It comes as no surprise that Nintendo directs its mini-consoles towards consumers who no longer play video games, but have had experiences with presumably Nintendo consoles in the past. Furukawa also drops a suggestion about how re-experiencing their past helps in drawing more people into buying a new console. Shuntaro Furukawa says, “We will continue to examine the possibility of offering classic content, such as with the NES and Super NES Classic Mini series, as well as our online services, as a way of communicating the appeal of our products to different generations.”

Nintendo’s attempts with the NES and SNES classic have been incredibly successful, and competitors including the likes of Sony have also joined in with their own classic consoles. Of course, there’s also the fact that manufacturing anything at a large scale is incredibly difficult right now, mostly due to chip shortages.

Nintendo also seems to be on to something with reports and rumors of a Switch Pro flooding through on a consistent basis.

Even with its age and competition from the Nintendo Switch’s handheld functionality, Nintendo reported some very solid 3DS sales to round out the fiscal year ending March 31st 2018. According to the company’s recent earnings report, the Nintendo 3DS sold 6.4 million units, hitting a lifetime sales total of 72.53 million units.

In terms of software sales, the company managed to hit 364.89 million sold. Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon contributed to that total with 7.51 million units sold. Though its line-up isn’t exactly the most packed for this year, the Nintendo 3DS continues to receive solid support. Meanwhile, the SNES Classic Edition proved to be successful “in every region”. It sold 5.28 million units worldwide.

In other financials, Amiibo sales are with 10.3 million figures and 5.8 million cards sold. Smartphone revenue is also up with Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp joining the likes of Fire Emblem Heroes and Super Mario Run. Total revenue from “smart devices and IP related income” hit ¥39.4 billion, up by 62 percent year-over-year.