Super Mario Odyssey’s record-setting sales say a lot about the future of the Switch

Mario has arrived on Switch, and business is good. Nintendo announced today that it has sold 1.1 million copies of Super Mario Odyssey in the United States. Reaching that sales figure after launching October 27, less than a week ago, makes Odyssey the fastest-selling Mario games in the history of the series, according to Nintendo. The excellent platforming adventure is also selling faster than any Switch release so far, including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Nintendo separately announced on Tuesday that it has sold 2 million copies of Super Mario Odyssey worldwide in just thre days. In Japan, the game has also nearly outsold The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at physical retailers in less than a week.