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Curious as to what the hot toy or product will be this holiday season? Look no further than the $199 Nintendo ($TYO:7974) Switch Lite. This all-in-one, compact version of the altready popular Nintendo Switch game console went on sale today, and just hours into its retail availability, it's cracking the top-seller lists at both GameStop ($GME) and Amazon ($AMZN).

At GameStop, the "Zacian and Zamazenta" edition of the console cracked the retailer's top-10 at spot #7. While this version of the console — even if ordered today — will not ship until November 8, it's already the retailer's most-popular version, at least via online sales.

Category Rank Name Brand As Of Date 1 Nintendo eShop Digital Card $50 Nintendo 2019-09-19 00:00:00 2 Borderlands 3 2K 2019-09-19 00:00:00 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Dark Edition Activision 2019-09-19 00:00:00 4 PlayStation Store $50 Gift Card Sony Computer Entertainment 2019-09-19 00:00:00 5 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Dark Edition Activision 2019-09-19 00:00:00 6 PlayStation Store $20 Gift Card Sony Computer Entertainment 2019-09-19 00:00:00 7 Nintendo Switch Lite Zacian and Zamazenta Edition Nintendo 2019-09-19 00:00:00 8 Borderlands 3 Collectors Edition Only at GameStop S/D 9/13 2K 2019-09-19 00:00:00 9 Nintendo eShop Digital Card $20 Nintendo 2019-09-19 00:00:00 10 $50 Xbox Gift Card Microsoft 2019-09-19 00:00:00 But other versions of the Switch Lite are available today, and they too are dashing up GameStop's sales ranks. The Turqoise version now sits at stop #14 (out of 27,160 products), the Lite Gray version at #32, and Yellow at #46, all three of which were available for store pickup as of writing. Category Rank Name Brand As Of Date 7 Nintendo Switch Lite Zacian and Zamazenta Edition Nintendo 2019-09-19 00:00:00 14 Nintendo Switch Lite Turquoise Nintendo 2019-09-19 00:00:00 32 Nintendo Switch Lite Gray Nintendo 2019-09-19 00:00:00 46 Nintendo Switch Lite Yellow Nintendo 2019-09-19 00:00:00

Meanwhile at e-commerce giant Amazon, the Nintendo Switch Lite is crawling up its top-100 Video Games sales ranks.

In late July, when the Switch Lite was first available to pre-order at Amazon, the console shot up to the site's top-10, with the aforementioned Zacian and Zamazenta Edition hitting #3 out of 100. As of this week, not that the console has been released, we're seeing all versions quickly shoot back up the ranks, with the turqoise version hitting #30 as of this morning.

If there's any question whether or not Nintendo is about to have a great holiday season, we can probably put that query to rest —as long as Nintendo and its supply chain can meet demand.

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