Nintendo is not fairly able to say goodbye to the Switch, its second best-selling console ever. According to a brand new monetary briefing from the corporate, it plans to assist the Switch seemingly lengthy after the discharge of rumored new-gen {hardware} anticipated to launch subsequent 12 months.
It’s been a giant week for Nintendo, with the corporate revealing that Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the fastest-selling Super Mario sport within the collection and {that a} live-action Legend of Zelda film is on the best way. We additionally discovered yesterday the Switch has surpassed 132 million models offered on the heels of nice outcomes for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Pikmin 4. Now, Nintendo has pulled again the curtains a bit on its strategy to the Switch platform transferring ahead.
“Nintendo Switch will be entering its eighth year in March 2024,” the monetary briefing reads. “We will continue to release new titles and content for Nintendo Switch without being bound by the traditional concept of the platform lifecycle.”
That final line above signifies Nintendo may proceed to assist the Switch, even after the discharge of its subsequent console. This is not too stunning, contemplating the Switch has offered so effectively, continues to promote effectively every monetary quarter, and has a string of nice releases in its future together with a remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Nintendo goes on to say that it “would like to continue to see many consumers play Nintendo Switch, and to maintain our business momentum.” Sunsetting the Switch a second early would probably finish that momentum, and Nintendo appears extremely conscious of that.
Elsewhere within the monetary briefing, Nintendo reveals over 330 million Nintendo Accounts have been created as of September 2023, noting that “even in regions where Nintendo Switch is not sold, our mobile applications have brought the Nintendo Account system to a wide range of users around the world.” It says it should “strive to further spread Nintendo Account and grow it into a vital business foundation for Nintendo heading into the future.”
Within these 330 million Nintendo Accounts, 38 million members have subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online, and 117 million customers play their Switch yearly, highlighting the Switch’s legs because it enters its eighth 12 months available on the market.
For extra, learn Game Informer’s evaluation of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, after which take a look at these Zelda and Ganondorf Amiibo figures that at the moment are out. After that, learn Game Informer’s checklist of the highest 10 greatest video games on Switch.
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