Nintendo Switch reported record sales, according to a series of tweets by New York Times reporter Nick Wingfield. The information came from interview with President of Nintendo America, Reggie Fils-Aime
According to the tweets, Nintendo sold better in the first 2 days compared to any other console in Nintendo’s history. The numbers surpassed Wii’s two day sales record. Hard to say if total sales will surpass Wii, which has sold over 100 million units to date.
Apart from Switch’s success, Zelda was also notably a favourite, coming up as best selling stand alone title, beating Super Mario 64.
This certainly looks like a good start for Switch so far. Only time will tell how the figures will turn out.
2. Fri-Sat sales for Nintendo Switch exceeded first 2-day sales in Americas for any system in Nintendo history. Next biggest was Wii.
— Nick Wingfield (@nickwingfield) March 6, 2017
3. This is particularly notable given that Switch launched in March, rather than holidays
— Nick Wingfield (@nickwingfield) March 6, 2017
4. Zelda for Nintendo Switch the best selling standalone launch title (i.e. not a bundled game a la Wii Sports) in Nintendo history…
— Nick Wingfield (@nickwingfield) March 6, 2017
6. Long term comparisons to Wii, which sold more than 100 m LTD, are tough. But good start for Switch, with big games coming.
— Nick Wingfield (@nickwingfield) March 6, 2017
