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trunkswd on 22 January 2026
firebush03 said:
trunkswd said:

We haven't posted Europe numbers for December yet. 

Yeah I think I'm confusing myself lol. So, is the data on the graphs JP+NA+(RoW-EU)? Because I'm seeing 3mil for the month of December on the hardware charts, whereas the table lists only just over 2mil for NS2.

Everything but Europe is posted. 

I'll have Europe estimates up later today. Then post the worldwide article and make those figures visible tomorrow.



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firebush03 on 22 January 2026
trunkswd said:
firebush03 said:

Yeah I think I'm confusing myself lol. So, is the data on the graphs JP+NA+(RoW-EU)? Because I'm seeing 3mil for the month of December on the hardware charts, whereas the table lists only just over 2mil for NS2.

Everything but Europe is posted. 

I'll have Europe estimates up later today. Then post the worldwide article and make those figures visible tomorrow.

I figured. Thank you! Appreciate the clarification (as well as all the work that goes into these estimates). :)



The_Liquid_Laser on 23 January 2026
PAOerfulone said:
The_Liquid_Laser said:

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.

Ehhh, I don’t know about that.

Hardware sales - I don’t think it will have any effect at all.

Software sales - The thing to remember is that Tomodachi Life on 3DS came out right when the 3DS was at its peak - 2013 in Japan; 2014, everywhere else.

Living the Dream is coming out on Switch 1 roughly one year AFTER Switch 2 released and now Switch 1 is on its way out. The only way I see this game reaching or passing Life’s sales on 3DS is if it gets a Switch 2 edition later on - About a year or so later, to extend its life cycle. 

Otherwise, I think anyone who’s expecting Living The Dream to catch or surpass Life is going to be disappointed.

I don't agree with this assessment.  Tomodachi is not just another title.  It's pretty unique, and therefore the fanbase for this game has a lot of excitement for its release.  I do agree though that it matters whether or not there is a Switch 2 version.



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Bumblaster on 23 January 2026

Nintendo is making MASSIVE profits on each Switch 1 sold and with Japan selling 30k a week alone, massive software sales Worldwide regarding many new Switch games then they are not going to call it game over until at least March 2027.....and Sony made up 160+ million as a vague bad loser statement.

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Kyuu on 23 January 2026

"Ah shit, here we go again."



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Shadow1980 on 23 January 2026

Well, I warned everyone. That's one person thread banned.



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160rmf on 23 January 2026
firebush03 said:
Kyuu said:

Why isn't the game getting a Switch 2 edition/patch at launch like Metroid and Pokemon? Is this confirmed or just an assumption?

It is very likely getting a Switch 2 Edition at launch, though Nintendo’s saving the announcement for the next direct. We didn’t know Pokémon Z-A was getting a Switch 2 Edition, for instance, until closer to launch.

I doubt that. Since theres way more Switch 1 in the wild, my bet is they wanna get all the tomadochi community pretty engaged in the game, then some time later they will drop the enhaced version with camera support, mouse controls and all the imaginable things they can get from the hardware to entice the ones that didnt made the jump



 

 

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ireadtabloids on 23 January 2026

Well there you go. I read the mod note and very quickly forgot about it.

“MOD NOTE:

This thread will not be a venue for platform warring. Only Nintendo platforms are to be mentioned. Anyone mentions PlayStation or Xbox, and that's an automatic thread ban.

This shall be the one and only warning.”

To contribute to the thread: I believe the Nintendo Switch will continue selling and sell-through will be very close to shipped units.
Random stores losing track of stock will prevent complete sell-through, but it will be close.



eddy7eddy on 23 January 2026
Kyuu said:

"Ah shit, here we go again."

Looking at this comment.. hmmm 🤔 

😅

I'd love to see a Tomodachi Life Switch Lite bundle. The Switch Lite is my only realistic path to keeping sales at a low but steady pace after 2026 and pushing the total past 160 million units.



Ashadelo on 23 January 2026
160rmf said:
firebush03 said:

It is very likely getting a Switch 2 Edition at launch, though Nintendo’s saving the announcement for the next direct. We didn’t know Pokémon Z-A was getting a Switch 2 Edition, for instance, until closer to launch.

I doubt that. Since theres way more Switch 1 in the wild, my bet is they wanna get all the tomadochi community pretty engaged in the game, then some time later they will drop the enhaced version with camera support, mouse controls and all the imaginable things they can get from the hardware to entice the ones that didnt made the jump

No first-party NS1 only releases have occurred since launch, everything from Nintendo has been NS2 exclusive or NS1 and NS2 launching on both platforms, why would Nintendo change that strategy for this specific title? 


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