October NPD: Switch #1 gaming hardware, SNES Classic Edition #2, Mario Odyssey best-selling game

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FITgamer2351d ago

Wouldn't be surprised if they take November & December also.

Krangs_Uncle2351d ago (Edited 2351d ago )

They will.. It's the perfect Xmas present for the kids (but really it's for me).

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ABizzel12351d ago

November and December will be a tough one for all 3.

PS4: $199
XBO: XBOs $189 / XBO-X $499
Switch: $299

Generally speaking price is the biggest drawpoint of sales during the holiday, and the PS4 and XBOs win that battle by far when it comes to value. The PS4 has consistently beat the XBO during the holiday seasons globally, but Xbox has the XBO-X this year to possibly get gamers who are looking to upgrade to help balance the numbers out.

While Nintendo has done extremely well with the Switch battling the PS4 for NA dominance month to month, it has it's work cut out for it going against the PS4 and XBO with both being $100 less.

It'll be very interesting to see who comes out on top in NPD and global.

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FITgamer2351d ago

@Abizzle1 I originally though it would have a tough time this month. Now seeing how it immediately becomes the top selling console at pretty much every retailer as long as there is stock available, I think it's going to do better during BF than some probably think. Assuming they maintain stock through the month.

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ABizzel12351d ago

As far as NPD goes I'd assume the numbers were somewhere as follows:

Switch: 360k
SNES: 220k
PS4: 190k
XBO: 130k
3DS: 100k

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WelkinCole2351d ago

@Krangs_Uncle Ah the its for the kids excuse lol! Good on you. Bought mine on launched and have not regretted it one bit. Mario is the GOTY and deserves all the sales it gets.

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JackieDrunken2351d ago

I definitely see them taking November and December. Mario Bundle should sell like hot cakes this Christmas! I think January and early 2018 should be interesting to see. Sony has God of War and some other big titles coming out so should be a pretty good battle between Nintendo and Sony in 2018. I think Nintendo would be smart to announce virtual console for 2018 and Super Smash deluxe for Switch. Crazy to have both Switch and SNES as top selling consoles for month! Glad to see Nintendo back and doing well. And healthy competition between video game companies only means we the gamers are in for some more great games!

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Krangs_Uncle2351d ago

@WelkinCole

Ha, yeahhh, I can't wait..

I haven't played a Mario Kart in years!

Looking forward to wiping the smug look off my kid! Muahaha.

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Anon19742350d ago

Picked up my Mario/Switch bundle when it was released as a Christmas present "for the kids." My son this morning on the way to school asked if we could sell the car to get a Switch as my line thus far has been "it's too expensive."

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Shadow0172351d ago

I'm being gifted with one next week. Even though there isn't any Black Friday switch deals 😡

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Nintentional2351d ago

They don’t need to give you deals and people will still buy them lol

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hulk_bash19872351d ago (Edited 2351d ago )

Congrats to Nintendo for proving that they can bounce back strong after the meh WiiU. The Switch will be a powerhouse for the House of Mario and they deserve it. Now all they have to do is fix their archaic online service and overly strict policy copyright infringement system.

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EddieNX 2351d ago

*Mr Burns saying eeeeexcelent !*

Aenea2350d ago

Well deserved tho, loving Mario!

IamTylerDurden12350d ago (Edited 2350d ago )

Shadow of War was the best selling game in October followed by AC and Super Mario Odyssey placed third. Look at the source of the article..

Per dollar amount and digital plus physical Mario was not the best seller.

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Neonridr2350d ago

was #1 in individual sales. Shadow of War and Assassin's Creed are not separating by platform. Both were available on 3, Mario was available on 1. Try harder next time Tyler. Just accept the fact.

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DeadSilence2351d ago

Mario will make Switch sell insanely high this holidays.

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ZeroX98762351d ago

Plus Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in early December :)

Weeblordbad2351d ago

Not on the same level at all. People who think something like Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is going to have a visible effect on Switch sales are deranged.

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zcmilano2351d ago

Nobody gives a flying fuck about xenoblade, lol. I get it, great game, great battle system.... but it isn't mainstream.

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Prince_TFK2351d ago (Edited 2351d ago )

Well I do give a fuck about Xenoblade, and millions of other who had bought the game do too. Not every game need to be “mainstream” in order to sell and be great.

