Nintendo: the Switch becomes the best-selling console in France, the games are also a hit

nintendo and the consoles, it’s a bit of a yo-yo. The Japanese manufacturer alternates between machines that sell like hotcakes and those that are struggling to seduce. After the Wii which broke all records, the Wii U was a real failure, but nintendo got over it very well with the Switch.

The handheld home console has sold 114.33 million units worldwide as of September 30, but this week the CEO of Nintendo France Philippe Lavoué provides some details about the market in France. In 2022, the Switch sold 987,000 copies with us, bringing the total to 7.1 million consoles sold. It’s official, the Nintendo Switch is the best-selling console sold in France, surpassing the Wii and its 6.3 million copies elapsed at the time. Philippe Lavoué thus explains that “10.5% of the 67 million French people are equipped with a Switch”.

On the games side, nintendo is also the indisputable king. Among the 10 best-selling titles in France in 2022, nine are Switch games and three are Pokemon ! We thus find Pokemon Scarlet and Purple more than 700,000 copies sold, but also Pokémon Legends: Arceus which is the best-selling game in France last yearahead FIFA 23 on PS4. The Japanese manufacturer was also able to count on Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to ensure its success.

In 2023, nintendo will launch The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomFollowing Breath of the Wild whose release date is set for May 12, 2023, you can pre-order it against €64.99 per Fnac.

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