in those areas. Nintendo created the architecture to port and produce games very easily. They've built a userbase that is as healthy as any of the best from each generation. Their system has shown that it can make the Switch version of titles exceed the sales on other consoles. And they've even had wiiiiide open release schedules where their own titles weren't competing head on with 3rd party competition. To me, the onus is on the 3rd Party developers to step up to the plate and deliver the Switch fanbase compelling and magical titles that can rival the style and charm of their Nintendo counterparts. |
This! Some people will always try to find conniving ways to discredit Nintendo. Talent always wins though 
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