Nintendo had its strongest Switch Quarter ever this holiday season, moving 10. million units to reach a total of 81 million sold as of the end of 2019. That means it’s now overtaken the SNES to become Nintendo’s third best-selling home console of all time behind the Wii and the NES.
Pokémon Sword and Shield were a huge hit over the holiday season, moving more than 16 million copies. That’s almost 4 million more than Super Smash Bros. Ultimate registered in its launch quarter a year ago, although Pokémon went on sale about three weeks earlier. Luigi’s Mansion 3 was another big success, selling over 5 million copies.
Nintendo’s Switch hardware sales are up about 19 percent year-on-year, which the company attributes partly to the launch of the cheaper Switch Lite while also noting the December launch in China – though that’s unlikely to be a major factor yet. The 3DS, meanwhile, is now officially a non-factor with just 823, consoles sold even in a holiday quarter.
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