The switch decreases its sales in the last quarter

Another fiscal quarter has come to an end, and as it always happens, various companies have shared their financial reports. One of these is Nintendo , who has revealed that the switch has exceeded 111 million units sold since its launch in March 2017.

According to the document shared by Nintendo, the switch has currently sold 111.08 million units throughout the world. This means that During the last quarter, 3.43 million consoles were sold . Although the number is quite high, this represents a 22.9% decrease compared to the 4.45 million registered in the same period last year.

This decline is a result of the semiconductor crises that is affecting, not only Nintendo, but the rest of the technological industry. Fortunately, The demand has been maintained in all regions , and it is expected that 21 million units will be sold by the end of the current fiscal year.

This was the distribution of the 3.43 million units among the three models of the consoles:

- Nintendo Switch : 1.32 million, a 60% decrease compared to 3.31 million last year.

- Nintendo Switch Oled Model : 1.52 million. There is no increase or decrease here, because a year ago this model was not for sale.

- Nintendo Switch Lite : 0.59 million, a decrease of 48.4% compared to 1.14 million last year.

Recall that On August 26, a special Nintendo Switch Oled of Splatoon 3 , which will surely increase the sales of this console will go on sale. On related issues, the switch receives a new update. Similarly, Nintendo talks about the rumors of a price increase in the console.

Editor's note:

After years with numbers that were only increasing, pandemic has finally reached Nintendo. Although the problems are not similar to those of the PS5 or Xbox Series X, it is likely that the lack of semiconductors will affect the company's sales in a substantial way.