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Switch was the second best-selling console of the month – behind the PlayStation 5 but in front of the Xbox Series S and X. Sales of Nintendo’s console are said to be down slightly compared to March.

Metroid Dread becomes the best-selling Metroid game of all time

Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Metroid Dread is now the series’ best-selling entry of all time, according to the latest data from Nintendo.

As we saw earlier today, Metroid Dread is at 2.90 million copies sold. That means it has overtaken Metroid Prime, which sold 2.84 million units.

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Switch sees highest level of software sell-through for a Nintendo platform ever

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In its latest financial results, Nintendo highlighted how Switch saw the highest level of software sell-through for a single hardware family from the company.

The console saw a 1.8 increase in software sales during the most recent fiscal year. Having hit 235.07 million units, that’s how the record was achieved.

Nintendo million sellers – May 2022 – Kirby and the Forgotten Land at 2.65 million, more

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Nintendo provided its financial results today, and alongside that, updated its list of million sellers. We have updated sales figures for a variety of Switch titles.

One of the big new releases is Kirby and the Forgotten Land. By the end of Nintendo’s reporting period, global sales were already at 2.65 million. Another new title is Pokemon Legends: Arceus, which has sold 12.64 million copies. We also see that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe remains the top dog with over 45.33 million.

Below is the full lineup of Nintendo million sellers on Switch for May 2022:

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Nintendo financial results – May 2022 – Switch at 107.65 million units

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Today, Nintendo reported its May 2022 financial results covering the period between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022. The company has shared the latest on Switch’s performance, the overall company, and more.

Below are the highlights from Nintendo’s May 2022 financial results:

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UK software sales – May 9, 2022

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This week’s UK software sales are in, with Nintendo Switch Sports again topping the charts. The game came in first even though it saw a 32% drop in boxed sales week-on-week.

It’s worth noting that some Switch games rose due to some retail sales. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe moved to #4 after a 3 percent sales increase and Kirby and the Forgotten Land ended up at #5 thanks to a 19 percent jump.

The full UK sales chart for the week of May 9, 2022 is as follows:

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Nintendo Switch Sports debuts in Japan with nearly 200,000 copies sold, Switch outsells 3DS

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The usual Japanese sales data that we typically see on Thursdays has been delayed due to holidays this week (Golden Week), but we do have a bit of news about how Nintendo Switch Sports debuted in Japan.

Early data has revealed that the game sold 190,000 copies. It goes without saying that it was the best-selling title in Japan last week.

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UK software sales – May 1, 2022 – Nintendo Switch Sports debut

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Original (5/1): This week’s UK software sales, and we have news about the debut of Nintendo Switch Sports.

The title managed to come out on top, beating out all other games during the past week. However, it had the series’ third biggest launch behind Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resorts. According to GfK data, Nintendo Switch Sports has sold less than half of what those games did during the launch week.

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Famitsu software sales (4/18/22 – 4/24/22) – Top 30

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 – 92,724 / NEW
2. [PS4] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 – 54,539 / NEW
3. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land – 29,281 / 618,481
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 11,872 / 4,579,625
5. [NSW] Yomawari 3 – 11,129 / NEW
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 7,841 / 2,612,444
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 6,372 / 4,853,533
8. [PS4] Hyperdimension Neptunia: Sisters vs. Sisters – 6,268 / NEW
9. [NSW] 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim – 6,017 / 33,216
10. [NSW] Pocky & Rocky Reshrined – 5,747 / NEW