Switch Takes a Bite Out of YouPorn Traffic
The Nintendo Switch launch was all the buzz last weekend. Long lineups, pre-orders selling out and inflated prices for Craigslist Switch units were the common themes a week ago. The Nintendo Switch has had a few issues since launch as evidenced by this sad video but overall the reception has been positive. We scored The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild a perfect score and is reason alone to buy a Switch. Apparently another interesting thing happened last weekend as well. It appears the Nintendo Switch launch took gigantic bite out of porn traffic.
Reports have surfaced that YouPorn’s traffic dropped noticeably after the Nintendo Switch launch last weekend. It seems people were so jazzed up to play with their consoles that they did not need to search for more entertainment in the form of porn.
According to Mashable, YouPorn regularly experiences small traffic fluctuations from things like holidays, big TV shows airing or movies premiering. But the Switch was a different story. It’s debut on March 3 coincided with a 15 percent drop in traffic from users who self-identified as gamers. By the next day — a Saturday, peak sit on the couch and play a game day — it was down 17 percent, and by Sunday it was only 13 percent down.
There was a hilarious increase in one area, however. The demand for porn related to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was way up. Apparently many want to see Link nude as well. “Link” searches rose 164 percent over that weekend, and those for “Zelda” were up 102 percent. This isn’t entirely surprising as the same thing happened with Overwatch. Apparently Overwatch porn remains some of the hottest stuff on the internet. Perhaps even as hot as this horny goat woman cosplay (NSFW) from The Witcher.
The Switch sex halo extended to the brand more generally, too. Searches for “Nintendo” itself went up by 37 percent. Big characters also got a boost, like Mario (up 24 percent), Bowser (up 23 percent), and Princess Peach (up 16 percent).
Give it time folks, the porn market will adjust and it will only be a mater of time before you get to see some hot Zelda porn action…. oh boy.