Nintendo published this morning their complete financial results for the 2016 fiscal year (April 1st 2016 – March 31st 2017). Along with the already reported massive success of their new system – the Switch – and the next instalment in one of their biggest franchises – Zelda: Breath of the Wild – the company shared full details on their software and other hardware sales. Here’s an overview of all the most important data and highlights given in the document:
Hardware shipments worldwide
- Nintendo Switch = 2.74 Million Units
- Nintendo 3DS family = 7.27 Million Units (+7% year-on-year)
- Nintendo Wii U = 760 000 Units (-77% year-on-year)
- amiibo = 9.1 Million figures / 9.3 Million cards
Software sales worldwide – per unit
- Nintendo Switch = 5.46 Million
- Nintendo 3DS family = 55.08 Million (+14% year-on-year)
- Nintendo Wii U = 14.8 Million (-46% year-on-year)
Software sales worldwide – per game
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch & Wii U) = 3.84 Million
- Pokemon Sun & Moon (3DS) = 15.44 Million
- Super Mario Maker (3DS) = 2.34 Million
- Kirby: Planet Robobot (3DS) = 1.36 Million
Highlights
- Next year’s sales target for Switch : 10 Million Hardware Units / 35 Million Software Copies
- Operating profit: ¥489 Billion / Net sales of ¥29.3 Billion
- Sale of Seattle Mariners MLB brought gain on sales of investment securities totalling ¥64.5 Billion
- 1-2-Switch brought buzz to Switch promotion
- Pokemon GO drove a peak in 3DS sales outside Japan
- Super Mario Run “elicited a fantastic response from consumers worldwide”
- Fire Emblem Heroes “being enjoyed by both long-time fans of the Fire Emblem series and consumers who have never played the series”