| curl-6 said: So there are 190k Switch 2 owners who do not have Mario Kart World. Also, third party software moved 3.04 million all up, if you subtract MKW (5.63m) from the total software sold. (8.67m) Welcome Tour I don't think is counted as a digital release, though if it is, then it still apparently sold under 1m, which would still leave 2m plus third party sales. |
There are more than 190k because all numbers are shipments. Stores around the globe will be well-stocked with physical copies of MKW because they know that they'll eventually sell all of them anyway.
There are more Nintendo games than just MKW that were released during launch month. Neither the Switch 2 Edition of BotW nor TotK have shipped 1m+ individually, but it's a safe bet that these two are selling well and obviously retailers have unsold copies sitting on their shelves. An interesting note here is that Switch 2 Editions only get their physical units counted towards the Switch 2 software total while digital versions of Switch 2 Editions get counted towards the Switch 1 software total. Upgrade packs count as neither because they are add-on content.
Welcome Tour doesn't count because it's a digital-only release.
What I am unsure about is how game-key cards are handled. They very likely count as shipments. Overall, third party sales are rather disappointing, and they are deservedly so. Things are put in perspective when you remember that Switch 1's launch quarter had 1.75m for third party software with much less recognizable IPs and a smaller number of games. Goes to show that the availability of physical versions matters.
Legend11 correctly predicted that GTA IV will outsell Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I was wrong.
