Apparently the key to Bayonetta charting is to be on a system people like.
The US sales survey from the NPD Group is out, and it's another record breaking month for Nintendo.
In the hardware race, the Switch trailed behind the Monster Hunter World-fueled PlayStation 4 in February, but did sell enough to have the largest first-year sales of any system in the history of the NPD tracking. No sales numbers were given for individual consoles.
In software, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was the best selling Switch exclusive in the revenue top 20, ending a four month winning streak for Super Mario Odyssey. NBA 2K18 was the highest ranking game with a Switch release, coming in 3rd for the month. Kart and Odyssey were 8th and 9th, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was 11th, debutant Bayonetta 2 was 14th, and FIFA 18 was 17th for the month. The other new Nintendo physical software, Dragon Quest Builders and Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology, finished 10th and 3rd on their respective system top 10s.
The full top 10s for Switch and 3DS are below:
Switch
3DS
I wish DQ Builders was higher, good game people!I loved the demo, I like the idea of Minecraft but would like some reason to do stuff which DQ Builders provides so I will be picking it up.
We'll see how things go but I have to wonder with 20 games there are 15 1st party, 1 main brand collaboration, and the best selling game of all time how long will the 3rd party lovefest last? It's been a year, the install base is decent as are 3rd party offerings.I wish DQ Builders was higher, good game people!I loved the demo, I like the idea of Minecraft but would like some reason to do stuff which DQ Builders provides so I will be picking it up.
We'll see how things go but I have to wonder with 20 games there are 15 1st party, 1 main brand collaboration, and the best selling game of all time how long will the 3rd party lovefest last? It's been a year, the install base is decent as are 3rd party offerings.I wish DQ Builders was higher, good game people!I loved the demo, I like the idea of Minecraft but would like some reason to do stuff which DQ Builders provides so I will be picking it up.
Even though most third party games are not appearing in the top 10, my understanding is that the majority of third party games are selling well enough that they are profitable and making the publishers happy. When they put the effort in, fans will reward them (the only Switch purchase I regret is WWE 2K18, it's a terrible port of a game already riddled with bugs).
