Nintendo has revealed up to date gross sales figures for Switch {hardware}.
As a part of its end-of-year financials, Nintendo confirmed that the Switch thus far has shipped 55.77 million items since its introduction in 2017. This means the console shipped 3.29 million over the past quarter, which is a pleasant enhance over the third (vacation) quarter.
While these outcomes are spectacular, Nintendo is being conservative when forecasting gross sales within the new fiscal 12 months, which ends in March 2021. Part of this has to do with the corporate’s introduced slate of first-party games for the fiscal 12 months, which thus far doesn’t embody as many heavy-hitters as this 12 months had.
For occasion, Nintendo couldn’t present launch targets for Metroid Prime 4, Bayonetta 3, or the Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel. This signifies that the corporate shouldn’t be anticipating them within the present fiscal 12 months, which might additionally imply that Switch doesn’t have a giant vacation game.
The different a part of this, after all, has to do with the affect of the coronavirus. Not solely are lockdowns worldwide affecting game manufacturing, Nintendo can also be involved about demand for its {hardware} and software program through the 12 months.
In uncooked numbers, Nintendo expects to ship 19 million items in FY2020/2021, in comparison with the 21.03 million it shipped in FY2019/2020. This additionally goes for software program, of which Nintendo forecasts promoting 140 million items, down from the earlier 168.72 million bought within the FY ending March this 12 months.
Earlier at this time, Nintendo revealed up to date gross sales figures for its greatest game, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold 11.7 million in its first 11 days.
