Super Meat Boy On Switch Defies Expectations, More In-Demand Than Expected

Joining the roster of older games that are more popular on the Nintendo Switch than expected, Super Meat Boy is selling incredibly well in the system. As a title originally released for the Xbox 360 in 2010 and then eventually on all platforms, the notoriously difficult platformer was a hit. After it launched on the Switch last week, the developers have since announced that it is selling almost as well as the previous Microsoft console.

The game’s developer Team Meat sent out a Tweet recently, revealing that the Switch version of Super Meat Boy is doing just as well as it did when it launched on the Xbox 360. There are no official numbers right now, however. The account then followed that up with a post expressing excitement over the prospect of the launch of the sequel, Super Meat Boy Forever.

“Super Meat Boy on Switch first day sales came shockingly close to it's debut on Xbox 360 back in 2010. That's. nuts,” the Tweet reads with the follow-up reading, “Now I'm pretty excited about Super Meat Boy Forever for the Switch.”

As Kotaku reports, this is only the latest in a growing lineup of third-party Switch games to sell better than anybody expected. It would seem that a lot of this is due to the reduced competition in this sector of gaming, at least, at this time.

What is really surprising about the success that the game is now seeing on the Switch is that in terms of features, there really isn’t any discernable difference compared to the version on other platforms. It’s the same game that has been available on the PC, the PlayStation 4, and even the Wii U for over eight years.

The success of Super Meat Boy mimics those of other indie games, including Shovel Knight and Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap. Of course, as a portable gaming home console, it’s perhaps natural that the Switch versions of these games would seem more appealing.