Nintendo confirmed its Switch video game console set a record for sales during its first two days of availability, but would not disclose specific numbers. NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 3: The new Nintendo Switch game console is displayed at a pop-up Nintendo venue in Madison Square Park, March 3, 2017 in New York City. The Nintendo Switch console goes on sale today and retails for 300 dollars. The video game maker said Friday and Saturday sales for the Switch in the Americas were the highest ever for any system in Nintendo history. The company also said The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the adventure game receiving rave reviews from critics, was the best-selling standalone launch title ever for Nintendo during the first two days of availability.

Nintendo confirmed its Switch video game console set a record for sales during its first two days of availability, but would not disclose specific numbers. NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 3: The new Nintendo Switch game console is displayed at a pop-up Nintendo venue in Madison Square Park, March 3, 2017 in New York City. The Nintendo Switch console goes on sale today and retails for 300 dollars. The video game maker said Friday and Saturday sales for the Switch in the Americas were the highest ever for any system in Nintendo history. The company also said The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the adventure game receiving rave reviews from critics, was the best-selling standalone aunch title ever for Nintendo during the first two days of availability.

What's more, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the best-selling launch title in company history, beating out Super Mario 64 for the cartridge-based Nintendo 64. It's far too early to tell how the Switch will do overall, or to compare it to Nintendo's last runaway success -- the Wii -- but, at this point, the future looks good for the portable home console. Especially when you consider that game consoles typically launch in November. It's just more proof that people will buy games and consoles whenever, so long as they're actually worth buying.