The Road to 160m+ for Nintendo Switch (EDIT: See mod note in first post for new rule).

[The_Liquid_Laser]

Tomodachi Life is the 10th best selling game on the 3DS.  This is an impressive feat considering it outsold every Zelda game on the 3DS including Ocarina and Link Between Worlds.

Considering how popular the Switch is I think this next Tomodachi game is going to sell a whole lot of software, at least double what Tomodachi Life did.  It might even be Nintendo's best selling title this year including all Switch 2 and cross-gen titles.  What is uncertain is if this will actually translate to any Switch 1 hardware sales.  It's a different enough title that it could actually sell some hardware.  On the other hand it may simply translate to no significant hardware boost like every other major Switch title released during the past couple of years.

I see Tomodachi as kind of a wildcard with regard to hardware sales.

Last edited by The_Liquid_Laser - on 21 January 2026