Watch as when the game is released it gonna fly on top of sale charts, especially in Japan.

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Gemmol2351d ago (Edited 2351d ago )

Nintendo is a monster right now.....with Switch, Snes classic, and 3ds put together, they were responsible for 2/3 of all the hardware sold in October out of 1 million hardware sold

how did Mario take number 1 for October, it came out at the end of the month.....

Vgchartz numbers are confusing, if Switch is number 1 in north america, lets use october results for example, and with snes classic number 2, im guessing ps4 number 3 in hardware sales, and with Japan the Switch outsell ps4 by 150k to 250k a month..........this means if Switch only sell 100k in europe for a month then the ps4 must need to sell over 450k to 550k or more in Europe to beat out Switch in worldwide sales to make Vgchartz numbers correct that ps4 is beating Switch worldwide, and I highly doubt they sell that much hardware over there, unless Europe sells more hardware than America now....or xmas is early over there

or maybe someone can explain it to me

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Eonjay2351d ago

Europe is Nintendo's weakest market and Sony's strongest. Even in countries like UK, it sell shockingly poorer than the competition. Europe is the single largest market. Sony could easily make up the difference. Also, they don't count SNES sales.

Neonridr2351d ago

yes but Mario still sold extremely well in the UK and will still help move some consoles. Sure it is their weakest market, but NA + Japan more than makes up for it.

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Gemmol2351d ago (Edited 2351d ago )

so you saying, every month the ps4 is selling 450k to 550k or more a month in Europe alone for sony to keep their worldwide lead.......if that was the case, sony last reported figures would be much higher, but maybe you right, maybe Europe sells more hardware than America, but looking at VG chartz numbers for Europe september 30, 2017 the ps4 sold 22,265 hardware.....and Switch sold 7,856.....this means ps4 out sell the switch that week by 14,409, so lets say they outsell the switch by 15 thousands each week, that means at the end of the month.......europe based on VG Chartz numbers show that ps4 beat the Switch by 60k.........so theres no way the ps4 can out sell Switch every month when the Switch is beating ps4 by 200k or more each month

if you doubt japan numbers look at last two media create numbers this week switch beat the ps4 by 50 something thousand and switch won last week with 40 something thousand.....so it have a 100k lead in just 2 weeks worth of sales.....and if you count when mario odyssey launch 3 weeks ago the switch sold 100k more than ps4 and ps4 pro sales combine......so thats a 200k lead in japan against Sony, not counting their american lead........so theres no way ps4 selling 450k to 550k in europe

numbers not adding up

if Switch can continue to sell 200k more than ps4 every month in japan, it should catch ps4 in 1 year.......it can can complete this goal faster depending on the holidays if it can sell 300k or 400k more than ps4 a month ending November and December and January well

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morganfell2351d ago

"...but looking at VG Chartz numbers..."

And this is where your point goes awry.

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ABizzel12351d ago

@Gemmol

Apparently the PS4 is practically outselling the Switch and all other gaming hardware combined each month in EU, so yeah it's very likely. PS4 has been averaging over 100k units per week based on VG, and the Switch takes 2nd place with an average of over 40k per week (about 275k units in favor of PS4 per month).

In NA PS4 and Switch sales have generally been neck and neck with one or the other taking the lead after a big game launches (aka Mario this month, and Destiny 2 on PS4 last month).

And Switch outsells PS4 by an average of 20k units per month in JP (closer to 90k units depending on the weeks in the month) unless a big game launches for the Switch which can get up to that 250k units.

So yeah EU is making that big of a difference if the numbers are to be believed.

PS4 and Switch are practically neck and neck in NA month after month until one gets a AAA release.

The difference is EU overall sales average over 900k units per month, half of which the PS4 is responsible for alone (450k). Whereas JP averages around 500k units per month, where the Switch is just under half the overall number (250k). So a slight win in NA would still be a global win for PS4 considering it's always a close second in NA at worst.

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Why o why2350d ago

'And this is where your point goes awry.'

