Nintendo has provided updated sales figures for its popular Nintendo Switch system this morning and has announced that the Switch has now shifted over 146.04 million units worldwide since its launch in March 2017. While sales of the now ageing platform …  | By Sickr on November 5, 2024 | Nintendo has provided updated sales figures for its popular Nintendo Switch system this morning and has announced that the Switch has now shifted over 146.04 million units worldwide since its launch in March 2017. While sales of the now ageing platform have slowed over the last five quarters, all eyes are on the reveal of its long-awaited successor by the Kyoto-based company. "The Kyoto-based company cut its operating profit outlook by 10% to ¥360 billion ($2.4 billion) and said it now expects to sell only 12.5 million units of the Switch this fiscal year, versus a previously forecast 13.5 million units. It's unusual for game companies to lower their guidance before the all-important year-end shopping season." "Nintendo overestimated the appeal of their 2024 software pipeline, which has no real blockbusters but several filler games," said Tokyo-based analyst Serkan Toto. "Looking at the software still coming out this fiscal year, I believe the adjusted hardware and software sales forecast is still too high." Source | | | |
