Reviewing Nintendo Switch's Japanese holiday performance.
Nintendo succeeded their gamble, the OLED Model now is effectively the console of the second half of Nintendo Switch's lifecycle.
NintendObs Daily. Monday, January 17.
It really took a while for the numbers to be unveiled but at last we can finally take a look at the big picture. First, when it comes to software, this was nearly another clean sweep by Nintendo. If it wasn't for one brand-new multiplatform release on PS4 during Christmas week, every game in the Japanese weekly top 30 would have been on Nintendo Switch, a mishap fixed on New Year week, Nintendo featuring once again the 30 best-selling ever since. Regarding hardware, the situation was similar but also interesting to observe due to another aspect. In the two weeks of Christmas and the New Year, Nintendo Switch – OLED Model sold nearly as much as Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite combined and the week after, the OLED managed to outsell the two previous models as one. Nintendo succeeded their gamble, the OLED Model now is effectively the console of the second half of Nintendo Switch's lifecycle.