Nintendo have announced that the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite consoles have sold over 55.77 million units worldwide since their launch.
Nintendo have released their Consolidated Financial Statements Ending March 31st 2020, and updated their Investor Relations Dedicated Video Game Sales Units.
As of March 31st, the Nintendo Switch has sold 55.77 million units worldwide. In addition, 356.24 million software units have been sold worldwide.
Compared to older consoles, the Nintendo 3DS sold 75.77 million units up to the same date. The Wii U sold 13.56 million, while the Wii sold 101.63 million. The Nintendo DS sold 154.02 million units.
The Investor Relations Top Selling Title Sale Units were also updated, revealing the Nintendo Switch’s best selling games. Along with recent news regarding the sales of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Pokemon Sword and Shield, you can find the Nintendo Switch’s top 10 selling games below.
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 24.77 million units
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 18.84 million units
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 17.41 million units
- Super Mario Odyssey – 17.41 million units
- Pokémon Sword/Pokémon Shield – 17.37 million units
- Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! – 11.97 million units
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 11.77 million units
- Splatoon 2 – 10.13 million units
- Super Mario Party – 10.10 million units
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 6.60 million units
The console launched in 2017, and by January 2018 had become Nintendo’s fastest selling console in US history. Over the past year, we have seen sales balloon worldwide. From 32.27 million (February 2019), to 34.77 million (April 2019), 36.87 million (July 2019), 41.67 million (October 2019), to 52.48 million (January 2020).
Sources claim that Nintendo are seeking to increase production by 10%, to work around limitations brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, and end shortages. However, rumors also persist that an unannounced Nintendo Direct originally scheduled for June has been cancelled.
While sales may be high, Nintendo has a few hurdles to get over. As well as the ongoing issue with the Joy-Con drift, Nintendo of Japan confirmed that 160,000 Nintendo accounts had been accessed illicitly, after reports from users that their accounts had been used to buy hundreds of dollars worth of Fortnite V-Bucks.
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