Switch: despite COVID-19, the console is still selling as well, Nintendo’s figures

After Sony Interactive Entertainmentit’s now Nintendo’s turn to unveil its financial results for the 2021-2022 financial year which ended on March 31. The Japanese manufacturer managed to sell 23.06 million Switches between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022 (13.56 million for the classic model, 5.80 million for the OLED version, 3.70 million for the Lite version). ), and 4.11 million in the last quarter. Overall, this is a 20% decline from the previous fiscal year, but given the health crisis and the shortages of electronic components it is causing, Nintendo could have been in serious trouble. . Finally, the objectives were achieved, and as of March 31, 2022, the console had sold 107.65 million copies worldwide (83.45 million for the classic model, 5.80 million for the OLED version, 18.40 million for the Lite version).

For the 2022-2023 financial year, the Kyoto firm estimates that it will be able to sell 21 million Switches by March 31, 2023. Conservative forecasts which again take into account COVID-19 and its impact on the production of electronic components, knowing that the machine has entered its sixth year of existence. As for games, 235.07 million were sold during the fiscal year 2021-2022 (55.77 million if we only take into account the last quarter), for a total of 822.18 million since the release of the Nintendo Switch in March 2017. For the coming year, the leaders believe they can sell 210 million games.

BEST SELLING ON NINTENDO SWITCH

• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 45.33 million
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 38.64 million
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 28.17 million
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 26.55 million
• Pokemon Sword/Shield – 24.27 million
• Super Mario Odyssey – 23.50 million
• Super Mario Party – 17.78 million
• Pokémon Sparkling Diamond/Sparkling Pearl – 14.65 million
• Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!/Let’s Go, Eevee! – 14.53 million
• Ring Fit Adventure – 14.09 million

OTHER GAMES

• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 13.31 million
• Splatoon 2 – 13.30 million
• Pokémon Legends: Arceus – 12.64 million
• Luigi’s Mansion 3 – 11.43 million
• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 9.43 million
• Mario Party Superstars – 6.88 million
• 51 Worldwide Games – 4.22 million
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD – 3.91 million
• Metroid Dread – 2.90 million
• Kirby and the Forgotten World – 2.65 million
• New Pokemon Snap – 2.40 million
• Mario Golf: Super Rush – 2.35 million
• Miitopia – 1.68 million
• Cerebral Academy: battle of brains – 1.59 million
• WarioWare: Get It Together! – 1.27 million
• The Video Game Workshop – 1.06 million