30% of Switch owners have bought Pokémon Sword and Shield
Nintendo Sales: Switch RPG hits 16m in less than two months; Mario Kart clears 22m
Pokémon Sword and Shield reached combined sales of 16.06 million as of December 31, 2019, Nintendo’s latest sales numbers reveal.
The most recent franchise instalment achieved the sales figure, which represents 30% of Nintendo Switch’s 52.48 million owners, in less than two months.
The figures mean Sword and Shield is already Nintendo Switch’s fifth best-selling title ever.
The most popular game on the platform, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, reached 22.96 million sales. That’s up 3.95 million since Nintendo last updated its sales numbers for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.
In Brief: Switch software sales
- Pokémon Sword and Shield reached combined sales of 16.06m.
- Switch’s best seller, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, reached 22.96m sales.
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 sold more than 5m, Ring Fit Adventure 2.17m and Astral Chain 1.03m.
The updated figure means 43% of Switch owners now own Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Luigi’s Mansion 3, which released on October 31, has sold 5.37 million units, placing the title just within the Switch’s top ten best-selling list.
Fitness title Ring Fit Adventure has sold 2.17 million units, while PlatinumGames‘ Switch exclusive Astral Chain has sold 1.03 million.
On the hardware front, Nintendo Switch has now outsold the Super NES to become the Japanese company’s third best-selling home console and its seventh best-selling games system overall.
Nintendo Software Sales (Apr-Dec 2019 / Life to date total)
Super Mario Maker 2 5.04M / 5.04M
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening 4.19M / 4.19M
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 6.27M / 22.96M
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 3.56M / 16.34M
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe 2.54M / 5.85M
Astral Chain 1.03M / 1.03M
Ring Fit Adventure 2.17M / 2.17M
Super Mario Party 2.72M / 9.12M
Pokémon Sword and Shield 16.06M / 16.06M
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 3.87M / 17.68M
Luigi’s Mansion 3 5.37M / 5.37M
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 1.02M / 1.02M
Splatoon 2 1.1M / 9.81M
Fire Emblem: Three Houses 2.58M / 2.58M
Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee 1.13M / 11.76M
Super Mario Odyssey 2.15M / 16.59M
Nintendo Switch Top 10 selling games
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 22.96m
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 17.68m
Super Mario Odyssey 16.59m
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 16.34m
Pokémon Sword and Shield 16.06m
Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee 11.76m
Splatoon 2 9.81m
Super Mario Party 9.12m
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe 5.85m
Luigi’s Mansion 3 5.37m
