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While Sony's holiday console sales were due to parts shortages, Nintendo managed to have a strong quarter with the Switch. Thanks to what it called a "good start" by the , it sold in Q3 (October to December), far surpassing the 3.9 million PS5 units sold by Sony. That takes total Switch sales to since it in 2017, allowing it to surpass the Wii's lifetime sales of 101.63 million.
Not all was perfect, though. Switch sales were still down eight percent over last year, and Nintendo revised its yearly forecast down by a million units. It now believes it will sell 23 million units, down from the 24 million it . Through the first nine months, its sales are 6 percent lower over last year to $11.52 billion.
As for software, Nintendo said it saw the highest quarterly sell-through (consumer) sales since the launch of the Switch. Pokémon remasters Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are leading Nintendo's game sales with 13.97 million units total over the last nine months. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has sold 7.96 million units, Mario Party Superstars sold 5.43 million units and Animal Crossing: New Horizons 4.99 million.
Metroid Dread, introduced just last year, has managed 2.74 million units since it went on sale. Nintendo also has a couple of new titles that will count for its next quarter, including that arrived on January 28th. That title got off to a , surpassing Animal Crossing sales in its first week. Nintendo also has coming on March 25th.
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Not all was perfect, though. Switch sales were still down eight percent over last year, and Nintendo revised its yearly forecast down by a million units. It now believes it will sell 23 million units, down from the 24 million it . Through the first nine months, its sales are 6 percent lower over last year to $11.52 billion.
As for software, Nintendo said it saw the highest quarterly sell-through (consumer) sales since the launch of the Switch. Pokémon remasters Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are leading Nintendo's game sales with 13.97 million units total over the last nine months. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has sold 7.96 million units, Mario Party Superstars sold 5.43 million units and Animal Crossing: New Horizons 4.99 million.
Metroid Dread, introduced just last year, has managed 2.74 million units since it went on sale. Nintendo also has a couple of new titles that will count for its next quarter, including that arrived on January 28th. That title got off to a , surpassing Animal Crossing sales in its first week. Nintendo also has coming on March 25th.
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