This week, Nintendo was reported to be planning to release its next-gen console late 2024. While the Switch enjoyed a shot in the arm thanks to Zelda, with overall sales in the decline, thoughts have now turned to its successor. The end result is sales were up 50% year-on-year to 461.3 billion yen ($3.2 billion), and net profit was up 52.1% to 181 billion yen ($1.2 billion). As of June 30, Nintendo Switch now sold a total of 129.53 million units. The number of Nintendo Switch annual playing users between July 2022 and June 2023 was the highest ever, exceeding 116 million users. Nintendo Switch sales increased 13.9% year-on-year to 3.91 million units, and software unit sales increased 26.1% year-on-year to 52.21 million units. “Based on the various effects that we have confirmed through the release of this movie, we will continue our efforts towards visual content-related initiatives.” “By expanding Nintendo IP in areas outside the dedicated video game platform we create new opportunities for consumers to encounter Nintendo IP, and this invigorates our overall business,” Nintendo said. The eternally-popular kart racer shifted another 1.67 million sales during the quarter and has now sold an eye-watering 55.46 million units. The success of the Mario movie had the knock-on effect of growing sales of Mario games such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Mario merchandise. “This is helping us build a lasting affection for our Super Mario IP around the world,” Nintendo said. That’s the highest ever for an original film based on a video game, and the second-highest for an animated film. Nintendo said as of July 30, a whopping 168.1 million people worldwide have now seen the movie, and as of July 26, global box-office revenue hit $1.349 billion. The April 5 release of The Super Mario Bros. Zelda wasn’t the only big contributor to Nintendo’s bottom line.
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