Nintendo France says Switch has seen double digit growth this year, best attach rate ever for a Nintendo platform, more
Lefigaro published one of its regular interviews with Philippe Lavoué, president of Nintendo France, at E3 2019 last week. When asked about expectations for 2019, he shared some interesting information – such as how Switch has experienced double digit growth since the beginning of the year, the system has seen the best attach rate ever for a Nintendo platform, and more.
Here’s the full roundup of tidbits:
– Double digit growth since the beginning of the year
– Aim for 3 million consoles sold LTD at the end of the year (1 million more this year)
– Nintendo sold 1.1 million in 2018
– PS4 and XB1 sales are slowing down significantly
– Best attach rate ever for a Nintendo platform; people spend more time than usual playing their Switch
– Switch’s audience is skewing toward women way more than PS4/XB1
– Great expectations for Link’s Awakening: “Breath of the Wild put Zelda at a whole other level in France and Europe overall”, so they are expecting to ride the wave
– Wants to sell more copies of Smash Bros. Ultimate
– Smash’s performance is one tier below the numbers it is pulling in the US/Japan
– Nintendo will invest marketing wise to push it further
– Smash has been charting in France top five the majority of the year
We also have shipment numbers for a bunch of upcoming games in France:
Super Mario Maker 2 – 140 000 (standard) + 60,000 (limited)
Dragon Quest Builders 2 – 35,000 (up from 12,000 for Dragon Quest Builders)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 – 35,000
Fire Emblem: Three Houses – 50,000 + 6,000 (limited)
Astral Chain – 20,000 + 2,000 (limited)
Zelda: Link’s Awakening – 200,000 + 10,000 (limited)
Pokemon Sword/Shield – 700,000 + 15,000*2 (double pack)
