 So there's a couple of stories. We're gonna wrap into one bundle here Nintendo the NPD report has kind of sort of come out I haven't been able to find any of the numbers yet But Nintendo release a press release in regards to the MPD So this comes directly from Nintendo and it states that Nintendo hardware makes up two-thirds of all video game hardware sales I have to give you an idea apparently over 1 billion hardware sales happened in the United States or North America and 600,000 of it or so was Nintendo products the number one selling product in the US during that time was Nintendo switch The number two selling product was the SNES classic edition and they don't list Nintendo didn't really say where 3ds falls so I'm assuming 3ds probably falls after PlayStation 4 maybe ahead of Xbox one I don't know they didn't really talk about it But what's even more interesting is obviously one Super Mario Odyssey was the number one selling game for the month now We don't know Nintendo sometimes list is different the NPD itself tries to track digital and physical now They don't just track physical so they try to get digital as well And Nintendo when they said you know best-selling game in the past they've talked about individual platforms Whereas the NPD will talk about you know all platforms combined So there could be a multi-platform game that you know sold better than it across multiple platforms We don't know but whatever Odyssey we know has been selling like crazy We don't have any updated numbers on it yet But last year was 2 million in the first you know handful of days So things are going very very well for Super Mario Odyssey for Nintendo in general But here's something interesting to come off of all of that exciting news because we could spend a whole video talking about the NPD and Nintendo's performance But I want to focus on this other story that kind of ties into the Nintendo Switch's success Time magazine and I don't know how many of you guys pay much attention to Time magazine anymore I know I occasionally read one of them when I'm at a dentist. That's usually where I see Time magazine at I'd also know as a child I was subscribed to the children's version of Time magazine Which I still think is a valuable piece of literature for kids to get involved in it kind of Introduces them in a kid-friendly way to more broader news and science stuff And I know some people talk about political agendas and all stuff I don't care about any of that stuff all I care about is introducing my children to To the world at large in a nicer way Then just saying hey, let's go watch, you know CNN or Hawks news or MSNBC or whatever for an hour tonight or even the local news and Yeah, it gets boring. I'm just telling you even as an adult. It's boring watching the news but Time magazine came out and listed their top 25 best inventions of 2017 and guess what? Nintendo Switch made the list and that's very interesting because the switch is a hybrid system But it's not really the first of its kind So it's very interesting that it made the list But here is what Time magazine had to say about the switch on the list It says when you have a great game that moment of disappointment is when you have to stop playing It says Reggie Fesame president of Nintendo of America and so with the Nintendo switch You don't have two in one form It's a handheld tablet allowing a single user to game on the go and another two controllers slide off from the sides Allowing multiple users to get in on the action Then once they get home they could slide the tablet into a docking station and continue playing on a legitimate home console Gamers seem to like the flexibility Nintendo has sold seven point six three million switches since its March debut It's expected to surpass the company's previous console the Wii U by the end of the fiscal year and that was by Lisa edict sissio or one of the writers at Time magazine now to put this in perspective With other inventions they are listing because again, I just admitted that you know the switch being a hybrid system This isn't a new concept. It just hasn't been executed this well to this level of success yet So other items on the list in fact, I'll just go over this a robot. You can relate to you know It's a personal robot Jibo Is what it's called. I've actually seen some videos on it's pretty interesting pretty neat Glasses that give a sight to the blind again That's I don't know if that's a new invention per se But how this one does it is really interesting with cameras and injected images into your head and it's really really interesting It's called the e-site three. There's the guilt-free ice cream Which you know, it's like a pint of ice cream that you can literally eat the whole pint and like the maximum calories are like 280 to 300 calories called halo top kind of cool makeup shades for every skin tone From Fenty Beauty apparently that maybe hasn't existed before I don't really understand that But I'm not I'm not big into makeup mugs that heat your coffee just right I actually remember seeing that on Shark Tank the ember mug elevators that move up and down I don't really understand that or multiple elevators. I I don't really get it You can go check out the article for that a smarter smartphone. I don't know what the Apple iPhone