In those three months, it sold 53.7 million units of software. For the nine months ending on December 31st, 2024, hardware sales declined by 30.6 percent year on year, hitting 9.54 million. Meanwhile, software sales were down by 24.4 percent year-on-year and reached 123.98 million.

The decline is attributed to the outstanding performance of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder, both released in 2023. Nintendo hasn’t had as many big hits in 2024 comparatively, though it noted sales to be “steady” for a console that’s eight years old.

Of course, it’s the calm before the storm, especially with the Nintendo Switch 2 announced. It’s out this year with a Direct scheduled for April. Nintendo will also provide fans in select cities with the chance to go hands-on. Head here for more details.

Despite the impressive milestone, hardware sales for the fiscal year thus far are down 31 percent year-on-year. Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite sales are up 0.7 percent and 7.5 percent. However, sales of the Switch (OLED) are down 46.8 percent. Software sales during the quarter reached 39.64 million units, though the overall year-to-date figure is down 27.6 percent year-over-year.

Nintendo has adjusted its forecast for the rest of the fiscal year, expecting the Switch to sell 12.5 million units and 160 million software, a reduction of one million and five million. Of course, it still has the Nintendo Switch successor in the pipeline, with a reveal scheduled for sometime by March 31st, 2025.

In its Financial Results Explanatory Material, the company stated, “Nintendo Switch has entered its eighth year since launch, and while it will be challenging to sustain the same sales momentum as before, we will work to maintain high user engagement with the hardware and invigorate the platform so that more consumers continue to play Nintendo Switch for longer.”

If it meets the current targets, the Nintendo Switch will have sold 154.82 million units, beating the Nintendo DS and its 154.02 million lifetime sales. The latter is the second best-selling console of all time, right behind the PlayStation 2 at 160 million. Of course, how far Switch sales will fall off once its successor is available remains to be seen.

In the meantime, it will host a new Nintendo Direct in June to outline upcoming Switch titles for the latter half of 2024. There won’t be any new details for the Nintendo Switch successor, so stay tuned for updates in the months after.

In the fourth quarter, Nintendo sold 1.96 million Switch consoles and 15.70 million throughout the fiscal year, down 12.6 percent from last year. While the Nintendo Switch – OLED Model’s sales were up 1.1 percent, the regular Switch and Switch Lite are down 37.1 percent and 3.7 percent, respectively.

The company also sold 35.72 million software during the quarter, with 199.67 million sales throughout the fiscal year – a drop of 6.7 percent from the previous year. All things considered, the announcement of the Nintendo Switch’s successor, with a reveal coming by March 31st, 2025, is timely.

When it launches remains to be seen (though rumors claim next year in March), but there will be a new Nintendo Direct in June to outline upcoming software for the second half of 2024. Stay tuned for updates until then.

This is followed by the Switch Lite at 4,754,257 lifetime sales (10,503 for the week) and the Switch OLED at 1,876,296 lifetime sales (14,767 for the week). For software sales, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles debuted for the Switch and sold 90,885 physical copies, topping the charts. Mario Strikers: Battle League was in third with 32,173 units sold.

Nintendo Switch Sports also continues to perform well with 26,476 units sold for the week and a lifetime sales total of 474,257 units. For more details on software and hardware sales, check out the charts below.

The report in question comes from Bloomberg which noted that “at least” 11 game companies were working on titles with a 4K Nintendo Switch kit. This includes both big and small studios, who were reportedly surprised when the Switch (OLED) had been announced. In response to questions, Nintendo called Bloomberg’s reporting “inaccurate.”

The Nintendo Switch (OLED) is out on October 8th and costs $350. It features a larger dock with a dedicated LAN port, an OLED screen and is slightly heavier. In terms of hardware and even the Joy-Cons, it’s identical to the current Switch model. We likely haven’t heard the last of the rumored Nintendo Switch Pro so stay tuned for more details in the coming months.

A news report on Sept. 30, 2021(JST) falsely claims that Nintendo is supplying tools to drive game development for a Nintendo Switch with 4K support. To ensure correct understanding among our investors and customers, we want to clarify that this report is not true. (1/2)

— 任天堂株式会社（企業広報・IR） (@NintendoCoLtd) September 30, 2021

We also want to restate that, as we announced in July, we have no plans for any new model other than Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, which will launch on October 8, 2021. (2/2)

— 任天堂株式会社（企業広報・IR） (@NintendoCoLtd) September 30, 2021