Metroid Dread is selling faster than any prior game in the seriesSamus' latest adventure is seeing commercial success so far.
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The NPD group published the results for October 2021.
Metroid Dread was the third best-selling game of the month, while the Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console.
Nintendo also confirmed that Metroid Dread has sold 854,000 copies so far.
Metroid Dread was the third best-selling game in the U.S. in October 2021, per the NPD group. Analyst Mat Piscatella noted on Twitter that despite only tracking physical copies sold, the game only came in behind Far Cry 6 and Back 4 Blood, which took the first and second spots respectively. Metroid Dread also had the best launch of the franchise, notable for a series that hasn't historically sold well, per our Metroid retrospective.
The Nintendo Switch was also the best-selling console in units and dollar sales, driven by the launch of the Nintendo Switch OLED. Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser confirmed via Washington Post that Metroid Dread sold ...
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Metroid Dread is selling faster than any prior game in the series
