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The Nintendo Switch has been named America's fastest-selling home games console.
A total of 4.8 million units were sold in the US during the 10 months following the Switch's launch there on 3 March last year.
The Switch breaks tradition with the firm's previous home consoles in allowing owners to use it as a portable console for game-playing on the move.
One analyst said Nintendo had completely turned its business around.
The previous record for the fastest-selling console in the US was Nintendo's Wii, launched in 2006, which went on to be one of the top-selling consoles in history worldwide.
However, the company's next offering - the Wii U - fared much more poorly.
As a consequence, Nintendo had been under considerable pressure to deliver a popular device this time around.
What if you don't like Mario or Zelda?
(Score: 3, Interesting) by bob_super on Monday January 08 2018, @05:48AM
The numbers are about the first months after release, not the current picture. The Swotch was released out of season, and still trounces everything else over its first few months.
I just held on and dragged my feet, so that Minecraft waited until we got the Switch for Christmas, avoiding the redundancy issue. That and Mario Kart 8 combine to make very motivated and obedient children (only allowed 30 minutes a day, and not eager to lose it). Mario Odyssey makes a compelling case for the motion controls of the controllers (MK8 too, with the drive assist for the little one who doesn't get it yet, making it fun for all). It's a great platform given that my kids are in the sweet spot (fun games, not better-than-yours graphics on FPS(n+1)). We had looked at PS4/Xbox, and the AAA titles are almost all for teens and older.
Bonus: went on a multi-day trip, just tossed it in the luggage, but played it mostly on the hotel TVs. Wouldn't have done that with the bulky competitors.