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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - 52% of Sonic Mania Plus initial sales in the UK were on Switch

I think this is surprise because both XB1 and PS4 are very strong in UK and install bases for XB1 and PS4 are several time bigger than one on Switch.



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Miyamotoo said:

I think this is surprise because both XB1 and PS4 are very strong in UK and install bases for XB1 and PS4 are several time bigger than one on Switch.

Sonic Mania came out in August 2017 as digital only so it kinda makes sense for those who have the game already to just upgrade to the plus version for $4.99 (or the pound equivalent) instead of buying a new retail copy for $29.99 (or the pound equivalent).  Sega didn't disclose the breakdown or sales of the game back in 2017 but mentioned that if it did, it would have been the top selling game of the week by a wide margin.  So outside of saying that people who wanted a new, physical copy of sonic mania plus, the Switch won out 52/34/15, it doesn't say much for the overall picture.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-08-21-was-sonic-mania-the-real-uk-no-1-last-week-p