X that made the list Let me see the the Nyko pro pro Hijab I don't know and empowers Muslim athletes. I don't really I know they have to like cover their hair and stuff So I don't again. I don't actually necessarily understand some of these inventions But it makes the 25 best invention of the year clinics that redefine preventive care. That's always a good I'm a shoe engineer to boost performance apparently the adidas Futurecraft 40 Cars that can make electric mainstream basically the Tesla Model 3 portable and wearable breast pumps Simpler home security system Craft that will pro beyond the surface of Mars. That's always good VR headset That's on its own. They're talking about the Oculus go in that the do-it-yourself cooking companion, which I Always thought the do-it-yourself cooking companion was interesting because I've seen other stuff like this So I don't really understand why that's an invention of the year, but again, I don't understand why switches on there Drones that put selfie sticks to shame apparently with the DG spark an air filter that zaps away pollutants the called the mole keel The uber adaptable airless tires The Michelin vision concept up again some of the stuff. I haven't heard of a Wi-Fi router the safeguards your home apparently called the Norton core wristbands that help babies get a better start I'm sure Gaming consoles. I'll let you play anywhere Nintendo switch a stronger safer football helmets. I do know about that the vistas zero one The super sustainable crops. That's about the Greenway 3d ocean farm Very interesting concept that is starting to be proven to be reality And fidget spinners, which very interesting fidget spinners aren't new. They've actually been around for a long long time mostly, you know handed out by therapists dealing with You know certain Mental disorders out there and how fidget spinners would help calm people down and stuff like that So it's actually not new. It just got popular in the water in the mainstream this year And and really last year too, so no Anyways, that's our top 25 inventions and again, it's a very weird list with some things that definitely aren't new I always like when people talk about the best inventions it always Bugs me and maybe it's because I take things too literal. I really really do there's inventions to me Like let me just look up the definition of inventions. So according to dictionary comm here are the definitions of invention Noun the act of inventing to us patent law a new useful process machine Improvement etc that did not exist previously and that is recognized as the product of some unique Intuition or genius as distinguished from ordinary mechanical skill or craftsmanship again fidget spinners really Anything invented or devised the power or faculty inventing devised and originating I like when they you use the word like a variation of the word in the definition inventing in the definition of invention just I always hated this up something fabricated below blah blah so it's Yeah, I guess switch kind of falls in that definition a little bit because it didn't exist previously And there wasn't a device on the market doing exactly what the switch does in the way it does it But still just nice to see the switch Regardless of my of my beef with that top 25 list It's really really nice to see the switch getting this kind of attention the last time Nintendo Really really got attention from like a big stream outlet like you know like a time magazine I Was the Wii era? I mean think about that Not sense Nintendo Wii remotes for being used by elderly people and Used for other medical stuff to help people learn how to walk better to help people You know improve their range of motion all the health benefits that they were able to get out of that technology not since then have We really seen Nintendo hit a mainstream level and they're doing this with a system that primarily Right now anyways is targeting a more adult-oriented audience and here they are making the top 25 Inventions list on time It's just crazy to me crazy sales on the back of some of the best games ever made you know with With a convenience factor that many adults are finding extremely appealing a killer marketing scheme tons of commercials at the right times on the right channels and in the right places on the internet and An awesome, you know just an awesome lineup third-party support now jumping on board, you know, I just got a rocket league today like awesome Just great stuff happening here. It's a good time to be a Nintendo fan this is a renaissance if they're you know ever was one and Man, let's just enjoy it while it lasts because it never lasts But this is it's gonna be a fun ride for the next three four years Anyways folks, I'm Nathaniel of a chance from Nintendo Prime and if you like this video You know what to do and if you decide the video hit that dislike button I do want to give a quick reminder down in the description below. We do have our Nintendo switch trip triple a three-pack giveaway give away copies of Doom L.A. Noir and Skyrim to one lucky winner. We have a gleam. IO link in the description There is still time to enter the contest ends on the last day of the month Anyways folks, if you like this video like it dislike it dislike it. I'll catch you in the next one