Nintendo has released new figures for the Switch and first-party games. The successes of “Mario Kart 8” and Co. continue to impress.
Nintendo takes a look at the latest business figures. And in case you missed it, the Japanese company announced the Switch 2 at the same time, but is keeping quiet about it open for a long period of time.
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The largest part of the annual report is dedicated to the console, which has been available for years. And even if the Switch is weakening due to age, the numbers are still impressive.
Nintendo announces new sales figures for the Switch
According to the traditional Japanese company, the Switch had been sold a total of 141.32 million times by March 31, 2024. For comparison: three months earlier of 139.36 million sales.
In the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2024, 15.7 million Switch consoles went over the counter. This narrowly exceeded the forecast of 15.5 million.
With this tendency, the Switch could even become one most successful console become. However, what matters here is when the Switch 2 will be brought onto the market. In the current fiscal year, Nintendo expects 13.5 million sales, which would shrink the gap to the PS2 to a few million.
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For Dr. Serkan Toto, CEO of Tokyo-based gaming industry consultancy Kantan Games, is the annual forecast for a console at this stage of its life an ambitious goal. This could indicate that Nintendo has some software hits up its sleeve or will lower hardware prices.
Ultimately, the current 140 million sales are already a milestone that the other current consoles will fail.
Sony gave last 54.8 million PS5 sales known, but is already approaching the second half of its life cycle and expects sales to decline. Microsoft does not provide any information on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S sales, but is said to account for around half of PS5 sales. By the end of 2023 there would be around 24 to 25 million.
Comparisons between the Switch and other consoles only make limited sense because Nintendo goes through its own cycles. It is also hardware that video gamers often purchase alongside a PS5 or Xbox console. On it suggests one of our surveys of the past few weeks.
These are the best-selling Switch games
Compared to Sony Nintendo is a company that generates high margins. This is not least because many games have extremely high sales figures. “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe”, which is based on the Wii U game of its name, has now sold 61.97 million sales as a Switch version. “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” found 45.36 million buyers and “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” attracted 34.22 million buyers so far.
The most successful first-party Switch games:
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 61.97 million
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 45.36 million
- Super Smash Bros Ultimate – 34.22 million
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 31.85 million
- Super Mario Odyssey – 27.96 million
- Pokemon Sword / Pokemon Shield – 26.27 million
- Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet – 24.92 million
- Super Mario Party – 20.66 million
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 20.61 million
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 17.45 million
Games such as “Luigi's Mansion 3” (14.25 million), “Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury” (13.47 million) and “Super Mario Bros. Wonder” (13.44 million) are also highlighted in the latest annual report.
“Mario Party Superstars” has 12.89 million sales and “Splatoon 3” is close to another milestone with 11.96 million sales.
New additions include “Princess Peach: Showtime!” with 1.22 million and “Mario vs. Donkey Kong” with 1.12 million sales. A total of more than 1.26 billion Switch games have been sold worldwide.
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