This statistic shows the sales volume of selected games consoles during the first 48 hours after their release in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2017. The PlayStation 4 was the best selling console during the first two days after its release on the UK market, with 250 thousand units sold. Sales of the Nintendo Switch reached 80 thousand units during its opening weekend, twice as much as Nintendo's prior release, the Wii U.
Sales volume of selected games consoles during the first 48 hours after release in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2017
(in 1,000 units)
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MCV. (March 6, 2017). Sales volume of selected games consoles during the first 48 hours after release in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2017 (in 1,000 units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/710280/sales-volume-of-selected-games-consoles-during-the-first-48-hours-after-release-in-the-uk/
MCV. "Sales volume of selected games consoles during the first 48 hours after release in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2017 (in 1,000 units)." Chart. March 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710280/sales-volume-of-selected-games-consoles-during-the-first-48-hours-after-release-in-the-uk/
MCV. (2017). Sales volume of selected games consoles during the first 48 hours after release in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2017 (in 1,000 units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710280/sales-volume-of-selected-games-consoles-during-the-first-48-hours-after-release-in-the-uk/
MCV. "Sales Volume of Selected Games Consoles during The First 48 Hours after Release in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of March 2017 (in 1,000 Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710280/sales-volume-of-selected-games-consoles-during-the-first-48-hours-after-release-in-the-uk/
MCV, Sales volume of selected games consoles during the first 48 hours after release in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2017 (in 1,000 units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710280/sales-volume-of-selected-games-consoles-during-the-first-48-hours-after-release-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Sales volume of selected games consoles during the first 48 hours after release in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2017 (in 1,000 units) [Graph], MCV, March 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/710280/sales-volume-of-selected-games-consoles-during-the-first-48-hours-after-release-in-the-uk/