Horizon Zero Dawn makes a strong showing
At last, we have hard data on opening week sales for the Nintendo Switch and it’s launch titles in Japan. The Switch console moved over 329,000 units. That is an improvement over the Wii U, which sold just 311,000 in its first week. Although the Switch didn’t match original Wii’s 350,000+ sales, this is solid start.
Naturally, Switch games littered the software sales ranking, whichThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildpredictably topped.Zeldasold well over 200,000 copies if you combine Switch and Wii U version sales. Sadly, a great number of people bought1-2-SwitchwhereasSnipperclipsdidn’t even make the list. It is understandable though; ample advertising, a physical release, casual gameplay, and utilization of all the console’s promoted features appeals to a wider audience more than a co-operative puzzle game.
Looking at the rest of the list,Horizon Zero Dawnhad an excellent showing despite the Switch craze,Pokémon Sun & Moonsold less than a billion for once, andGrand Theft Auto Vis still going strong four years later. I, too, am starting to feel like picking up a copy since every time I blink it seems something amazing has been added toGTA Online.
