Switch Breaks Nintendo Sales Records in Americas & Japanese Sales ~330k+

[Trunkin]

NATO said:

Trunkin said:

I take it you're referring exclusively to Japan with those statements? How was the scalping for the 3DS? PS4? I know that in the US, Gone are the days where you could get over $1000 for your launch day console, but i was still able to flip my Switch on eBay for $100 more than what I payed for it, including tax.

Yes just Japan, it's the market i'm most familiar with, Scalping for 3DS was pretty bad, same for PS4 and PS4 Pro once the initial stock had sold out, even PSVR was scalped for 2x retail or more, and even now is still being sold for $200 over retail.

Even the Nes classic was selling for 1.5-2x retail after initial stock had sold out - and Switch HAS sold out, but the demand for them at auction just isn't there.

That is strange. It seems that despite sales being close to ps4, the launch hype frenzy just isn't there. It'll be interesting to see what effect this has on sales going forward, and more importantly, what Nintendo does if things turn sour.