Nintendo believes that the switch will sell 15 million units worldwide this year during the current financial year.
The company shared the prediction of sales in it Financial report For the year ending March 31, 2025. It is expected to sell 2 software in a total of 45 million units in the same period.
The original switch sold about 18 million units worldwide on shelves in its first year. This device was launched on March 3, 2017, and was 2.74 million units sold by the end of the month. Then it proceeded Shift 15.05 million units during the next financial yearWhich ended on March 31, 2018.
It is worth noting that Nintendo’s initial prediction for Switch 2, which is about to launch on June 5 ((After some tariff -related fear), Only covered his first nine months on the shelf. This means that it is fully possible that the long -awaited consoles can improve their predecessor in a 12 -month period.
As it stands, the original switch remains firmly so that the best -selling Nintendo console at all times can become console. The device brought 10.8 million units to 152.12 million lifetime sales during fiscal year 25. This financial year requires less than 2 million sales during the current financial year to defeat the All -Time Hardware Sales Records organized by Nintendo DS (154.02M unit).
It seems like a forgotten result at this location, Nintendo has predicted another 4.5 million switch sales during the current financial year.
Hardware and software is preparing to exit the original switch with a decrease in sales
Given Nintendo’s wider financial performance, stable net sales fell 30.3 % year -on -year to 1.16 trillion yen ($ 8.03 billion). Profit decreases 43.2 percent year -on -year decline 278.8 billion yen ($ 1.9 billion).
Hardware sales have declined by 31.2 % year -on -year, while software sales increased by 22.2 % to 155.41 million units during the same period.
The switch given is now at the end of his life.
Elsewhere, due to the decline in sales of downloadable switch titles, the digital sales declined by 26.5 % a year to 326 billion yen (25 2.25 billion). Due to the decline in revenue related to the Super Mario Bruce Movie, mobile and IP -related revenue has dropped by 27 % to 67.6 billion yen ($ 466.8 million), which is now more than two years.
Looking forward, Nintendo is expected to assist in the sale of 1.9 trillion yen ($ 13.1 billion) during the fiscal year 26 to help Switch 2.