Because just in the top 10 of its back catalog, the company will have sold 3 million games at almost full capacity in the last quarter, to which we will add the 2.58 million of the latest addition Echoes of the Wisdomwhich will certainly not have the pretensions of its two big brothers but we are more or less at the same heights as the remake of A Link’s Awakening (around 3 million at launch).
While waiting to know the first results of Super Mario Party Jamboree et Mario & Luigi: The Brotherly Epiclet us nevertheless note that Tears of the Kingdom goes up a level (without hoping for more) while it is only a matter of time until Pokémon Ecarlate & Violet steals the show Sword & Shield to become the 2nd best-selling game in the saga (behind the original Untouchables with more than 31 million sales).
BEST-SELLING SWITCH FIRST-PARTY:
(in parentheses, the evolution between July 1 and September 31, 2024)
1) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe : 64,27 millions (+ 1,37 million)
2) Animal Crossing : New Horizons : 46,45 millions (+ 600.000)
3) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate : 35,14 millions (+ 480.000)
4) The Legend of Zelda : Breath of the Wild : 32,29 millions (+ 240.000)
5) Super Mario Odyssey : 28,5 millions (+ 240.000)
6) Pokémon Sword & Shield : 26,44 millions (+ 90.000)
7) Pokémon Ecarlate & Violet : 25,69 millions (+ 400.000)
8) The Legend of Zelda : Tears of the Kingdom : 21,04 millions (+ 240.000)
9) Super Mario Party : 20,98 millions (+ 140.000)
10) New Super Mario Bros. U DX : 17,77 millions (+ 160.000)
Other figures:
– The Legend of Zelda : Echoes of Wisdom : 2,58 millions (NEW)
– Paper Mario: The Millennium Door : 1,94 million (+ 180.000)
– Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD : 1,57 million (+ 380.000)
1.3 billion games have been sold on Switch since March 2017, including 39.64 million during the past quarter.
