{"id":95494,"date":"2019-06-22T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/06\/my_friend_pedro_is_devolver_digitals_biggest_launch_to_date_on_nintendo_switch"},"modified":"2019-06-22T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-22T07:00:00","slug":"my-friend-pedro-is-devolver-digitals-biggest-launch-to-date-on-nintendo-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/06\/22\/my-friend-pedro-is-devolver-digitals-biggest-launch-to-date-on-nintendo-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"My Friend Pedro Is Devolver Digital&#8217;s &#8220;Biggest Launch To Date&#8221; On Nintendo Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ef3863a29fa25\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ef3863a29fa25\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"My Friend Pedro\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ef3863a29fa25\/my-friend-pedro.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ef3863a29fa25\/my-friend-pedro.900x.jpg\" alt=\"My Friend Pedro\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Devolver Digital&#8217;s ongoing support for Nintendo&#8217;s hybrid platform appears to be paying off \u2013 with the publisher revealing the recently released slow-mo shooter <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/my_friend_pedro\">My Friend Pedro<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 by DeadToast Entertainment \u2013 has become the company&#8217;s &#8220;biggest launch to date&#8221; on the Switch.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My Friend Pedro is one of our best launches yet and our biggest launch to date on Nintendo Switch! <\/p>\n<p>Congrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deadtoast_com?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@deadtoast_com<\/a> and thank you to the amazing community that followed it from its start on sites like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Newgrounds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Newgrounds<\/a> years ago!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yYoNKIeF4g\">https:\/\/t.co\/yYoNKIeF4g<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dn9xYLEx16\">pic.twitter.com\/Dn9xYLEx16<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/devolverdigital\/status\/1142078493842427905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>At this point in time, it&#8217;s hard to say just how big the Switch launch is, as no exact sales figures have been provided, but in general, it is one of the company&#8217;s best launches yet.<\/p>\n<p>This follows on from the publisher&#8217;s positive Nintendo-related news in April, when it revealed <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/katana_zero\">Katana Zero<\/a><\/strong> was its second fastest-selling game on the Switch, right behind <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/enter_the_gungeon\">Enter the Gungeon<\/a><\/strong>. Switch and PC sales combined, Katana Zero was able to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/04\/katana_zero_sold_more_than_100000_copies_in_its_first_week\">shift<\/a> more than 100,000 copies in its first week.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JyahBxUAYbs?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>If you would like to find out more about My Friend Pedro, read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/my_friend_pedro\">our review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Did you download this game on release? How about Katana Zero? Share your thoughts below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devolver Digital&#8217;s ongoing support for Nintendo&#8217;s hybrid platform appears to be paying off \u2013 with the publisher revealing the recently released slow-mo shooter My Friend Pedro \u2013 by DeadToast Entertainment \u2013 has become the company&#8217;s &#8220;biggest launch to date&#8221; on the Switch. 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