Nintendo Switch Sales More Than Double In 2020

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The Nintendo Switch has proven to be a very popular hybrid gaming console with sales surpassing the SNES, N64, GameCube & Wii U. The console is currently sold out at many retailers across the world thanks in part to a monumental surge in demand for the console arising from lockdowns due to the coronavirus. VideoGamesChronicle reports that Nintendo Switch sales have more than doubled in the first half of 2020 compared to the first six months of last year in the UK.

This will bring the Nintendo Switch closer to overtaking the Nintendo Entertainment System in lifetime hardware sales. Traditional game consoles such as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One also saw significant hardware sales increases of around 50% and 25% respectively. Game sales were also up 48% across the board for the first four months of 2020.



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[watzupken]

Its not surprising actually. Consoles like PS4 and Xbox generally appeals more to hardcore gamers, and most of them should already own a console/ PC. For those that are less gamers, i.e. family that prefers outdoor activities, Switch probably is the next best thing to own with games that are more interactive and family friendly. In fact, it is possible that a family may own a PS4 or Xbox, along with a Switch, so that the kids can play with the adults.

In fact the sales number would have been higher if not for the supply disruption that caused shortages and crazy increase in prices.

 

[Th3pwn3r]

It was just good timing.