Nintendo Switch Achieves Best Week of Sales Ever In The United States

Written by Brandon Hofer on December 04, 2019

News: Nintendo is off to a quick start this holiday season with both Switch and Switch Lite units flying off the shelves.

Thanksgiving recently took place in the U.S. along with the Black Friday shopping weekend. Nintendo has revealed that Thanksgiving week, in general, was their best week of sales ever in the United States. Over this time period, the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite systems sold a combined total of more than 830,000 units in the United States. What that means is that last week was the single best week of U.S. sales in the history of the Nintendo Switch. Current sales of the Nintendo Switch in the Americas has reached over 17.5 million units as well.

Additionally, Cyber Monday broke records as well, becoming the best one yet for Nintendo Switch.

“Holiday shoppers see the value of Nintendo Switch, which offers a vast library of games for every type of player,” said Nick Chavez, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Whether shopping for the ideal gift or picking one up for yourself, the Nintendo Switch family of systems provides options that fit every play style.”

In addition to hardware, Nintendo Switch software also sold well over Thanksgiving week. In only a few weeks since launch, the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield games have now sold a combined total of more than 3 million in the Americas. Other Nintendo Switch games also passed new life-to-date sales milestones in the Americas, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at 8.5 million, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at 8 million, Super Mario Odyssey at 6.5 million and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe at 1.5 million.

We will no doubt see other sales for Nintendo Switch leading up to Christmas. Did you pick up either a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch Lite over Thanksgiving week? If not, do you plan on picking one up for Christmas? Tell us what you think below.