The Switch is the fastest selling Nintendo system ever.
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At least according to Nintendo and NPD Group sales numbers, which show the hybrid handheld-home console sold over 906,000 units in its first month.。

The Wii U sold roughly 400,000 in its first week and close to 890,000 units in its first six weeks, even though its 2012 launch landed in the more holiday-friendly month of November. 。

Both consoles have been criticized for their launch lineups -- either for the lackluster number of games offered on the Switch or the lack of a first-party system seller on the Wii U -- but the Switch certainly benefitted from one monster game.。

The brand-new 。 The brand-new。Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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Thanks for signing up! 。 "That means that Nintendo sold more of this game for Nintendo Switch than it sold Nintendo Switch systems, for an attach rate of more than 100 percent," Nintendo said in a press release. "This may be attributed to people who purchased both a limited edition of the game to collect and a second version to play." 。This, unsurprisingly, makes it the fastest selling。

This, unsurprisingly, makes it the fastest selling。

Zelda。

game in Nintendo's history, too.
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