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Nintendo Switch sales:

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

the fact new horizons sold that well yet stopped receiving support saddens me.

[–] donuts 19 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I think the only reason it sold that well was because it launched in March 2020, basically lockdown central

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