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Switch selling 10% faster in US than Wii during the same period on the market
Coming from GameStop
- sales of collectibles and impressive sales of Nintendo Switch drove a “particularly strong” quarter
- more than 5.4 million software units of Switch software sold since the console went on sale in March
- GameStop “same store sales” rose by 2.3 percent, thanks to Switch
- Switch software and accessories attach rate is an impressive 6:1
Coming from Daniel Ahmad, an analyst with Niko Partners
- Switch sales at GameStop were faster than Wii sales after the same period on the market
- Switch has a lead of about 10 percent.
“Strong demand out of the gate for Nintendo’s new console. Especially during a non holiday quarter. But will fall behind Wii, aligned.”
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