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curl-6 on 08 August 2026

Yeah on Switch 1, its native software was all you could buy on it, it wasn't like it played Wii U discs or 3DS carts.

Switch 2 software by contrast has to compete with the thousands-strong library of backwards compatible Switch 1 titles.



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Norion on 08 August 2026
curl-6 said:
Norion said:

That'll be a factor yeah though first party software is way more important to Nintendo platforms than Playstation and the last first party Switch 1 game might've already released. Basically what I'm getting at is I don't think there will still be a significant userbase left 5 years into the Switch 2's life like how the PS4 still has 20 something million people using it every month.

I actually think there's a good chance that a lot of the Switch 1 audience will remain active for years to come; many will of course upgrade, but for a lot of the expanded audience who play cosy games, indies, or just those wedded to a particular forever game like Tomodachi Life or Stardew Valley or what have you, the system is still a viable platform and will remain so long after major software moves on.

It has a very large base and that won't dry up over night, especially when economic factors are leading people to stick with their old consoles for longer and longer in general.

I don't think it'll dry up over night or anything like that, I just expect it to decline faster than the PS4's user base has. Though since this will get a definitive answer eventually I guess we can just agree to disagree and see what happens.



Sogreblute on 08 August 2026
curl-6 said:

Yeah on Switch 1, its native software was all you could buy on it, it wasn't like it played Wii U discs or 3DS carts.

Switch 2 software by contrast has to compete with the thousands-strong library of backwards compatible Switch 1 titles.

It's the same with Xbox and Playstation where you didn't need to just purchase PS5 or Xbox Series games you could go back to the PS4 and Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox One and play those games. I got my Switch 2 on launch and I bought 17 games on it, and during that time I also bought like 10 Switch games.

People seem to forget when a system is backwards compatible you have access to older games. The Switch still sells software like crazy and if it wasn't backwards compatible with Switch 2 then I think it's software sales wouldn't be this high.



curl-6 on 08 August 2026

(Nvm, Shadowlink's post contained an error)

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firebush03 on 08 August 2026
curl-6 said:

One crazy fact is that according to Shadowlink's numbers, BOTW was the second highest selling Switch 1 game this quarter, above even Animal Crossing and Smash Ultimate.
The Switch 2 version would have helped with that of course, but still, insane numbers for a game approaching a decade old.

Wait, how? MK8DX and TL:LtD easily cleared it, and IIRC Mario Odyssey outperformed it 2:1… unless I’m misunderstanding?



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curl-6 on 08 August 2026
firebush03 said:
curl-6 said:

One crazy fact is that according to Shadowlink's numbers, BOTW was the second highest selling Switch 1 game this quarter, above even Animal Crossing and Smash Ultimate.
The Switch 2 version would have helped with that of course, but still, insane numbers for a game approaching a decade old.

Wait, how? MK8DX and TL:LtD easily cleared it, and IIRC Mario Odyssey outperformed it 2:1… unless I’m misunderstanding?

I did miss Tomodachi yeah, but Shadowlink's chart has BOTW selling 420k (heh) to 300k for Odyssey:

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9666408



firebush03 on 08 August 2026
curl-6 said:

I did miss Tomodachi yeah, but Shadowlink's chart has BOTW selling 420k (heh) to 300k for Odyssey:

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9666408

I see. Yea those numbers aren’t right, I don’t believe. BotW did 220k. Still very impressive, especially with TotK gnashing into its legs.



curl-6 on 08 August 2026
firebush03 said:
curl-6 said:

I did miss Tomodachi yeah, but Shadowlink's chart has BOTW selling 420k (heh) to 300k for Odyssey:

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9666408

I see. Yea those numbers aren’t right, I don’t believe. BotW did 220k. Still very impressive, especially with TotK gnashing into its legs.

Yeah after checking last quarter's report he made a mistake; BOTW was 33.84m in March, not 33.64m.

Still, 220k 9+ years later is nothing to sniff at, Mario being ahead makes sense though given the Galaxy movie presumably bringing him some attention.



xl-klaudkil on 09 August 2026
curl-6 said:
xl-klaudkil said:

Really? Soo 1.5bill physical/digital on what? What are the total softwarw sales then?

The 1.56195 Billion software that Nintendo reports only counts software with a physical version, IIRC. (Open to correction here)

So if one were to include the multitude of digital-only games, it could potentially be much higher.

Not sure where you got that info but thats seems not the case.

The total software that ninty mentioned(1.5bill+)

Is with digital only games included.

  • Grand Totals: The overall lifetime software unit numbers provided in Nintendo Financial Results combine physical cartridge sales and digital downloads across first-party and third-party publishers.
  • Digital & Indie Inclusion: Download-only releases (such as indie titles that never received a physical print) are fully factored into the platform's total consolidated software sales units.

Again, that 1.5bill is insane but you cant compare it to a console that was physical only/did not recieve 1dollar/10 dollars heck not even 20 dollar games.



 

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curl-6 on 09 August 2026
xl-klaudkil said:
curl-6 said:

The 1.56195 Billion software that Nintendo reports only counts software with a physical version, IIRC. (Open to correction here)

So if one were to include the multitude of digital-only games, it could potentially be much higher.

Not sure where you got that info but thats seems not the case.

The total software that ninty mentioned(1.5bill+)

Is with digital only games included.

  • Grand Totals: The overall lifetime software unit numbers provided in Nintendo Financial Results combine physical cartridge sales and digital downloads across first-party and third-party publishers.
  • Digital & Indie Inclusion: Download-only releases (such as indie titles that never received a physical print) are fully factored into the platform's total consolidated software sales units.

Again, that 1.5bill is insane but you cant compare it to a console that was physical only/did not recieve 1dollar/10 dollars heck not even 20 dollar games.

Where did you get this info? Can you provide your source?