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The Nintendo Switch is Now the Fastest Selling Home Console System Ever

The Nintendo Switch has officially become the fastest selling home console ever to hit the Japanese market. With over 269,000 units sold this week alone, the Switch has now surpassed the country's most recent fastest selling consoles first-year sales, the PlayStation 2. Obviously, Microsoft's Xbox consoles aren't as widely sold in Japan, so the record might not hold worldwide, but it is an important milestone for the Switch.

With the release of last week's Media Create data, it was predicted that the Switch would outpace the PlayStation 2 in first-year sales. Now, thanks to this week's new data we have now have confirmation of that fact.

These sales numbers are a welcome boost over last week's Switch sales, where over 221,000 units made their way into the hands of happy new customers. It's likely that we will continue to see this trend extend into the weeks ahead, especially as Nintendo gears up with new game releases for the new year ahead, as well as ramping up their Switch production lines in the new year.

It's also worth noting that the Switch was the top selling console of Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the US so this isn't just a Japanese trend. Pretty much everyone loves Nintendo's hybrid console.

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