Nintendo Switch sales exceeded 129.53 million, and Legend of Zelda sales: Tears of the Kingdom amounted to 18.51 million copies
Today, Nintendo announced financial results for the first quarter of the financial year (from April 1 to June 30) and published updated information about the number of Switch devices shipped around the world since the console launch in 2017.
From the press release published by Nintendo, we learn that as of June 30, 2023, 129.53 million units of Nintendo Switch were received for retail sale. This means that 3.91 million devices were shipped for the first quarter. This is 13.9% more than in the previous quarter.
At the moment, Sony has not yet published its financial results, so for comparison we will have to wait for next week.
We also learned that as of June 30, the volume of supply of Nintendo Switch amounted to 1,088.35 million. units.
The forecast for the current financial year remains the same as published in the last quarter: 15 million supplies for the Switch console and 180 million copies for its games. If this indicator is reached, then by March 31, 2024 the total volume of Switch supplies will be 140.62 million. copies.
As for the financial results of the company, the volume of sales amounted to 461.3 billion. yen, increasing by 50% compared to the previous year, and operating profit – 185.4 billion. yen, increasing by 82.4% compared to the previous year, which indicates a very strong quarter for the company based in Kyoto.
Finally, Nintendo submitted the calculation data on the sales of hardware and several relevant games, as well as comparative data on the supply of hardware and software for the year. You can find all the appropriate slides below for familiarization.
In particular, we learn that the game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was shipped in the amount of 18.51 million. units, and in just eight weeks 15.7 million were sold. units.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was shipped during the quarter in the amount of 1.67 million. units, and the total number of sales was 55.46 million. units.