Nintendo is proud that it’s Nintendo Switch has sold 10 million units in the first nine months of release worldwide. In an interview with Variety Reggie tells about the success of the Nintendo Switch.
Despite Nintendo last year has had some problems with the production of the Nintendo Switch, the device has sold more than 10 million times. With an MSRP of $ 300, – (excluding VAT) which translates into more than three billion in revenues.
One of the main selling points of the system is that it can be connected to a TV as a traditional console, or can be detached and can be used as a mobile device. Reggie Fils-Aime, president and COO of Nintendo of America, had this to say: “It’s a strong idea for gamers never having to leave their game experience. That has been the base of our strong performance to date. “
Prognosis
In October, the prognosis for Nintendo Switch shipped devices was adjusted to 14 million for this fiscal year, which ends in March 2018. That would be equal the sales of the Nintendo Wii U (which shipped 13.6 million units over a period of five years ). Which is mind blowing considering Nintendo Switch would sell over 16.7 million is in the first year of publication if the trend keeps up.
The series of Nintendo published games also initiated the sales of the Nintendo Switch, said Reggie Fils-Aime. More than fifty percent of the Nintendo Switch owners has bought three titles, namely The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Mario Odyssey. Splatoon 2 also did well: one in four switch owners bought the game.
“It’s good when you have a title in which at least one in five owners bought the game. That helps to boost sales of the console. “
Third Party support
Nintendo also had good support from major publishers like EA and Ubisoft, as well as independent developers, he added. In 2018 gamers can get started with Nintendo-published titles like Kirby Star Allies, Bayonetta, Bayonetta 2 and a new game in the Yoshi franchise.
Scheduled games from external developers; Bethesda’s Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Capcom Mega Man 11 and the RPG from Square Enix with the provisional name Project Octopath Traveler.
All in all we are looking forward to 2018, how about you?
