Nintendo’s new Switch has reportedly enjoyed the best first 48 hours of sales in the Americas in the company’s history. The news comes via New York Times reporter Nick Wingfield on Twitter, following an interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé.
Nick Wingfield wrote:
2. Fri-Sat sales for Nintendo Switch exceeded first 2-day sales in Americas for any system in Nintendo history. Next biggest was Wii.
— Nick Wingfield (@nickwingfield) March 6, 2017
According to Wingfield, Fils-Aimé also noted that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is now Nintendo’s best-selling standalone launch game, topping Super Mario 64.
