According to the State of the Game Industry report put out by the Game Developers Conference, Switch's powerful console sales are helping software sales, too.

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The majority of respondents to the question "have Switch game sales compared to the average across all the platforms you've launched on" answered sales have been average or greater than average, with only 16% saying sales were less than average.Developers are also "overwhelmingly confident" Switch is going to outpace Wii U's lifetime sales. Last year, 50% of respondents believed the Switch would surpass Wii U's performance, and this year that number jumped to 73%. Nintendo Switch has surpassed Wii U lifetime sales already in Japan, so it's almost a foregone conclusion at this point.In fact, Nintendo Switch fastest-selling console in history , according to numbers from analysts at the NPD Group. Switch had a great December, selling 1.5 million units in the US over the five week period, making Nintendo Switch the top selling console for December 2017 The rise in interest for the Nintendo Switch among game developers is in contrast to a decline from the same group for interest in virtual reality. Last year, 24% of respondents said they're working on a VR game, while this year that number has dwindled to 17%.

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