Sales Data Estimates For Smash Bros. Ultimate Suggests 1.3 Million Copies Were Sold In Japan On Launch

By On 11 Dec, 2018 At 01:06 AM | Categorized As Nintendo | With Comments Off

Early signs of super success.

Based on pre-orders alone, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was already predicted to be the highest-selling Smash and Switch game on launch. Now that the latest entry in the long-running fighting series is finally available worldwide, the first sales data estimates for Japan have now been released.

According to MorganStanley, based on a preliminary Famitsu sales data report, Nintendo’s all-star brawler on Switch is estimated to have shifted about 1.3 million copies in its first week within Japan. This would make it the biggest Nintendo-published game launch in Japan ever, not including the Pokémon series. As exciting as this is, it’s not as surprising it has likely outpaced existing entries in the Smash franchise, given the ongoing marketing push leading into the game’s worldwide release. As for how this compares to other Switch game sales in Japan, it puts it well out in front.

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