Nintendo Switch Sales Near 130 Million; Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Surpasses 18 Million Units Sold

Nintendo Switch sales

Nintendo has announced its financial results for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. According to the document, the Nintendo Switch sales are nearing 130 million. As of June 30, Nintendo has sold a whopping 129.53 million Switch consoles.

The sales for the console were up by 13.9% compared to the previous year’s first quarter, thanks to Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, selling a total of 3.91 million units in the April to June window. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has also surpassed 18.51 million copies globally since its launch on May 12.

Nintendo Switch Best-Selling Titles (As of June 30):

  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 55.46 million pcs.
  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 42.79 million pcs.
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 31.77 million pcs.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 30.65 million pcs.
  • Super Mario Odyssey – 26.44 million pcs.
  • Pokémon Sword/ Pokémon Shield – 25.92 million pcs.
  • Pokémon Scarlet/ Pokémon Violet – 22.66 million pcs.
  • Super Mario Party – 19.39 million pcs.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 18.51 million pcs.
  • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 16.17 million pcs.

Nintendo claims that the sales and profits this quarter were “large for a first quarter” thanks to the release of Tears of the Kingdom and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

For those wondering, the best-selling console in history is the Sony PS2 with sales of over 155 million units. It will be interesting to see if the Nintendo Switch sales eventually surpasses the PS2, now that the Nintendo Switch 2 is reportedly coming out next year.

Source: Nintendo

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Nikki_boagreis
Nikki_boagreis
8 months ago

130 million units sold is a very impressive milestone and accomplishment. Not surprised that TOTK has sold 18 million units already.

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