Akila Rahman
Nintendo recently released its second quarter financial results for fiscal 2021, with 68.30 million units of Nintendo Switch sold to individual customers worldwide as of September 30th.
This figure combines sales of the original switch model and its portable only rival switch light. The original switch model sold 57 million units, accounting for more than 80 percent of total switch sales.
With more than 68 million units sold, Switch officially surpassed Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Next up is the 2DS / 3DS family selling over 75 million units. With 6.86 million units sold from July 1 to September 30, the switch has a good chance of narrowing the gap soon.
According to the financial report, Nintendo has increased its digital sales by 139.4 percent year-on-year. This includes digital game sales and downloadable content (DLC).
Digital games account for more than 63 percent of overall digital sales. Including the sale of DLC Pokemon Sword / Shield Expansion Boss and Fighter Boss Volume 2 Super Smash Brothers Ultimate And increased.
Sales of only indie games and digital games are on the rise, and online sales of the Nintendo Switch are steady, he said.
The financial statement also indicates that 2020 marks 35Th Year End Super Mario Brothers. In celebration of this special event, in addition to the recently released, Nintendo is introducing new products Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, Players control the actual cart with their switch while driving in a course that is an obstacle in real life.
On November 13th, Nintendo will release a limited edition Games & Tracking: Super Mario Bros., Based on the original Sports & Tracking Edition released in Japan in 1980.
Nintendo will send the game to retailers until March 31 next year or when the last product is delivered. It features three classic Nintendo games: Super Mario Brothers, Super Mario Brothers: Lost Levels And Ball.
New, except for having three games Sports & Tracking Mario-themed has digital clock and alarm system.
In the meantime, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Anger It is scheduled to release in February 2021. It is based on the original Wii U console version released in 2013, featuring co-op games, creative levels and powerups. More details will be revealed soon.
Nintendo recently updated its list of best-selling games.
As of September 30, it has been shared that the first three places are available Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (28.99 million), Animal trafficking: New frontiers (26.04 million) and Super Smash Brothers Ultimate (21.10 million).
Other games on the list include The Legend of Zelda: Wild Breath (19.74 million), Pokemon Sword / Pokemon Armor (19.02 million), Super Mario Odyssey (18.99 million), Pokemon: Let’s go, Picasso! / Pokemon: Let’s go, EV! (12.49 million), Super Mario Party (12.10 million), Splatoon 2 (11.27 million) New Super Mario Brothers U Deluxe (8.32 million).
Super Mario 3D All-The stars have sold more than five million copies since its release in September. Animal trafficking: New frontiers, Is one of the biggest hits on the Nintendo Switch this year, selling over 26 million copies and on track to overtake Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
One of the most anticipated upcoming releases Hirol Warriors: Age of Disaster, Which was established 100 years ago The Legend of Zelda: Wild Breath. The game comes exclusively to the Nintendo Switch on November 20th.
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