Ifølge nye data fra NPD, har Nintendo Switch nu slået et-års salgsrekorden for konsoller i Nordamerika. De amerikanske forbrugere brugte over $1 mia. på gaming-produkter i sidste måned.

Nintendo Switch fortsætter med at sætte nye rekorder. Uden at oplyse de faktiske salgstal (formodentlig over 5 mio.) fortæller NPD Group (via GI.biz), at Nintendo Switch nu er den bedst sælgende konsol i første år efter ankomsten.

Sales of Nintendo software also offset declines on other consoles, helping bring in $397 million across the market in February – the same figure the market achieved in February 2017.

Total spending on hardware, software and accessories rose by 23 per cent year-on-year to $995 million. This was driven primarily by hardware and accessories since, as mentioned, games revenues remained flat.

Hardware sales were the biggest driver of growth, up 55 per cent year-on-year from $204 million to $316 million. Meanwhile, accessories (which includes game cards) saw a 35 per cent boost, up from $210 million to $282 million – a new record and $20 million more than the previous best February for the category ($262 million in 2016).

For februar måned, er det dog PS4 som var den bedst sælgende konsol i USA. Monster Hunter: World, som i dag har fået Deviljo-patchen, er for anden måned i træk det bedst sælgende spil.

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