Nintendo on first-party Switch software sales, third-party sales on the rise
This information comes from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa…
This graph shows the sell-through trends for first-party Nintendo Switch software in all major markets from April through December in this fiscal year compared with the same months in the previous fiscal year. In addition to the contributions of evergreen titles throughout the year, sellthrough of titles released during the holiday season showed good momentum, as discussed. Sell-through of first-party titles for April through December totaled 56.59 million units, up 26% from the previous year.
Sales results were good not only for Nintendo titles, but also for titles from other software publishers. Total Nintendo sales related to other software publishers’ titles continue to rise, with an increase of more than 50% over
the previous year seen between April and December 2019. We had a development environment ready from an early stage for Nintendo Switch, and as many developers have seen the Nintendo Switch installed base continue to grow, they are joining in from a wider range of regions than ever before. Titles from other software publishers are being sold in a variety of genres for Nintendo Switch, and these sales continue to grow alongside the growth of the platform itself.
