Switch preorders go live in Japan - and are gone in minutes

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Soundwave said:

2 million world wide is like 660,000 per major market ... that should sell out easily, that's not a lot of stock and in Japan with it being a more portable centric market this was a bit of a no brainer. What sales are like say come May will be more telling.

Bingo.

Hardcore Nintendo fans adopting early and limited stock will have Switch selling out at first, but once the initial rush dies down, then we'll have a better idea of what its sales will be like. Wii U and Dreamcast sold well at first, it's no guarantee of long term success.