Nintendo report: Switch sales are approaching 130 million consoles, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom shows excellent results, and the best-selling game remains Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Author: Anton Kratyuk, August 03, 2023, 21:39
Nintendo reported financial results for the first quarter of the current fiscal year and shared updated sales statistics for its games and consoles.
What is known
As of June 30, the Japanese company had sold a total of 129.53 million Nintendo Switch units, with 3.91 million units sold in three months. The most frequently purchased OLED version of the Switch in the first quarter was 2.83 million consoles.
Total sales of games for Nintendo Switch have exceeded one billion copies! The exact sales figure is 1088.35 million copies.
The most popular game for Nintendo Switch remains Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, with sales of 55.46 million copies. The report specifically mentions that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has shown excellent results, having already sold 18.51 million copies.
Top ten best-selling games for Nintendo Switch:
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 55.46 million;
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 42.79;
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 31.77;
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 30.65 million;
- Super Mario Odyssey – 26.44 million;
- Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield – 25.92 million;
- Pokemon Scarlet & Pokemon Violet – 22.66 million;
- Super Mario Party – 19.39 million;
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 18.51 million;
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 16.17 million