We are currently in the period where video game companies carry out and share their financial statements and Nintendo therefore comes from communicate on this subject. In order not to change, we will therefore take stock, starting with the sales of the Switch as of December 31, 2023. This hardware, which is already no longer very young since it will celebrate its 7th anniversary in March, has therefore passed has 139.36 million units worldwide. Over the last quarter (beginning of October to the end of December), no less than 6.9 million consoles were sold. The pace has therefore slowed further compared to the same period last year, which is not very surprising. Regardless, the record held by the DS still stands (154.02 million). The share of sales of the OLED model is greater than ever for the entire fiscal year, which is not yet over, while the Lite still remains at approximately the same level.
On the software side, a new milestone has been reached with 1.20010 billion games sold in total (1,200.10 million if you prefer). Over the last quarter, there were 66.87 million copies who found a buyer. Same observation, sales are eroding from year to year, despite the big releases which have taken place.
The top 10 first-party games have not changeddespite updating the data. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom did not experience any surge with the end-of-year holidays, since “only” 780,000 copies were sold, less than in the previous quarter.
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1 – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Sales: 60.58 million
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2 – Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Sales: 44.79 million
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3 – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Sales: 33.67 million
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4 – The Legend of Zelda:
Sales: 31.61 million
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5 – Super Mario Odyssey
Sales: 27.65 million
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6 – Pokémon Sword and Shield
Sales: 26.17 million
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7 – Pokémon Scarlet and Purple
Sales: 24.36 million
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8 – Super Mario Party
Sales: 20.34 million
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9 – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Sales: 20.28 million
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10 – New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Sales: 17.20 million
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Apart from this top, we are also entitled to some data from other games, including Super Mario Bros. Wonder who confirmed his excellent starta record for a 2D episode, remains to be seen whether it will succeed in dethroning the port of its predecessor from the Wii U in the future.
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 – 13.98 million (read the test);
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 13.17 million (read the test);
- Nintendo Switch Sports – 12.48 million;
- Mario Party Superstars – 12.31 million;
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 11.96 million (new entry, read the test);
- Splatoon 3 – 11.71 million (read the test);
- Pikmin 4 – 3.33 million (read the test);
- Super Mario RPG – 3.14 million (new entry, read the test).
In addition, over the fiscal year, no less than 24 games exceeded one million sales, including 17 titles first partythe other 7 coming from third-party publishers.
As for the main games highlighted for the next quarter (from January to the end of March 2024), we find Another Code: Recollectionthe remake of Mario vs. Donkey Kong And Princess Peach: Showtime!. The three other productions mentioned which then remain on the calendar are for their part Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD expected next summer, the remake of Paper Mario: The Millennium Door and the Arlesian Metroid Prime 4…
Finally, regarding Nintendo generally speaking, forecasts for the end of its fiscal year have been revised upwards, notably thanks to a favorable exchange rate and good sales.
You can pre-order Princess Peach: Showtime! priced at €44.99 on Amazonor even €49.99 to the Fnac with €10 on your loyalty account and a free pin or at the house of Cdiscount.
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