😂😂😂

Was going to type something on those lines until I saw yours

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Eonjay2351d ago

Yes. The best way to think about this is to say that Japan counts for 5% of Sony's sales. Also, North america counts for about 35% of their sales. Nearly 60% are Europe and other Asian countries. Now figure out the percentages for those same country for Nintendo and you see what is happening. For Switch to overtake the PS4 its gonna have to sell more in Europe. For reference, the same concept applies to Xbox. Xbox is majority US sales like 60% so it would have to win by such a lopsided margin in the US that its impossible for it to win.

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Gemmol2351d ago (Edited 2351d ago )

I up vote you, and I will take your word for it, I honestly do not know how sales go on over there, I am only looking at numbers

I can give so many situations, heres another one, even if Switch sold 5,000 more systems than ps4 in america in a month worth of sales to be America top seller in NPD report, I am using the lowest win total possible.....and it still sell 200k more than ps4 in Japan in a month worth of sales........this means europe ps4 sales for the month would have to be over 200k to tie or past the Nintendo Switch

but if you read vgchartz september results for month of september the ps4 worldwide beat the Switch by 464,000

if Vgchartz numbers are correct so this means over 600k was sold in september in Europe to beat out the Switch

is 600k normal numbers for europe every month??????

does not make sense, unless you tell me its a holiday that month

there should of been a PR release unless thats normal outside holiday months

if this is normal I take back my comments

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IamTylerDurden12350d ago

Europe is Sony land, it accounts for the majority of PS4 sales. Idk why ppl make such a big deal about NPD when it only accounts for America.

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Eonjay2350d ago

Also, it turns out that the PS4 is still the top selling console in the US in 2017. So there is also that.

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Aenea2350d ago

Well, several countries celebrate Saint Nicholas' birthday (of which Santa Claus is partly based) on December 5/6 with presents so some European countries will buy lots of presents earlier because of it.
Besides don't think sales between Europe and NA are that much off especially when lots of countries are thrown in with Europe region like Australia, tho not sure if vgchartz separates those but Sony doesn't, at least not for the digital store...

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IamTylerDurden12350d ago

Shadow of War was the best selling game in October followed by AC Origins. This article is Nintendo PR literally, look at the article and read the source then do some research.

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Kribwalker2350d ago

Can we talk about the elephant in the room.....What are your thoughts on Forza 7 outselling GTsport?

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mikel10152351d ago

Only 4 days on the market and Mario cleaned up.

DANGGGG

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MrMagz2351d ago

It did sell over 2 million in its first weekend worldwide, so it's safe to assume that it sold well over 1 million by the end of October in US alone.

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Moonman2351d ago

Switchmas is in full effect. SNES still selling in 2017 is so......RAD while eating Pizzaria's....ah the 90's..lol

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DEEBO2351d ago

Good job big N!

All 3 of my son's beat odyssey (each one thinking they were the 1st to beat it lol)

Great game,great system.

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hench072351d ago

Unless the PS4 get a price cut the Switch will remain number 1 for the foreseeable future

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King_Lothric2351d ago

That's not true. For that to happen, the Switch must first close the gap with the Playstation 4, after that it needs to remain selling the same steady amount all months and Playstation must stop selling consoles.

MrMagz2351d ago

I think you misunderstood what hench was saying. He was essentially saying that he thinks that Switch will continue to outsell the PS4 on a month-to-month basis from here on out unless Sony does a price drop. I do no think he was saying that the Switch will necessarily outsell the PS4 in raw numbers (i.e. sell more than the PS4 does in their lifetimes) like I think you think he meant, though I guess there is a chance that does think this.

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Prince_TFK2351d ago

DjK1Ng

Don’t forget Monster Hunter. There is a very high chance that another mainline MH game will be release on the Switch next year, when there’s more Switch owners.

When it eventually hits, the Switch sale is gonna explode.

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StormLegend2351d ago

They don't need it and the switch won't sell as much around Jan-Feb. Heavy hitters like GOW and Spider-man are coming out in early 2018.

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AWBrawler2350d ago

So we counting spider-man as a big game now? Well hell. I'm gonna count Xenoblade 2 then

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Prince_TFK2350d ago

Spiderman and GOW has no solid release date yet as far as I know. Nintendo still has Kirby, Yoshi, and Project Octopath set for early 2018 as well plus any other games that they haven’t announced yet.

