{"id":52845,"date":"2018-10-06T03:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T03:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/10\/alwars_awakening_first_week_switch_eshop_sales_outperform_launch_month_on_steam"},"modified":"2018-10-06T03:15:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T03:15:00","slug":"alwas-awakening-first-week-switch-eshop-sales-outperform-launch-month-on-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/10\/06\/alwas-awakening-first-week-switch-eshop-sales-outperform-launch-month-on-steam\/","title":{"rendered":"Alwa\u2019s Awakening First Week Switch eShop Sales Outperform Launch Month On Steam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0fc4fd6d127f8\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0fc4fd6d127f8\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"AlwaAwakeningIMG\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0fc4fd6d127f8\/alwaawakeningimg.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0fc4fd6d127f8\/alwaawakeningimg.900x.jpg\" alt=\"AlwaAwakeningIMG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The demand for indie titles on the Switch continues. Elden Pixels has revealed its 8-bit adventure <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/alwas_awakening\"><strong>Alwa\u2019s Awakening<\/strong><\/a> has had an incredibly strong launch week on Nintendo\u2019s eShop. According to the developer, it has sold as much in its first week on Switch as it did in its entire launch month on Steam last year. No exact figures were provided. The head of the small indie studio also <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikaelForslind\/status\/1047782430801838082?s=20\">mentioned<\/a> how Steam sales in 2018 had outperformed the previous year, citing discounts as the main reason.<\/p>\n<p>This, of course, isn\u2019t the first time we\u2019ve heard about strong indie sales on the Switch. Not long ago, the developer behind <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/salt_and_sanctuary\"><strong>Salt And Sanctuary<\/strong><\/a> revealed the game had sold \u201csuper well\u201d in its first week on the eShop \u2013 with numbers rivalling the first week of Steam sales. <strong><u><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/blossom_tales_the_sleeping_king\">Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King<\/a><\/u><\/strong> also had higher sales numbers on the Switch compared to Valve\u2019s digital service. In the past, other games including <strong><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/bloodstained_curse_of_the_moon\"><strong>Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/hollow_knight\">Hollow Knight<\/a><\/strong> and <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/death_squared\"><strong>Death Squared<\/strong><\/a> have also sold exceptionally well since releasing on the Switch eShop.<\/p>\n<p><em>Did you download Alwa\u2019s Awakening from the Switch eShop in its first week? Do you buy most of your indie games on the Nintendo Switch? Tell us below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The demand for indie titles on the Switch continues. Elden Pixels has revealed its 8-bit adventure Alwa\u2019s Awakening has had an incredibly strong launch week on Nintendo\u2019s eShop. According to the developer, it has sold as much in its first week on Switch as it did in its entire launch month on Steam last year. 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