Champagne is being uncorked in Kyoto. Nintendo has released sales data for its last fiscal quarter, as well as fiscal year-end data, and it does so with truly gripping figures. The company has revealed that Nintendo Switch has sold 55 million units and that the recent Animal Crossing: New Horizons has overcome a whopping 13 million sales. Heart attack figures that are surprising especially by the social animal simulator.
The hybrid console, as reflected in the official figures published by the company, has reached a total of 55.77 million units sold throughout its life cycle, since March 2017. Currently, it is 20 million ahead of the Nintendo 3DS family, and almost halfway to overtake the Titan Wii , which has accumulated 101.63 million. Those in Kyoto had set a goal of 20 million consoles sold for the fiscal year
On the other hand is the Animal Crossing phenomenon. Maybe because of a perfect storm, or because the game has proven to have an attractive formula for all kinds of audiences, but the reality is that New Horizons has managed to sell 11 million units in 11 days. It is one of the games with the best sales performance of the company so far, having surpassed in total sales (13.41 million) Animal Crossing: New Leaf (12.45 million) and Animal Crossing: Wild World (11, 75 million).
Double of success for the Japanese company, which anticipates a decrease in the rate of sales for the next fiscal year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Those in Kyoto expect, for the next 12 months, reach a total of 140 million video games sold
The digital format is gaining ground on Nintendo Switch
Among the sales data released by the Japanese firm, the video game format is one of the most interesting. Currently, ** 34% of the profits obtained from the sale of video games comes from the digital sector **, from everything available in the hybrid's eShop. According to the breakdown offered by the company, 70% of the volume of said digital sales is made up of complete games, while the rest focuses on those titles available only in digital format, DLC, Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions, etc.
A gradual growth, pushed by eShop offers that have been periodically launching on the platform, in addition to increased emphasis on downloadable video games. Smash Bros. Ultimate is planning to launch a new fighter pass shortly, and Pokémon Sword and Shield will begin to grow in June with the release of its expansion pack.