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Skankinruby2351d ago

Switch isn't a direct competitor to sony so other than bragging rights a price cut makes zero sense. Even without a price cut I don't see switch outselling ps4 worldwide through the holidays

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Prince_TFK2350d ago

Except that it is a competitor. The Xbox has no chance, so what’s left is the Switch. The Switch had already outsold the PS4 in October and that isn’t even holiday yet.

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CaptainObvious8782350d ago

For that to happen ninty will need to release a lot more exclusives and get actual proper 3rd party support.

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ninsigma2351d ago

No surprise. I knew once oddysey was out Switch would dominate. Mario deserves all the sales. Wonderfully fun game.

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CocoaBrother2351d ago

Congrats, Nintendo. Hopefully the momentum continues into 2018

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PhoenixUp2351d ago

Only 4 days and Super Mario Odyssey still dominated

TheColbertinator2351d ago

The house that Mario built.

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eagle212351d ago (Edited 2351d ago )

November will be huge for Switch. Skyrim, Doom and L.A. Noire will seal the deal.

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XStation4pio_Pro2351d ago

Dope. Mario Oddyssey is a no brainer. nice one nintendo.

BenjaMan642351d ago

No one else can make it this far
Put a comb through that 'stache
Now you've got panache
Oh, let's do the odyssey!

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Tazzy2351d ago

I'm not really into the handheld market but being that you can hook the Switch up to your tv and play is pretty cool this will be my next console in 2018. I support all 3 consoles but i'm more impressed with the Switch than the Xbox One X I love my PS4PRO and Xbox One S but this is my next purchase I think its the games coming to it and that are already out Mario is amazing for the Switch. I haven't owned a Nintendo console since the Wii U and I got bored with that pretty fast I don't see it happening with the Switch.

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StormLegend2351d ago

Enjoying my Switch with Mario odyssey. It's the perfect handheld/console to have with my PS4.

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Toby_19812351d ago

Looks like first party exclusives does matter

WelkinCole2351d ago

Stop being gameist. All games matter!!

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DrierofLeaves2351d ago

There is no stopping the Switch anymore.

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RAM0N 2351d ago

The tides have turned.

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gangsta_red2351d ago

Going to have to be on the look out for the Munster Hunter World Switch bundle.

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Takwin2351d ago

And the Switch is in stock at Amazon and many other places. They will sell millions in the next 30 days. I absolutely love my Switch and I only play exclusives on it. It is an amazing machine and Nintendo has delivered some of the best games of ALL TIME already on it.

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Gemmol2351d ago

you crazy bro, I play everything......3rd party also........

ZeekQuattro2351d ago

Nintendo takes 1st and 2nd place again in NPD. Mario being the number 1 game despite dropping at the end of the month. Nicely done Nintendo.

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michellelynn09762351d ago

Way to go Nintendo. You are killing it right. Zelda sales went up, so did MK8 DX. Nintendo will own the holidays.

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Relientk772351d ago

Mario Odyssey is really fun, glad it's selling so well

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kevnb2351d ago

Eat it haters.

BlackTar1872351d ago

who hates Nintendo?

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kevnb2351d ago

Half the people on here.

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michellelynn09762351d ago

I know, Kept trying to tell the radical Sony fans in here what was gonna happen, but I was called names and such. I notice how quiet it is.

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Ceaser98573612351d ago

Radical sony fans?? Lmao!! And Xbox fanboys were praising the Switch your saying?? Daaamnn!! Prolly you're one of them too...

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CaptainN2351d ago

Congrats to Nintendo on the sales and also to all the gamers who have a Switch or SNES !!

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BlackTar1872351d ago

was hoping they would put more 2 player games onthe SNES classic.

i didn't research to much but stumbled upon one and bought it.

CaptainN2344d ago

Trolls down voting a congratulatory post ... BRAVO haters !!

thesoftware7302351d ago (Edited 2351d ago )

Once again, Nintendo the best video game makers on the planet did it again. This will continue for a long while. Thing is, we all knew the NPD would reflect exactly that, even the haters knew.

For sure Noveember is a shoe in, Mario:O was only available for like 4-5 days in Oct. Simply amazing!

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UCForce2351d ago

Nintendo going to steal the holiday sales this time.

