Nintendo announced Financial results In the third fiscal quarter ending on December 31, when sales of Switch devices amounted to 4.82 million units, a decrease of 30.1 % from the same quarter of last year.
We are clearly starting to get OSBorne’s mode here, as Nintendo has announced the Switch 2 Game Console unit now and Switch sales will continue to decrease from here.
During the nine months ended on December 31, Nintendo sold 9.54 million hybrid keyboards, a decrease of 30.6 % from last year.
Regarding Nintendo Switch’s business during the nine months ending December 31, 2024, sales of addresses that were released during this fiscal year increased steadily, with the legend of Zelda: echoes of wisdom (which was released in September) sales of 3.91 million units so far.
Super Mario Party Jamboree (which was released in October) sold 6.17 million units. In addition, Nintendo has seen stable sales in the titles issued until the end of the previous fiscal year, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 5.38 million units (for cumulative sales of 67.35 million units).
As a result of these factors, the total number of one million seller titles during this period reached 19, including titles from other program publishers. Total device sales reached 9.54 million units (a decrease of 30.6 % year), and total software sales reached 123.98 million units (a decrease of 24.4 % on an annual basis).
Sales of each of the devices and programs compared to the same period of the past fiscal year, when sales were dramatically driven by the legend of Zelda: the kingdom’s tears (released in May 2023) and Super Mario Bruce Wond (released in October 2023). However, sales remained fixed for its eighth year.
By moving to the digital work platform for allocated video game, total digital sales reached 245.8 billion yen, a decrease of 29.0 % on an annual basis, mainly due to the decrease in Nintendo Switch sales that are downloaded from bottled programs.
In mobile business and intellectual properties, sales have increased dramatically in the same period of the past fiscal year, thanks to the high level of the public’s participation with Super Mario Bros. , Which was released in April 2023. For this period, sales came to 49.7 billion yen, a decrease of 33.9 % on an annual basis, due to the decrease in revenues related to the film.
The end result is that the total sales amounted to 956.2 billion yen, as sales outside Japan amounted to 731.5 billion yen by 76.5 % of the total, and operating profits reached 247.5 billion yen. The interest revenues led to 44.0 billion yen and other factors for an ordinary profit of 327.1 billion yen, and profit is attributed to the parents of the parents of 237.1 billion yen.
Although Nintendo Switch Mardware and Software Sales during the third quarter were less than expectations, Nintendo Switch continues to enjoy it by many people. To move forward, we will continue to release new offers, so more consumers continue to run Nintendo Switch.
Looking at the programs, Nintendo Donkey Kong Country HD released in January and plans to follow up with the Xenoblade Chronicles X: Edition Edition in March. Other program publishers also have plans to release a wide range of addresses, Nintendo will seek to stimulate the platform by constantly introducing new addresses in addition to the current addresses.
Nintendo reviewed the financial expectations that were originally published on November 5, 2024, given the direction of sales during the nine months ending December 31, 2024, which are prospects for the rest of the fiscal year, in addition to re -evaluating the supposed exchange rate. Nintendo has also modified Nintendo Switch sales and software unit for the fiscal year.
Nintendo Switch appeared for the first time in 2017, and more than 129 million current players have achieved, with sales closed on 150 million units that have been sold so far.
Nintendo Switch 2 recently displayed in a two -minute video, and it will start in public shows in April.