It’s a success: Nintendo Switch outperforms Nintendo 3DS and Wii U combined

Hybrid set-top box Nintendo Switch sells significantly better than portable console Nintendo 3DS and stationary system Wii U put together… This was pointed out by a well-known analyst Daniel Ahmadwho studied the recent financial statements of the Japanese platform holder.

As of June 30, 2023, Nintendo Switch had sold 61.44 million.In comparison, sales of Nintendo 3DS at this stage of the life cycle were in the region of 40 million, and Wii U – at 10 million.

It is also worth noting here that Wii U and 3DS received price lists in their early years, and the price on the Nintendo Switch has never been reduced on an ongoing basis.

3DS has acquired two new models over the three years of its existence, 3DS XL and ultra-budget 2DS, and was preparing to receive two more updates – New 3DS and New 3DS XL, while the Nintendo Switch line has been replenished with only one new solution so far – a portable Switch lite

Nintendo Switch games are also selling much better than Wii U and 3DS combined

Nintendo and its partners have implemented on 3DS for its entire 8-9 year life cycle 384.07 million copies of games, while on Switch in just over three years, the indicators have already exceeded 406 million (and this is without taking into account the purely digital games available only in the eShop and do not have versions on cartridges, that is, most of Nintendo’s indies do not count).

On Wii U, over the entire period of its existence, users have bought 103.21 million copies of games.

The chart above compares Switch sales to sales of consoles from other manufacturers. Now the platform is slightly ahead Playstation 4but lags behind Wii, which in the early years in dynamics could not be surpassed by any other prefix in history, including Playstation 2

At the same time, according to Nintendo, each Switch user spends on average more money on games, accessories and subscriptions than the average Wii owner did., not to mention the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.

April to June 2023 was Nintendo’s best first quarter in twelve years… Game Released in March Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold in circulation 22.4 million copies in just 14 weeks, which is an absolute industry record among exclusives. Experts believe that by the end of the year, the circulation of the greatest hit could exceed 30 million.

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