The period is in the financial balance sheets on the side of the major groups in the video game industry and it is the turn of nintendo to spend this Thursday there with a traditional report available on its site, taking into account the sales figures as of December 31, 2021. At the previous count, we were at 92.87 million Switches sold worldwide, and the Christmas holidays passed by there, as well as the launch of the OLED model (read our test) since 10.67 million units are added. These are therefore 103.54 million consoles in circulation which the manufacturer can boast ofcrossing a symbolic milestone, and this faster than the PS4 and the Wii in their time, and moreover exceeding the 101.63 million sales of the latter!
In terms of softwarewe go from 681 million to 766.41 million cartridges and digital versions sold, or 85.41 million in three months. The list of exclusives first-party Nintendo the most sold has therefore also been updated with, unsurprisingly, the direct arrival in ninth position of the 4G remakes Pokemon and an eviction of Splatoon 2 of this classification.
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1 – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Sales: 43.35 million
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2 – Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Sales: 37.62 million
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3 – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Sales: 27.40 million
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4 – The Legend of Zelda:
Sales: 25.80 million
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5 – Pokémon Sword and Shield
Sales: 23.9 million
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6 – super mario odyssey
Sales: 23.02 million
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7 – Super Mario Party
Sales: 17.39 million
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8 – Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Let’s Go, Eevee
Sales: 14.33 million
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9 – Pokémon Sparkling Diamond and Sparkling Pearl
Sales: 13.97 million
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10 – Ring Fit Adventure
Sales: 13.53 million
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In its report, the publisher also gives other figures concerning the titles that have not made as many sales as these behemoths, with in particular the entry of Metroid Dread which is quite simply the best-selling 2D episode of the license:
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 – 11.04 million;
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 8.85 million;
- Mario Party Superstars – 5.43 million (new);
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD – 3.85 million;
- Metroid Dread – 2.74 million (new);
- New Pokemon Snap – 2.36 million;
- Mario Golf: Super Rush – 2.26 million;
- Miitopia – 1.63 million;
- Cerebral Academy: Brain Battle – 1.28 million (new);
- WarioWare: Get It Together! – 1.24 million;
- video game workshop – 1.01 million.
During the next review, we will be able to find out whether the new formula provided by Pokemon Legends: Arceus attracted players. In the meantime, you can find it to the Fnac 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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