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bumbleforce2351d ago

wasnt it aready confirmed AC origins sold most

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Elda2351d ago

I bought a SNES Mini & I'm very happy with it.It's nice to see the Switch is selling well,but for me personally I'm not ready to buy it yet because I've yet to see any games on the system to capture my interest except Mario Odyssey & that's not enough for me to buy the Switch. Hopefully in 2018 I'll start seeing a few titles dropping on the system that'll interest me then I'll buy.

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VersusDMC2351d ago

NPD says shadow of war and AC origins sold more than Mario. I guess the headline is that "alternative facts" I've heard about...

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VersusDMC2350d ago

Downvoted for telling the truth. Nintendo fans are like trump supporters... ugh.

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j15reed2350d ago

It is from a site called nintendoeverything so of course Nintendo has the # 1 everything even though thats not the reality.

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zivtheawesome2351d ago

Wait WTF I'm hearing contracting reports. I saw in another NPD article Mario is third. Shadow of war is first and AC is second.

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Hungwu2351d ago

ummmmm......what?

1 Middle-earth: Shadow of War
2 Assassin’s Creed: Origins
3 Super Mario Odyssey**
4 South Park: The Fractured But Whole
5 NBA 2K18
6 FIFA 18
7 WWE 2K18
8 Madden NFL 18
9 Destiny 2*
10 Forza Motorsport 7
11 Gran Turismo Sport
12 Grand Theft Auto V
13 The Evil Within 2**
14 Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus**
15 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild**
16 Mario Kart 8**
17 Fire Emblem: Warriors**
18 Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
19 NHL 18
20 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege

https://www.resetera.com/th...

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MrMagz2350d ago (Edited 2350d ago )

There are sometimes two different lists, one showing raw game sales and the other ranking them on how much each game made. Since Shadow of War and AC have microtransactions, they probably made for money overall even if Mario was technically the top selling game. The initial report could just be wrong and Mario may not be the best selling, but if it is then that is why there are conflicting reports.
EDIT: Looking at the source it does in fact say "ranked on dollar sales", meaning that this list is based on how much each game made, not necessarily how much each game sold

corroios2350d ago (Edited 2350d ago )

Its Super Mario. A system seller. Its a sp game and exclusive and number one. Thats so strange isnt?....

welly3002350d ago

Still a mobile platform its competing with itself. But well done Nintendo on great sales.

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Many-hat52350d ago (Edited 2350d ago )

It's well deserved imo. BOTW & Mario are sublime. Very few 'serious' games provide the immersion, but none of them provide the FUN!

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BIGBOSS082350d ago (Edited 2350d ago )

actual NPD for 2017 until october. PS4 and switch fighting it out and both doing really well with PS4 still just ahead for the year so far which people seem to forget. switch though, has won the last 4 months in a row now but PS4 has been right behind it. xbox one way behind and wont get close even with xbox one x. remember this is only US hardware sales and thanks to the leakers for this information. lets hope we get leaks for oct, nov and december.

January:
PS4: 210,665
XB1: 157,545

February:
PS4: 398,407
XB1: 215,418

March:
PS4: 396,726
XB1: 243,514
Switch: 910,545

April:
PS4: 206,247
XB1: 109,950
Switch: 280,897

May:
PS4: 187,182
XB1: 109,130
Switch: 165,038

June:
PS4: 381,196
XB1: 153,389
Switch: 215,582

July:
PS4: ~217,000
XB1: ~120,000
Switch: ~222,000

August:
PS4: ~190,000
XB1: ~116,000
Switch: ~210,000

September:
PS4: ~305,000
XB1: ~175,000
Switch: ~314,000

October:
PS4: ?
XB1: ?
Switch: ?

November:
PS4: ?
XB1: ?
Switch: ?

December:
PS4: ?
XB1: ?
Switch: ?

2017:
PS4: 2,492,423
XB1: 1,399,946
Switch: 2,318,062

Einhander19712350d ago

Deserved Nintendo back on top where they belong. New hardware, Legacy hardware:)

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thesoftware7302350d ago

They possibly counted digital....or possibly said Mario was the Switche's best selling game. Nintendo is at the top of the list when talking honesty.

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Mr_Luke2350d ago

Wow, very good for Nintendo, congratulations!

strayanalog2350d ago

C'mon! Who didn't see this coming? This holiday season is going to be very interesting for the Big 3. Cannot wait to see the results and the comments that follow.