July 2017 NPD: Nintendo Switch Stops PS4 Party

Good to see Crash, Splatoon, and Breath of the Wild being exclusives in the top 5.
(I would mention FF12 too but I don't like that game)

I'll never understand the appeal of Splatoon in aesthetics or gameplay, but looks like it's got a good following. Haven't heard many good things about the online app though.

These charts are ordered by revenue, not units sold, so in all likelihood, the Crash N.Sane Trilogy at $40 sold more units than Splatoon 2 at $60.

@RedMageLanakyn
Your going to hear nothing but the opposite for the app.

@RedMageLanakyn Splatoon 2 is the Switch's first big exclusive game, and it's also the Switch's last big exclusive game for a long time. Switch owners simply don't have a lot of titles to buy, so they will flock to the one big title they get.

@Mahe That's a bit unfair. I normally am not into online shooters but the original Splatoon was brilliant and completely sucked me in. Regardless of Switch being light on exclusives, Splatoon 2 is a phenomenal game.

@Mahe Mario + Rabbids in...oh 10 days. Various little things throughout September and Mario Odyssey in October. I consider that pretty good.

@Mahe They've got some big hitters coming this fall and winter, with Odyssey and XC2. They'll sell well, and Odyssey will move some systems (if nintendo can keep up production).

@sketchturner I know Splatoon has its fans, but I'm definitely not one of them.

@RedMageLanakyn "Fall and winter"... That's several months, and several really barren months for the Switch, to add. And XC2 isn't really a big title, you certainly won't see it do Splatoon 2 numbers.

Compare to PS4, which is getting a massive number of releases, and 2DS, which is getting titles like Metroid: Samus Returns and Pokemon Ultra. I know which systems have the better game selection this year and beyond.

@Mahe Yeah, because the PS4 had such a great first year. Old PS3 games, Killzone, and Knack, among other games that weren't that great for the most part. Totally blows the Switch's first year out of the water, right?

@Mahe They'll be getting a lot of ports, as Switch has some catching up to do from last gen still in terms of games that can now run on Nintendo hardware. I'm sure it'll be enough for those who own the system, and if it's not, there's little reason to not own a PS4 at this point. They're cheap, the games are cheap, and no stalking stores to find one.

@ZurapiiYohane
Yup, unreal. I'm guessing at this point that Sammy is right. Everybody in the UK or North America that picks up a PS4 or Xbox One also grabs GTA V as one of their first games. Only way to explain how it continues to be at or very near the top.

Saw the Splatoon 2 picture in the article and thought I was on Nintendo Life. I guess it's just as well, considering the comments on half of the articles seem to turn into discussions about the Switch, to Sammy's annoyance.

@Gamer83 That is definitely what people are doing. Heck, it was even one of my first games on the system, even if I've barely played it!

GTA V has to be one of the best selling games of all time at this point. The sales numbers on this are unreal.

@Xaessya FFXII is the best game in the series since IX.

@RedMageLanakyn Splatoon's aesthetic is amazing. It's like classic punk culture and 90's Nickelodeon had a mutant squid baby. Also, the gameplay is incredibly unique and is totally accessible for everyone, allowing them to contribute regardless of skill level (in turf wars, at least).

I don't mind the app, but then, I only use it to order special gear, as I have no interest in voice chat whatsoever.

I'm reaching backlog crisis on Switch already and Mario+Rabbids is out soon.

Only just platinumed Nier...and wanting to start The Zodiac Age.. but we're also so close to Mario & Rabbids and Destiny 2..

@Mahe It's unfair to criticize the lack of big titles on Switch at this stage, it's done incredibly well compared to both XBox One and PS4 6 months into their debut and Nintendo has spaced the release of their exclusives very well..

What a year so far!

'Tis good to see FFXII up there. I hope that many people who gave it a second chance loved it and recognised its quality as a Final Fantasy game.

@Godsent While ps4 1st party output is not that great on 2013, it has a lot of third party game though. Ps4 has new call of duty, new battlefield, new assassin creed, new need for speed, new madden, new fifa, gta 5 remaster, etc so people has a lot of new games to play.

First party output for switch this year is really good though, I bought zelda, mk8d, splatoon 2, blaster master zero and will buy mario odyssey and maybe xc 2.

@wiiware Exactly! 1st party support for Switch may have been good, but it doesn't come close to all the games (1st party and third party) that ps4 got the first year it launched.

As someone who enjoys games with realistic graphics, great voice acting and deep stories, Ninty has pretty much nothing that interests me. I get that others feel differently, though.

As an owner of all current machines it is great to see Nintendo getting back to its strengths. A strong Nintendo is great for all gamers, even if you don't play their games. Sony and Microsoft step up their game in response (Sony more than Microsoft so far). Spring is normally a slow time for games as we come down from the winter push of content. For example, would we have seen the amazing Horizon Zero Dawn in March if Nintendo didn't release the Switch in March? Maybe, maybe not.

@Mahe Switch owners are not strapped for content. Yes, there isn't as much content for the Switch compared to the PS4 and Xbox One but Nintendo's release schedule makes sense. Rather than release a bulk of content and have large breaks between releases (like Wii U), they have staggered their first party and partner exclusives so there is at least one large game every month till at least the end of the year while supplementing it with "smaller" titles. There are a lot of great games on the eshop. I got my Switch at launch and I currently have 19 games for it. 19 games in 5 months is pretty good. Especially when I actually want to play the games I bought.

@NintendoFan4Lyf Digital sales was counted except for where you see a *.

So Splatoon 2 did include digital

@NintendoFan4Lyf I gave the original a chance over a weekend and it just didn't click with me. The control scheme was part of it, along with the weird 90's aesthetics. I like casual online games, i'm certainly not lighting up the scoreboards in any current competitive online FPS, i just didn't like the way Splatoon played.

@NintendoFan4Lyf Did Hellblade launch in August?

@naruball The first year of the PS4 was good, but not much better than the Switch. I own 21 games from the PS4's first twelve months, but I could've gotten most of them (or owned them already) on the PS3.

@get2sammyb Yeah, sorry about that. Wasn't my intention though. When I wrote "Compare to PS4, which is getting a massive number of releases, and 2DS..." I meant that it should be obvious to everyone that PS4 especially has a massive slate of games for the upcoming 6 months or so. Leaving the comparisons aside, I think we can safely agree that it is indeed fact and not just opinion that the PS4 has a huge scope of upcoming games, and I'll leave it at that.

@Mahe

Mario + Rabbits Kingdom battle
Fire Emblem Warriors
Xenoblade 2
Mario Odyssey

So no, Splatoon isn't switches last big exclusive "for awhile".

Well done Nintendo. Nintendo and SONY at the Top just like it should be

@get2sammyb what does the * mean next to Splatoon 2 mean?