Nintendo Switch Breaks Huge US Sales Record

It is a done deal at this point. The Switch is taking over the world.

Nintendo has proven that the console market does not care as much about graphics as they once did. If gamers really want high-powered graphics, then they will just buy a gaming PC -- not a console.

The new niche for consoles is playing games with friends in my living room -- or on the go. Either way, you slice it, the portability of a console will trump its power -- or even its third party AAA developer lineup.

In a way, it is almost too late for Sony or Microsoft to compete in the console space. Rumor has it that Nintendo is already planning on releasing an updated version of the Switch next year. A lot of people thinking Sony is just going to release a more powerful version of the Switch -- not going to work now that the Switch has so many exclusives and so much market share in the "portable console" market.

At this point, look for all new third party games to slowly start making their way to the Switch or to become PC exclusives -- one of the two. Sony and Microsoft will be lucky to get any third party exclusive support for their consoles that are not just PC ports moving forward into 2020.

Moving forward, I see a lot of third party mobile and handheld developers putting their titles on the Switch -- maybe even exclusively. I see a lot of developers planning exclusive titles for the Switch for games they are not planning to release on the PC. I see a lot of PC developers moving older titles to the Switch. I also don't see Nintendo's first party development slowing down one jot.

My point: I think NIntendo just won the console war -- and not just for this generation either. Portability is the new niche for consoles -- and for Microsoft and Sony, it is just too little too late.

I'm glad the Switch is doing great. I've always been a Nintendo fan. I bought one with Super Mario Odyssey. Once I finished it the console collected dust. I don't play on the go and most 3rd party games I buy on other platforms so I sold the Switch. I might buy one again if there are enough good exclusive games to justify it. I'm still partial to the Wii U myself. I have a lot of good games on the Wii U. It was very underrated. I like the eshop on Wii U. The gamepad is nice and has an actual d-pad unlike the Switch. It also plays all of my Wii games and uses its peripherals. I already have Super Smash Bros, Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8, Tropical Freeze so I don't want to repurchase those. I also have Super Mario Maker, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Super Mario 3d World and Starfox Zero among others. I think the Wii U will be fine for me for the foreseeable future. It's too bad more people didn't pick one up.

Proof that power of hardware doesn't win console wars. You paying attention Phil?

Good news. Hopefully this translates to more third-party support, exclusives are definitely welcomed. Nintendo was in some dark times with the Wii U, so glad they were able to crawl back out of it.

Love my Switch, I think I play it more than my PS4 and OneX at this point. Diablo 3 on the go is a total win all day long.

Still waiting for the Switch Pro. I don't feel like spending 300 bucks for an inferior system. Yes i know its a handheld. But to spend 300 for 2 games i'm interested with, is just a bit too much for me.

Has anyone seen the recent Ark Survival Evolved? My god it looks bad !!!

Another Wii U they said. An underpowered block of plastic they said.

Professional analysts predicted it would fail even more than the Wii U, N64DD, and Virtual Boy combined.

Yet, here we are. Just like I predicted. People wanted a portable gaming focused device as strong as the PS3 or 360 for a very long time, so the Switch's success doesn't surprise me at all.

We just had to think about it logically instead of focusing on power alone.

The Wii interested me (and many others) because of its weird gimmick which reminded me of the NES gimmicks (Zapper, R.O.B., Power Glove).

I wasn't interested in the Wii U because I saw it as a late response (and inferior in terms of available storage) to Sony's PS3 and Microsoft's 360. And the majority of consumers had the same opinion. It brought next to nothing new besides the tablet controller. The only thing I want on it are a handful of games I hope they'll port to the Switch (Pikmin 3, Xenoblade Chronicles X, and a few others)

As for the Switch, it is the world's strongest gaming dedicated portable device (which can display on TV). So of course many want one (me included). And you know what? Nintendo rules over this market, so of course they couldn't fail with the Switch.

As long as Nintendo fulfill the wants of a relatively big consumer pool, they cannot fail (I admit the Wii's success was accidental, but hey, at least their gamble worked for it that time).

The day a Nintendo handheld doesn't sell is the day we'll have to worry about them. Besides that, they'll always land on their feet after a mistake (Virtual Boy was horrendous>N64 worked and had a lot of big games going for it despite Sony having the JRPG market, GC lagged a little>Wii, Wii U failed big time with the forced tablet controller>Switch).

It just makes me wonder what they'll come up with next. Another "hybrid", a pure handheld, or a home console? And will it have gimmicks?

and it literally just took two new games at the end of the year to turn things around. pokemon and smash releasing in november and december gave nintendo the much needed push it needed, otherwise the rest of the year was quite underwhelming for the switch. if switch sold more unts in its first 20 months on the market than ps4 did in its first 20 months, that is quite an accomplishment no matter how you look at it. this only takes into consideration north american sales, though, so not entirely sure if this can be applied to global sales. ps4 dominates in europe as we all know, so the picture might look a little different on the whole. in either case, switch sales have slowed down considerably compared to 2017 and i don't expect the switch to be as consistent as ps4 by year 5. no console this gen will surpass 100m units other than ps4 is my prediction.

They deserve it after the absolute disaster that was the Wii U.

that great for nintendo.

I'm really glad the Switch has been a success. Lately, Nintendo had difficulty getting third party software to sign up and I think that's proving to be successful.

I'll look forward to the next Switch with simply more power, or even some accessory add-ons that can increase the performance in handheld mode.

The software sales are pretty nuts, honestly.

Very glad. It's pure magic being able to play Smash on the TV, then pop the system out of its cradle and play on the go, then return and have it back on the TV in a second.

Those are some impressive numbers no doubt and I think it goes without saying that Nintendo should be commended for all the hard work they’ve put into the Switch but we will see if that translates to continued growth in the future.

I’m not sure if Nintendo will ever reach the same milestones as the original Wii but so far they are off to a great start.

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