Nintendo sold almost a million Switches in a single month

The Switch is the fastest selling Nintendo system ever.  

At least according to Nintendo and NPD Group sales numbers, which show the hybrid handheld-home console sold over 906,000 units in its first month. 

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The Wii U sold roughly 400,000 in its first week and close to 890,000 units in its first six weeks, even though its 2012 launch landed in the more holiday-friendly month of November.

Both consoles have been criticized for their launch lineups — either for the lackluster number of games offered on the Switch or the lack of a first-party system seller on the Wii U — but the Switch certainly benefitted from one monster game.  Read more...

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