According to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales inward the United States, the Nintendo Switch arrangement was the best-selling video game hardware inward the calendar month of Apr amongst to a greater extent than than 280,000 units sold. This is the 2d calendar month inward a row that Nintendo Switch has led the pack inward video game hardware sales, next a record-breaking launch inward March. Apr sales of Nintendo Switch too the Nintendo 3DS household unit of measurement of systems (more than 68,000 units sold) combined to brand upward most one-half of all hardware sales across all dedicated video game systems.
The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game was the top-selling video game inward Apr amongst to a greater extent than than 460,000 physical units sold. With digital sales added, the full is to a greater extent than than 550,000 units. Making this reveal to a greater extent than impressive is the fact that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe launched on Apr 28, which exclusively accounts for 2 days’ worth of sales inward the reporting period, which cutting off on Apr 29.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game for Nintendo Switch continued its legendary run, coming inward every bit the third-highest-selling video game inward April. The critically acclaimed open-air guide a opportunity volition have fifty-fifty to a greater extent than content amongst the upcoming launch of 2 DLC packs inward the summertime too vacation flavor of this year. The DLC is similar a shot available for pre-purchase via an Expansion Pass. 1-2-Switch too digital-only game Snipperclips – Cut it out, together! also saw rigid sales inward April.
Nintendo volition await to popular off along this momentum into the summertime amongst a serial of swell novel games for Nintendo Switch too Nintendo 3DS. The upcoming lineups for both systems include Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Nintendo 3DS, May 19), Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers from Capcom (Nintendo Switch, May 26), ARMS (Nintendo Switch, June 16), Ever Oasis (Nintendo 3DS, June 23) too Splatoon 2 (Nintendo Switch, July 21). Nintendo 3DS games Hey! Pikmin too Miitopia both launch on July 28, the same twenty-four lx minutes catamenia every bit New Nintendo 2DS XL, Nintendo’s newest hand-held system.
*Data regarding physical sales of games are from the NPD Group. Data regarding digital downloads of games too combined physical/digital life-to-date numbers are from Nintendo’s internal sales figures. All numbers, unless otherwise stated, are specific to the United States of America of America only.
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