After boasting about the Nintendo Switch

Nintendo has revealed that the Switch sold 906,000 in its 28 days on sale in North America according to the NPD Group. Breath of the Wild, meanwhile, sold 1.3 million copies across Switch and Wii U in that same window (925,000 units were sold for Nintendo Switch/460,000 units sold for the Wii U).

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According to Nintendo, it makes the Switch one of the fastest-selling video game systems of all time.

In the days following the game and system's March 3 launch, Nintendo released statements saying both the Switch and Breath of the Wild broke sales records in the Americas and in Europe but did not offer exact numbers at the time. Following those statements and data from other territories, IGN took a look at what the initial information about the Switch's launch success actually told us. Early reports suggested that 1.5 million Switch copies were sold this in its first week.

For comparison, Nintendo revealed the Wii U sold 400,000 consoles during its first week on sale in 2012, while the Wii sold 600,000 units in its first eight days on sale. It's important to note both of those consoles were shipped in November of their respective launch years, while the Switch debuted in the spring. Nintendo launched the 3DS in March as well, and the handheld sold 440,000 units in its first week on sale in 2011.

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For comparison to Breath of the Wild, Nintendo said back in 2006 that The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, which launched alongside the Wii, sold 454,000 copies in its first week.

In other Nintendo hardware news, earlier today Nintendo revealed that it is discontinuing the NES Classic Edition.

And earlier this week, a new Nintendo Direct showed off 12 Switch games coming this year, including Payday 2 and Sonic Forces, as well as provided release dates for ARMS and Splatoon 2. Yellow Joy-Con controllers were also announced and Nintendo Switch docks will be available in stores.

For more on upcoming games for the system, check out IGN's Nintendo Switch wiki.

Jonathon Dornbush is an Associate Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter @jmdornbush