With the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, it was always going to be difficult for the Nintendo Switch to stay at number one in the UK this month, but since the console was only kicked out of that position. high. twice Over the past couple of years, there was a feeling that maybe the Switch could take it out.
Unfortunately, this was not the case; In November, Sony’s PS5 was king, but that doesn’t mean Nintendo has anything to do with sadness, on the contrary.
Over the past month 900,000 game consoles were sold in the UK (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz), making it the eighth most important month for console sales (not counting handheld devices) and the second highest console revenue (in December 2013, when demand for PS4 and Xbox One exploded).
With the PS5 at the top, Switch has been pushed to second in the UK hardware rankings for the third time in the past 24 months, but Switch hardware sales have grown 96% over the previous four weeks, by and large. part. . on Black Friday and continued demand for N intendo’s hybrid console. So far this year, Switch hardware sales in the UK have grown 63.1% year-over-year.
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That’s good news when it comes to games too, with Switch software accounting for nearly 35% of the 2.38 million games sold in the four week period ending November 28. Nintendo was also the most successful publisher in November, with titles such as Animal Crossing: New horizons, Super Mario 3D All-Stars and the perennial Mario Kart 8 Deluxe helping him beat Ubisoft to the top spot.
So while it’s a shame that the Switch isn’t the best-selling console in the UK in November, that’s not bad news and given the shortage of PS5 and the X-Series, we imagine that normal service will resume fairly quickly. .
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