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Switch reaches 103.54m sales, outselling Wii and PS1 | Nintendo Fiscal Report
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I can't disagree as I have a Switch Lite. I don't really have any interest in the docked version as I have a Series X and a gaming PC. My Switch is all about convenience
Will Switch be the first 1 Billion software seller by Nintendo (anyone)?
It's currently at 766m
It's currently at 766m
Well deserved. It's got a massive library of titles and ton of gems you can't find on other systems. Five years ago, I didn't think it could reach 100 million units sold, but I'm very glad I was wrong.
Does the Deck have Nintendo games? No. Then it's not going to affect the Switch. Switch owners/potential owners are used to their games not playing as well on other platforms. That they play better on the Deck won't affect it because, as we can see from software sales, the Switch's allure is handheld "console gaming" + NINTENDO games
If these were Box Office numbers we'd be getting those inflation adjusted ridiculous numbers for them.
It's great that the Switch is selling a lot. It's a great platform.
I just find it disconcerting that Nintendo is able to achieve this with the broken hardware design of the joy cons. Makes me wonder what kind of jank we have to live with for the next Switch.
I just find it disconcerting that Nintendo is able to achieve this with the broken hardware design of the joy cons. Makes me wonder what kind of jank we have to live with for the next Switch.
Yeah, overall the deck won't even matter in regards to the Switch. In addition to what you said, even if it was a blowout success it would still be at least 2023, probably 2024, before the Deck would be widely available, by then the OG Switch will be getting replaced, and native ports on the Switch's successor would wildly outperform those same games on the Deck.
Whatever happened to this webcomic anyway? (It was Vidcons or something, I think?)
That was to FY ending March 2021. Don't think they provided a software update but they sold like 230 million software last FY. Could hit 1 billion this March year end
Switch Evergreens - Japan vs. Overseas*
*FY2021 3 of 4 quarters
Cross your fingers that Splatoon 2 crosses 1M this quarter and makes the list!
BOTW continues to outperform everything outside of MK8D/ACNH outside of Japan. Overseas, it'll cross 25M this year (soon if we include Wii U), and 30M in a couple of years. And even in Japan, its starting to seem like it'll leg up to 4M. In the US, I think BOTW2 will have a good shot at topping SSBU's 3.65M exclusive physical launch record (depends more on launch timing within the tracked month than anything else).
SMO will make it to 3M in JP by end of 2022 and crossed 20M outside of JP!
MK8D on the verge of passing 40M outside of Japan and cruising to >7M in Japan, higher than that is dependent on sequel timing.
LGPE super steady, should ship another 1.2M this FY outside of JP.
ACNH is about half a year away from crossing 30M outside of Japan. Unsurprisingly, legs have more life overseas than in JP - it will probably chart for a decade.
*FY2021 3 of 4 quarters
Cross your fingers that Splatoon 2 crosses 1M this quarter and makes the list!
BOTW continues to outperform everything outside of MK8D/ACNH outside of Japan. Overseas, it'll cross 25M this year (soon if we include Wii U), and 30M in a couple of years. And even in Japan, its starting to seem like it'll leg up to 4M. In the US, I think BOTW2 will have a good shot at topping SSBU's 3.65M exclusive physical launch record (depends more on launch timing within the tracked month than anything else).
SMO will make it to 3M in JP by end of 2022 and crossed 20M outside of JP!
MK8D on the verge of passing 40M outside of Japan and cruising to >7M in Japan, higher than that is dependent on sequel timing.
LGPE super steady, should ship another 1.2M this FY outside of JP.
ACNH is about half a year away from crossing 30M outside of Japan. Unsurprisingly, legs have more life overseas than in JP - it will probably chart for a decade.
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Mario Kart….no words. Nintendo will have automatic momentum if they pair MK9 with the Switch 2 at launch.Switch Evergreens - Japan vs. Overseas
Cross your fingers that Splatoon 2 crosses 1M this quarter and makes the list!
BOTW continues to outperform everything outside of MK8D/ACNH outside of Japan. Overseas, it'll cross 25M this year (soon if we include Wii U), and 30M in a couple of years. And even in Japan, its starting to seem like it'll leg up to 4M. In the US, I think BOTW2 will have a good shot at topping SSBU's 3.65M exclusive physical launch record (depends more on launch timing within the tracked month than anything else).
SMO will make it to 3M in JP by end of 2022 and crossed 20M outside of JP!
MK8D on the verge of passing 40M outside of Japan and cruising to >7M in Japan, higher than that is dependent on sequel timing.
LGPE super steady, should ship another 1.2M this FY outside of JP.
ACNH is about half a year away from crossing 30M outside of Japan. Unsurprisingly, legs have more life overseas than in JP - it will probably chart for a decade.
Nintendo only gives software sales updates in these reports if they're in the top 10 software sold or if they've sold more than 1 million during the current fiscal year. Since it looks like Origami King isn't listed here, that means it sold less than 1 million between April and December 2021.
The first new Mario Kart in what will probably be nearly a decade as a launch title to the successor to one of the most popular gaming systems of all time?
It looks like Splatoon 2 sold 470K during the first two quarters but the holiday season in Q3 wasn't enough to push it over 1 million. I think it'll probably pass the million mark for Q4, and if it does that'll most likely be the last time we ever get sales data for Splatoon 2.
There is no way that Valve can produce anywhere near 20mil units a year, even if its a smash hit anyway. I don't really know what the number is, but they will be severely constrained by supply to the point that even consumer who might prefer a Deck could end up just buying a switch anyway.
So according to this Nintendo generates less money in sales but still makes more net profit due to lower costs in production.
I don't. They were annoying as hell during the Wii years. Glad they went away fairly quickly during the Switch's reign.
On one hand, I'm so happy with the Switch's success. Nintendo succeeding is awesome.
On the other, the Switch's hardware is horribly dated and has been for years now. Desperately need a revision and that's less likely to happen while it's selling well.
On the other, the Switch's hardware is horribly dated and has been for years now. Desperately need a revision and that's less likely to happen while it's selling well.
correct. nintendo is always profit focused, not revenue focused. their hardware is either sold at a profit or on track to sell at a profit not long after release. this has always been their strategy.
Deck would be a massive success for Valve if they can sell 10m in its lifetime. People don't understand how low the shipments will be compared to those of traditional consoles.
I know they just recently said ten with this being "halfway" through Switch's lifecycle but have they always said that? I could have sworn they've talked about Switch having a longer life than usual console generations but got it in my head somewhere that they specified 7-8 years instead of.. what even is the normal lifespan, 5-6?
Ha, I had to double check that thread to make sure there will be no crow in my diet.
I thought it would have more to do with the tech, but really I think it comes down to convenience and portability.
To be honest, it will mostly depend on Nintendo's ability to continue supporting the system. And looking at 2022, this support is clearly not slowing down. On the contrary.
I was skeptical, but as Switch is still selling strong, I don't think 150M would be impossible. Difficult, but increasingly less hypothetical.
Am I reading correctly that Breath of the Wild sold to date 25.8M? Wasn't Twilight Princess the best selling Zelda title before with ~8M sold? If my math is right, we could say that this Zelda has been heavily democratized across the gaming landscape.
Also, worth mentioning, Breath of the Wild 2 is scheduled for release for 2022.
While Metroid Prime 4 is scheduled for release "TBA", unfortunately.
Also, worth mentioning, Breath of the Wild 2 is scheduled for release for 2022.
While Metroid Prime 4 is scheduled for release "TBA", unfortunately.
They should but I wouldn't put much weight on it. Nintendo is a wildly successful company.