The Nintendo Switch's Huge Holiday Numbers Made It The UK's Bestselling Console In 2021
It won't be news to most of you reading this that no matter where you are in the world, consoles are currently notoriously hard to come by. Not just the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, which should really be easier to find more than a year after they both launched, but also the Nintendo Switch. Supply remains unable to meet demand as the global component shortage continues,
There was a push across all three console creators to get as many of their products out there over the holidays as possible. As highlighted by Gamesindustry.biz's Christopher Dring, Nintendo managed to achieve that to a greater extent than either of its rivals in the UK. So much so that it surpassed the PS5 right at the end of the year and laid claim to the best-selling console of 2021 in the UK.
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More than half a million of you in the UK bought a Switch across November and December of last year. That last big push from Nintendo is what resulted in it overtaking PlayStation's new-gen console right at the end of the year to take first place. The launch of the Switch's OLED Model back in October will have also helped boost the console's numbers, and also aided Nintendo in getting more stock on the shelves.
As for software, a game available across all major platforms took the best-seller crown in the UK. FIFA 22, perhaps somewhat impressive considering it didn't launch until October, but the football sim is always either number one or very close to it when it comes to the UK's most popular titles. GTA 5 was number three eight years after its launch, and F1 2021 had a huge year beating the likes of Far Cry 6 and Resident Evil Village.
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