The Nintendo Switch won December 2017 in the console race in the USA. This is stated by the head of Xbox One and refers to market analyses. However, he is pleased: His Xbox One has beaten the PlayStation 4. This was likely due to the new Xbox One X.
The NPD Group analyzes sales figures in the USA. Their numbers are not officially available for the Christmas season of 2017 yet, but some apparently already have access to them. Among them is the Marketing Chief for Xbox One, Aaron Greenberg. And Greenberg is elated.
Xbox One beats PS4 in the USA’s Christmas season
The Head of Xbox Games Marketing at Microsoft tweeted last night and thanked fans for their support during the holidays. The Xbox One had the highest sales share among consoles so far. He announced a great year 2018 for the Xbox One.
A Twitter user then brought it up to him and Greenberg became more specific: He actually just wanted to thank for the great success of the Xbox One X. But yes, more Xbox Ones than PlayStation 4 were sold in December 2017 among the Gen 8 consoles. He got that from the report of the North American market research institute NPD.
However, Nintendo had a great month. The Switch sold the most units.
Nintendo Switch – the great success story
Recently, there have been more success reports about the Nintendo Switch. In the USA, it is said to have sold 4.8 million units in less than 10 months. This makes it the home console that has sold the fastest in the USA – in the history of consoles.
In Japan, it even surpassed the legendary PlayStation 2. While the PS2 sold more units starting March 2000 than the Switch starting March 2017, the Nintendo Switch is developing significantly stronger towards the end than the PS2 did back then. While sales of the PS2 had already significantly declined in November 2000, the Switch saw a surge in sales again in November 2017.
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