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Switch hits 5 million sales in Japan

Nintendo continues to celebrate breaking record after record, with the Switch now having sold 5 million units in Japan in just under two years. That's as the PS4 has just passed 7 million after almost 5 years, with the PS Vita slowly approaching 6 million after 7 years of long service.

Along with that news, we have four million-selling titles in Japan with the family-friendly shooter Splatoon 2 topping the Nintendo classics, with a 50%+ attach rate, which is hugely impressive
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Splatoon 2 – 2,621,928
Super Mario Odyssey – 1,788,228
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 1,738,502
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 1,065,780

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