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Re:Switch Is Nintendo's 'Fastest Selling' System in History by JoshTriplett on Monday April 17, 2017 @11:21AM (#14131528)
One potential reason for that (apart from the one mentioned in the article): people who went ahead and purchased the game, but can't find a system yet. I know more than one person in that position.
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Re:Switch Is Nintendo's 'Fastest Selling' System in History by kbutler on Monday April 17, 2017 @04:16PM (#14134036)
Did that, then three weeks passed before we finally found one.

It's pretty amazing that one game, available on a previous-generation console, is able to drive that many sales of a new console.

People are basically spending $360 to play BotW.

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Re:Switch Is Nintendo's 'Fastest Selling' System in History by JoshTriplett on Monday April 17, 2017 @04:56PM (#14134346)
I skipped the WiiU, precisely because the one game that might have motivated me to get one got delayed so long that it was also available on the Switch.
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