Super Smash Bros Ultimate is Nintendo's Fastest Selling Home Console Game EVER!

Super Smash Bros Ultimate is Nintendo's Fastest Selling Home Console Game EVER!

Now, we all knew that Ultimate would do well, but I for one wasn't expecting this! Not only is it the fastest selling game on Switch now, and not only is it the fastest selling Smash game ever, no, that's not enough!

    Now it appears to be dominating the entirety of Europe, US, Japan and more too, performing better during its launch period than any Nintendo home console release that has come before it. 

    That's right, it's sold faster than Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Let's Go, as well as all other Nintendo home console games in Europe!!!

Nintendo of Europe COO Stephan Bole has said the following:

"Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the biggest Super Smash Bros. ever, and not only is it the fastest-selling game in the series we’ve ever seen in Europe, it’s become our fastest-selling home console game ever. Nintendo Switch owners have a lot to look forward to in 2019, including new games in the Animal Crossing and Pokémon series, Yoshi’s Crafted World, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and more."

Super Smash Bros isn't just doing well in Europe! It is also the fastest selling home console Nintendo game Ever as well!

      

According to Nintendo Australia, Ultimate's sales over the first three days locally were 80 per cent higher than Super Mario Odyssey, which has gone on to sell more than 12 million copies worldwide. Another amazing fact is how five of Nintendo's ten best-ever game launches locally are now on the Switch.

In the supplied PR, Nintendo Australia's Managing Director Kamon Yoshimura made the following comments about Ultimate's success:

“We are thrilled that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now both the fastest-selling game in the series and our fastest-selling home console game in Australia and New Zealand. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the biggest Super Smash Bros. ever, and we look forward to bringing exciting experiences to players in 2019 with new games in the Animal Crossing and Pokémon series, alongside Yoshi’s Crafted World, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and more.”

That's not all! It's also doing really well in Japan! This is the top 20 best selling games from December 10-16.

1) [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 406,617 (1,627,152)
2) [PS4] God Eater 3 (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 12/13/18) – 150,523 (New)
3) [PS4] Judgment (Sega, 12/13/18) – 148,246 (New)
4) [NSW] Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! (Bundle Editions Included) (Nintendo, 11/16/18) – 108,773 (1,121,020)
5) [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 97,529 (587,295)
6) [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 29,422 (1,911,174)
7) [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 27,625 (431,410)
8) [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 27,035 (2,767,712)
9) [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 14,417 (1,880,842)
10) [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 13,670 (1,195,951)
11) [NSW] Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo, 03/16/18) – 12,027 (670,296)
12) [NSW] Senran Kagura: Peach Ball & Reflexions Double Pack (Marvelous, 12/13/18) – 10,321 (New)
13) [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion (Nintendo, 11/08/18) – 9,575 (64,375)
14) [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 8,063 (244,283)
15) [PS4] Battlefield V (Electronic Arts, 11/20/18) – 6,846 (148,170)
16) [3DS] Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (The Pokémon Company, 11/17/17) – 6,665 (1,780,187)
17) [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII (SIE, 10/12/18) – 6,536 (492,033)
18) [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 03: Vehicle Kit (Nintendo, 09/14/18) – 5,938 (49,389)
19) [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo, 07/13/18) – 5,640 (154,936)
20) [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo, 06/22/18) – 5,318 (381,800) 

Yep, it's sold 406,617 in the second week of it being out in Japan!
        

It's also doing really well in the U.S as well! In just 11 days, it sold over 3 Million units and became the fastest selling Switch game in the North America, and the fastest selling Smash game ever.

     

In celebration of the news, Nintendo has also shared some additional statistics. Bear in mind that the following data comes from Nintendo of America.

- Nintendo hardware unit and dollar sales for 2018 are at their highest annual totals since 2011.

- Nintendo eShop sales have grown 105 percent over 2017.

- Evergreen Nintendo Switch games have set new milestones, with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe selling over 4 million and 5 million units, respectively. Super Mario Odyssey has sold over 4.7 million units.

- In addition to the fast-selling Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game, other recently released games that continue to make a splash include Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!, which together total 2 million units, and Super Mario Party at 1.4 million.

So, in short, Super Smash Bros Ultimate is doing so well it's breaking records across the globe! Did you get Super Smash Bros Ultimate? Are you glad it's doing well? Let us know in the comments below. Also, don't forget to like, share and subscribe to GamingTelescope. Thanks for watching