Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Was Nintendo's "Best-Selling" Switch Game In May 2024 (US)

Is Paper Mario Outselling Call of Duty? "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door" emerged as the top-selling game for the Nintendo Switch in the U.S. in May 2024, according to Circana. It was second overall in the U.S. premium game sales, just under "Ghost of Tsushima" and above "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III." Nintendo's strategy of not sharing digital sales data likely impacted its comparative ranking. In the broader context, video game hardware sales dropped by 40% year-over-year in May 2024, with the Nintendo Switch experiencing the most significant decline among current generation platforms. This downturn is attributed to the strong performance of "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" during the same period the previous year.