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First week of Media Create sales data for 2018 shows Switch going up, up up

Japan kicks off the new year with fans still snapping up Switch units as if their lives depended on it. It sold just over 146,000 units according to Media Create data, the second set of figures out this week as they catch up with business. The first set rounded out the 2017 data.

For software, the top three juggle around with Splatoon sneaking the top spot by a few thousand sales.

01 Splatoon 2   117,840 / 1,882,709
02 Super Mario Odyssey 110.816 / 1,508,148
03 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 82,808 / 1,215,599

Things usually quieten down over January, but Switch excitement seems to be overriding that. What will be key is how Switch sales, and Nintendo's launch roster for the year, fare when we pass the original launch date.

Red 2017, Blue 2018 (zeroed for visibility)

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