At almost seven years old, the Nintendo Switch it still has some life left in it – so much so that Nintendo has increased its sales forecast for its current fiscal year. In his release of third quarter results, the company announced that it was increasing planned Switch sales from 15 million to 15.5 million. The increase follows third-quarter overall net sales of 29.9 billion Japanese yen ($201.1 million) higher and net profits of 6.4 billion Japanese yen ($43.1 million). ) higher than Nintendo's projections. It is worth noting, however, that despite a better-than-expected net revenue in the third quarter, the figure remains 6% lower than the same period in 2022.
A few long-time favorites and new games will likely fuel additional sales on Switch. by Nintendo Super Mario Bros. Wonder The game was released in October and reached 11.96 million units sold. Then there was The Super Mario Bros. movie.which hit theaters in April and sparked interest in older titles like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and 2023 launches like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Realmthe company reported.
Improved Switch sales forecast comes as gamers eagerly wait the successor to the Switch. Although Nintendo has yet to release any substantial information, the gaming console would launch this year (and would face a much more crowded market than its predecessor). The developers would have had a preview of the Switch 2 (for lack of a concrete name) behind closed doors during Gamescom in August 2023. They would have viewed a version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with a higher frame rate and resolution than those offered by the original Switch. The demo also reportedly showcased Unreal Engine 5 for the upcoming Switch, ray tracing, NVIDIA's DLSS upscaling technology, and similar visual quality to the PS5 and Series X.