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Death Squared devs discuss Switch sales success, sold more on Switch in first 3 days than all other platforms
Our hot take on Switch 4 Indies. We sold more #DeathSquared on Switch in first 3 days! than all other platforms 😂 pic.twitter.com/CBEHeyBE7Z
— SMG @ #PAXWEST (@smgstudio) September 13, 2017
that could say more about how badly we did on the other platforms though. But we found the Nintendo audience much more "into" the game
— SMG @ #PAXWEST (@smgstudio) September 13, 2017
And the fact games media were willing to review the game for Switch. 23 critic reviews on Metacritic vs 5 on other platforms :/
— SMG @ #PAXWEST (@smgstudio) September 13, 2017
We also launched at a much less crowded time. March 14 had BOTW, ME3, HZD all within 2 weeks. We were AAAvalanched.
— SMG @ #PAXWEST (@smgstudio) September 13, 2017
Interesting though that sales on other platforms only rose slightly with the increased press/buzz. Guessing non Nintendo users tuned out
— SMG @ #PAXWEST (@smgstudio) September 13, 2017
We've hit the tail for Switch now and still selling more per day than all the other platforms combined by 200-500%
— SMG @ #PAXWEST (@smgstudio) September 13, 2017
So huge thank you Nintendo Switch players!
— SMG @ #PAXWEST (@smgstudio) September 13, 2017
So that's our hot take on the topic. We watch with interest to see if this trend continues with other releases into 2018
— SMG @ #PAXWEST (@smgstudio) September 13, 2017
Another big victory for indies on the Switch. If you haven't grabbed Death Squared yet, you definitely should. It's a fantastic puzzler for solo or 4-player. Really can't recommend it enough!