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Update, 11\/12\/2021, 10:47 a.m. EST:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n In a rare moment of financial openness, if you will, Nintendo has released some official numbers regarding its October sales of Switch consoles, Metroid Dread, and more. <\/p>\n In a new interview with The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser revealed that the company sold 711,000 Switch consoles in the U.S. in October. Of those 711,000, Bowser says 314,000 of them were the recently-released OLED model. He also revealed that many of the Switch units sold were bought by people that already owned one and they were upgrading to the OLED or buying another for someone else. <\/p>\n On the Metroid Dread front, 854,000 copies were sold in October, and Bowser says this is the best Metroid launch in series history. <\/p>\n The original story about the NPD numbers for last month continues below…<\/em><\/p>\n Original Story, 11\/12\/2021, 10:31 a.m. EST:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Nintendo had a really great October if U.S. sales numbers are anything to go off of. <\/p>\n The NPD Group released its monthly update today<\/a>, and it revealed that the Switch was the best-selling console for October in the U.S., both in units and dollars. That\u2019s likely due to excitement around the new OLED model of the console released last month<\/a> and the launch of new first-party games such as Mario Party Superstars<\/a> and Metroid Dread<\/a>. Speaking of Dread, it had a great October as well. <\/p>\n \u201cUS NPD SW \u2013 Metroid Dread debuted as October\u2019s #3 best-selling game, while also ranking 1st on Switch,\u201d NPD\u2019s Mat Piscatella writes in a tweet<\/a>. \u201cMetroid Dread achieved the highest launch month sales of any Metroid franchise release in tracked history.\u201d<\/p>\n US NPD SW – Metroid: Dread debuted as October’s #3 best-selling game, while also ranking 1st on Switch. Metroid: Dread achieved the highest launch month sales of any Metroid franchise release in tracked history.<\/p>\n \u2014 Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) November 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Dread\u2019s physical dollar sales also \u201cnearly doubled those of the previous franchise best, Metroid Prime,\u201d according to Piscatella. Congrats, Metroid fans \u2013 you did it. Now let\u2019s hope Nintendo sees this as a sign to keep the Metroid games coming. <\/p>\n Elsewhere in today\u2019s NPD report, the Switch leads consoles in units sold for 2021, but the PlayStation 5 remains the best-selling hardware platform for 2021 in terms of year-to-date dollars. This makes sense considering the PS5 costs a minimum of $400 (for the digital edition), whereas the most expensive Switch \u2013 the OLED model \u2013 goes for $350. <\/p>\n In terms of games, Far Cry 6<\/a> debuted as October\u2019s best-selling game, and Piscatella writes on Twitter that it \u201cinstantly\u201d became the eighth best-selling game of the year. Back 4 Blood<\/a> was behind it as the second best-selling game for October, and Dread came in third. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n Other new releases this month did well too. For example, Eidos-Montreal\u2019s Guardians of the Galaxy<\/a> debuted as the seventh best-selling game in October, with less than a week on the October market. Nintendo\u2019s Mario Party Superstars<\/a> debuted at number eight with even less time, having released just two days before October was over. <\/p>\n Despite October\u2019s numbers, Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War<\/a> remains the best-selling game of 2021 \u2013 it came in as the twelfth best-selling game in October. Following it is Madden NFL 22<\/a>, which was the fourth best-selling game of last month. Here\u2019s the entire top 10 best-selling games this year:<\/p>\n For more, check out Game Informer\u2019s Metroid: Dread review<\/a> and then read Game Informer\u2019s Far Cry 6 review<\/a>. Be sure to check out Game Informer\u2019s Switch OLED review<\/a> after that. <\/p>\n What was your favorite game released in October? 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