After last year's brilliant lineup of first-party games for the Switch——which included
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and
Super Mario Odyssey—it seemed that Nintendo was slowly losing that first-year-momentum as there weren't that many heavy-hitters for this year's lineup.
The two games that could've been considered heavy-hitters this year were
Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu/Eevee! and
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and even then
Pokémon Let's Go's reception was very mixed upon being announced. Luckily for Nintendo,
Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu/Eevee! have managed to exceed all expectations by selling an impressive 3 million copies within its first week since launch.
Super Smash Bros. games have always been console-sellers, and
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has proven to not only be doing that, but Nintendo confirms that the game has also managed to become the best pre-selling title in the series' history since the original game came out in 1999.
Not only is
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate the best pre-selling title in the series, but it is now also the best pre-selling title available on the Nintendo Switch, beating out
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and
Super Mario Odyssey; which in and of itself is quite an impressive feat.
The news comes from the official Nintendo Versus Twitter account, which posted a new video thanking fans for their amazing support, as well as sharing a short trailer with opinions about
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate by video game media outlets. Our hats are off to you, Nintendo.
Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER!
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be available exclusively for the Nintendo Switch on the 7th of December.
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