It’s the period that wants that, the publishers share in turn their quarterly results for the period from October 1 to December 31, 2022, and it is therefore the turn of nintendo to pass, then here is our traditional point on this subject, all the information being available on the official site of the firm. The Switch therefore continues to sell and following the end of the year celebrations, it is therefore at 122.55 million copies sold, or 8.22 million for the quarter. This is certainly a worse performance than in the previous year (10.67 million) at the same time, but it is still huge compared to the previous quarter. The lack of semiconductors and other component supply shortages are mentioned, as they impacted production until the end of the summer. Keep in mind, however, that the console is no longer very young, so such a decline is inevitable. The OLED model is taking more and more space in these sales, compared to the basic one and the Lite.
As for games, 76.71 million copies have found takers over these three months for a total now reaching 994.30 million titles sold. The billion is near! Here again, compared to last year, a drop should be noted (85.41 million). The top 10 exclusives first party has obviously evolved a bit, with the expected entry of Pokemon Scarlet and Purple in 7th place, which despite their technical flaws were a hit from their launch. On the other hand, the remakes Pokémon Sparkling Diamond and Sparkling Pearl were ejected from the rankings, while Let’s Go, Pikachu and Let’s Go, Eevee cling to it, like what these mascots, the nostalgia and the concept of these episodes are interesting even long after their release.
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1 – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Sales: 52.00 million
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2 – Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Sales: 41.59 million
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3 – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Sales: 30.44 million
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4 – The Legend of Zelda:
Sales: 29.00 million
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5 – Pokémon Sword and Shield
Sales: 25.68 million
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6 – super mario odyssey
Sales: 25.12 million
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7 – Pokemon Scarlet and Purple
Sales: 20.61 million
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8 – Super Mario Party
Sales: 18.79 million
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9 – Ring Fit Adventure
Sales: 15.22 million
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10 – Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Let’s Go, Eevee
Sales: 15.07 million
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In addition, the publisher gives as usual other figures for games not included in this ranking:
- New Super Mario Bros. U-Deluxe – 14.75 million (read the test);
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus – 14.63 million (read the test);
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 – 12.44 million (read the test);
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 10.82 million (read the test);
- Splatoon 3 – 10.13 million (read the test);
- Mario Party Superstars – 9.38 million;
- Nintendo Switch Sports – 8.61 million;
- Kirby and the Forgotten World – 6.12 million (read the test);
- Mario Strikers: Battle League Football – 2.47 million (read the test);
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – 1.81 million (read the test);
- Bayonetta 3 – 1.04 million (new entry, read test).
Yes, the game PlatinumGames is clearly not mainstream, but still does quite well. At the next meeting in May, we should therefore discover the sales figures of Fire Emblem Engage, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe And Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demonwith the latter two expected in the coming weeks.
The game with the famous pink ball can also be pre-ordered on Amazon at the price of €44.99.
| Alexandre SAMSON (Omega Law) Responsible Corrector – Editor | ||
| Addicted to Assassin’s Creed and Destiny, great fan of RPGs and passionate about video game experiences in general. Reader of comics (DC) and various manga (One Piece!). Chemist by training and Whovian at heart. | ||
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