

Nintendo Switch hardware sales have hit 114.3 million as of September 30, up from 111 million, though the company expects to sell fewer consoles this fiscal year. In its results for the first 6 months of the current fiscal year, the Japanese company said its net sales were up 5% at 656.9 billion yen and net profit up 34% at 230.4 billion yen. During the three-month period ended September 30, Splatoon 3 sold a huge 7.9 million units, which is Nintendo‘s fastest Switch launch ever. This was followed by Nintendo Switch Sports at 6.15 million, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at 3.07 million and Kirby and the Forgotten Land at 2.61 million (which reportedly makes it the best-selling Kirby game ever) However, the company reduced its Switch sales forecast for the year ending March 2023 by 2 million units, down from 21 million to 19 million.