Pre-orders & # 39; Super Smash Bros. Ultimate & # 39; record records on Nintendo Switch

The hype for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is right. With Red Dead Redemption 2 all eyes are on the future Nintendo platform hunter, which is now the biggest product released this year.

But not only Super Smash Bros. Ultimate On the verge of becoming one of the biggest titles this year, according to pre-order numbers, it is about to become one of the biggest games to date on Switch.

Speaking to The Verge earlier this week, Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, said he thought Nintendo was in an ideal position for the holiday season.

"This year, we believe that we are exceptionally well prepared for the holidays and that we really have something to offer each type of player and each type of household," said Fils-Aime.

The president of Nintendo continued:

"We are currently seeing that we have been able to drive with Super Mario Party, as we watch Pokémon about to launch this Friday, Super Smash Bros. On December 7th, we think we are exceptionally well placed to go through the holiday season and have a very good quarter. This is the key for us.

As you may know, Pokemon: let's go published yesterday, and according to all accounts, it seems to be another success Pokémon Thu. Pokémon has traditionally not only pushed massive numbers, but it is helping to push the material.

Meanwhile, while Pokémon could be the most prized Nintendo IP, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate It's not very far behind. the Super Smash Bros. series has always been one of the best-selling series for Nintendo, and Ultimate seems on the brink of being perhaps the biggest game so far for the franchise.

That said, it is perhaps not surprising that both games have cleaned up at a record pace for pre-orders.

"The presale trends for these two titles are at the best of what we've seen on Nintendo Switch. Consumer engagement in all of our digital business has been exceptionally strong. "

With Pokemon: let's go Now in the wild, we should soon know what his performance was and if the pre-order numbers were indicative of his success.

Meanwhile, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate The December 7 release is still in a few weeks, so we'll have to wait a little longer to see if the big pre-order numbers of the game translate into big sales.