News - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Shifts 3 Million Copies In The US In Just 11 Days

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Shifts 3 Million Copies In The US In Just 11 Days

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<p><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_smash_bros_ultimate"><strong>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</strong></a> has sold three million copies in the US after just eleven days on sale, breaking multiple records in the process.</p>
<p>According to Nintendo’s internal sales data, the game has become both the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch game of all time in the region, and also the fastest-selling game in the Super Smash Bros. series. We recently reported on the fact that the very same milestone was <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/12/uk_charts_super_smash_bros_ultimate_becomes_the_fastest-selling_smash_game_of_all_time">also hit in the UK market</a>, with early sales in Japan seeing <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/12/japanese_charts_smash_bros_ultimate_has_already_outsold_pokemon_and_zelda_breath_of_the_wild">similarly impressive levels of success</a>, too. These statistics are expected to cement the fact that Nintendo is currently the <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/12/nintendo_switch_becomes_the_fastest-selling_console_of_this_generation_in_the_us">top-selling US software publisher of 2018</a>.</p>
<p>In celebration of the news, Nintendo has also shared some additional statistics. Bear in mind that the following data comes from Nintendo of America and is <strong>specific to the US only</strong>:</p>
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<p>– Nintendo hardware unit and dollar sales for 2018 are at their highest annual totals since 2011.</p>
<p>– Nintendo eShop sales have grown 105 percent over 2017.</p>
<p>– Evergreen Nintendo Switch games have set new milestones, with <a class="external" href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild" rel="nofollow"><strong>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</strong></a> and <a class="external" href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/mario_kart_8_deluxe" rel="nofollow"><strong>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</strong></a> selling over 4 million and 5 million units, respectively. <a class="external" href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_mario_odyssey" rel="nofollow"><strong>Super Mario Odyssey</strong></a> has sold over 4.7 million units.</p>
<p>– In addition to the fast-selling Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game, other recently released games that continue to make a splash include <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee"><strong>Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!</strong></a>, which together total 2 million units, and <a class="external" href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_mario_party" rel="nofollow"><strong>Super Mario Party</strong></a> at 1.4 million.</p>
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<p><em>Are you one of the many who have already picked up a copy of the game? Are you surprised by any of the statistics shared above? Tell us below in the comments.</em></p>
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