New data has revealed which digital Nintendo Switch 2 titles performed best during the system’s launch month, with Deltarune topping the charts in June, ahead of Mario Kart World.
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Mario Kart World topped the charts for Cyberpunk 2077 [509 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/cyberpunk-2077/”>Cyberpunk 2077, No Man’s Sky, and Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour.
In terms of monthly active users, Mario Kart World enjoyed a massive month, beating Mario Kart 8 Deluxe [218 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/super-mario-games/mario-kart-8-deluxe/”>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Older The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [291 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/the-legend-of-zelda-series/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild/”>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. Other titles that didn’t get full Switch 2 versions, but did get performance patches also saw a big uptick in player interest.
Nintendo Switch 2 sold 3.5 million units globally in its first four days on sale, the company said, making it the fastest-selling Nintendo system ever, and likely the biggest ever console launch.
If Switch 2 surpasses 15 million units in its opening year, it will beat what the original Switch managed. PlayStation 5 [7,961 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/playstation/ps5/”>PlayStation 5 launched later in the year, and sold around 7.5 million units each, with the latter suffering stock issues due to the pandemic.
The second major Nintendo Switch 2 game, Donkey Kong Bananza, was released last week.
