Thanks to Nintendo Switch has had an exceptional year

The passion around the Switch has been rife since it was launched and allowed Nintendo to reach a record year. Aided by the health crisis and imprisonment, the Big N released a record profit and is nearing new heights.

Is provided as The big winner In France in 2020, Nintendo confirmed its success Release Results of its 2020/2021 financial year ending March. The Japanese company surpassed all expectations with a net profit of 3.65 billion euros (480.3 billion yen), up 85.7% from the previous year. All of Big Big’s lights are green, up 34.4% from last year’s to 13.4 billion euros (1,759 billion yen). These results echoed those recorded by Nintendo in the late 2000s, when the company browsed about the success of the Wii and DS. Since 2017, Switch has been pioneering the video game.

The hybrid console, which raised questions before launching, quickly cleared up doubts. As of March 31, 2021, Nintendo had sold 84.59 million consoles worldwide, including 28.83 million in the current fiscal year. Health crises and blockages explain this 37% increase compared to the previous year, when the console maker sold about 21 million switches. The hybrid console has been breaking records and can count on the support of its younger sister, which has sold 14.7 million units (including 8.51 million last fiscal) since its release, up from 69.89 million at Switch Classics.

The Switch is now the eighth best-selling console in history. It’s the Game Boy Advance (81.5 million) in the Nintendo family, but close to the Microsoft Xbox 360 (84 million) and PlayStation 3 (87.4 million). It also targets the Wii (101 million), the best-selling home console in Nintendo’s history. The success of consoles is tied to the games that come with them and Kyoto has a successful year here as well.

Game sales rose 37% to 230.88 million units in the last fiscal year, bringing total sales to 587.12 million. Surprisingly and As we have mentioned many timesThe event has been mentioned for the past few months Animal Crossing: New HorizonsS. Life Simulation Game has sold 20.85 million copies and is the best seller of the year with its total sales of 32.63 million. Fight in the distance with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Continues, but the latter does not say his last word and continues to impress. This updated version of the episode, which was released on the Wii U eight years ago, sold 10.62 million units and consolidated its best-selling switch game title (35.39 million copies).

Records in 2020/21 and a warning for the coming year

Sports Super Mario 3D All-Stars Utilizing its limited lifespan (marketed until March 31, 2021) Thirty-fifth anniversary of ownership) Will be sold in 9.01 million units. With restriction, the demand for a sports title Ring Fit Adventure Exploded (7.38 million). Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Gave an exceptional performance. Released in Switzerland on February 12, the game has sold 5.59 million copies in two months, selling almost the original game (5.87 million) launched on the Wii U. Nintendo promises that the 36 games launched in Switzerland have surpassed one million sales, 22 of which were released directly by Big N.

The announcement of the results is also an opportunity to discuss the great future of Japan. Nintendo can discard and count on turning blue from May 7th In the countryside Of Mario Golf: Super Rush In June, the remake The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword In July or Mytopia In May and Video Game Workshop Since June 11th. Finally, the rumor has been circulating for months Visit a switch “Pro” Better resist Xbox Series X | S and PlayStation 5.

According to the results, Nintendo does not expect to experience a similar year and expects an annual net profit of 6 2.6 billion (340 billion yen). The company plans to sell 25.5 million switches by March 31, 2022, a 11.5% drop a year as the console celebrates its fifth anniversary. These forecasts will allow the switch to overtake the Wii (101.63 million) and get closer to the PlayStation 4 (115.9 million).