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Nintendo’s third-quarter financial figures have been released, showing strong software performance over the holiday period. However, hardware sales have understandably declined, though the Switch has reached a significant milestone.
The Nintendo Switch has now sold over 150 million units, just 4 million away from the Nintendo DS. Despite this achievement, Nintendo has lowered its hardware sales forecast for the fiscal year to 11 million units, down 1.5 million from the previous quarter—likely due to anticipation surrounding the Nintendo Switch 2. Overall, hardware sales dropped 30.6% year-over-year.
Software sales fared better, with Super Mario Party Jamboree shipping 6.17 million units. Nintendo also provided a sell-through (actually sold) figure of 5.6 million units. Mario & Luigi: Brothership performed well, selling 1.4 million units, while The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom continued to sell steadily, adding another 1.33m units and bringing its total sales to 3.4 million.
Super Mario Party Jamboree became the fastest-selling Mario Party title on the Switch within its first 11 weeks on sale. Despite the slowdown in hardware sales, engagement remains high, with 129 million annual active users reported.
Nintendo reaffirmed that Xenoblade Chronicles X, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond are still scheduled for release this year, along with the Nintendo Switch 2. However, no new details were provided on the upcoming console.
Nintendo Switch total: 150.86m (Up from 146.04m)
– Nintendo Switch: 1.48m this quarter
– Nintendo Switch Lite: 760,000 this quarter
– Nintendo Switch OLED Model: 2.58m this quarter
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom also topped 3.4m sales (or 3.91m sell-in or shipped).