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javi741 on 06 May 2021

Also, Nintendo may have been the most profitable gaming division of all time this fiscal year. Nintendo had a profit of 5 Billion+ which is more than Sony's best of 3 Billion and certainly better than Microsoft. Only gaming divisions that may have been more profitable are Apple or Tencent but not 100% sure.



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DaAndy on 06 May 2021

Just copied (and only slightly edited for format) from my excel. Thus not really pretty^^

Some numbers, e.g. 9,70 million for others are a bit off, as the sum would not be correct when using the right numbers. But these are like 10k unites, which really can be ignored.^^

We can See Q1 2021 saw a nice increase YoY over Q1 2020. (3,29 Million to 4.72 Million is +43%)

<------ Global ------> <------ Americ ------> <------ Europe ------> <------ Japan ------> <------ Others ------>
Quart Year Total Quart Year Total Quart Year Total Quart Year Total Quart Year Total
31.03.17 2,74 2,74 2,74 1,20 1,20 1,20       0,60 0,60 0,60      
30.06.17 1,96 4,70 4,70 0,75 1,95 1,95       0,52 1,12 1,12      
30.09.17 2,93 7,63 7,63 1,16 3,11 3,11       0,83 1,95 1,95      
31.12.17 7,23 14,86 14,86 2,83 5,94 5,94       1,77 3,72 3,72      
--------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
31.03.18 2,93 2,93 17,79 1,20 1,20 7,14     4,54 0,66 0,66 4,38     1,73
30.06.18 1,88 4,81 19,67 0,67 1,87 7,81 0,31 0,31 4,85 0,51 1,17 4,89 0,39 1,46 2,12
30.09.18 3,19 8,00 22,86 1,32 3,19 9,13 0,88 1,19 5,73 0,63 1,80 5,52 0,36 1,82 2,48
31.12.18 9,41 17,41 32,27 3,81 7,00 12,94 2,77 3,96 8,50 2,22 4,02 7,74 0,61 2,43 3,09
--------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
31.03.19 2,47 2,47 34,74 1,07 1,07 14,01 0,59 0,59 9,09 0,49 0,49 8,23 0,32 0,32 3,41
30.06.19 2,13 4,60 36,87 0,82 1,89 14,83 0,51 1,10 9,60 0,53 1,02 8,76 0,27 0,59 3,68
30.09.19 4,80 9,40 41,67 1,81 3,70 16,64 1,26 2,36 10,86 1,24 2,26 10,00 0,49 1,08 4,17
31.12.19 10,81 20,21 52,48 4,23 7,93 20,87 3,02 5,38 13,88 2,42 4,68 12,42 1,14 2,22 5,31
--------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
31.03.20 3,29 3,29 55,77 1,25 1,25 22,12 0,55 0,55 14,43 1,02 1,02 13,44 0,47 0,47 5,78
30.06.20 5,67 8,96 61,44 1,99 3,24 24,11 1,61 2,16 16,04 1,15 2,17 14,59 0,92 1,39 6,70
30.09.20 6,86 15,82 68,30 2,47 5,71 26,58 1,69 3,85 17,73 1,58 3,75 16,17 1,12 2,51 7,82
31.12.20 11,57 27,39 79,87 4,59 10,30 31,17 2,97 6,82 20,70 2,71 6,46 18,88 1,30 3,81 9,12
--------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
31.03.21 4,72 4,72 84,59 2,10 2,10 33,27 0,88 0,88 21,58 1,16 1,16 20,04 0,58 0,58 9,70


curl-6 on 06 May 2021

Ring Fit and NSMBU join the 10-million-plus sellers club, bringing the total on Switch to 11, which is more than any Nintendo system has ever had, even Wii and DS.

Luigi's Mansion 3 is also on the brink and should join over the current quarter.



Jumpin on 06 May 2021

I'm not sure if this was announced already, but my first time hearing of it: Hardware:"In our mobile business, we are collaborating with Niantic to develop a new application featuring Pikmin for smart devices. This title is expected to be released by Niantic in the second half of 2021. W"



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Farsala on 06 May 2021

What is their forecast for the next FY?



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Jumpin on 06 May 2021
curl-6 said:

Ring Fit and NSMBU join the 10-million-plus sellers club, bringing the total on Switch to 11, which is more than any Nintendo system has ever had, even Wii and DS.

Luigi's Mansion 3 is also on the brink and should join over the current quarter.

Ahead of PS4, tied with Xbox 360 - 6 of them are Call of Duty games.



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CheddarPlease on 06 May 2021
Farsala said:

What is their forecast for the next FY?

25.5 Million. Given how conservative Nintendo has been with their forecasts since their blunder in 2018, this must mean that the recent Nikkei report may be onto something. In any case, my reasonable prediction range of 26-30 Million for this year seems have been vindicated by Nintendo themselves.



S.Peelman on 06 May 2021

The stellar hardware sales and profit are overshadowed by the insane software sales. It’s unbelievable, every title there is going above and beyond. Mario Kart 8 is now at Wii’s doorstep, who ever thought that would happen. How high will it go. It’ll also stay in front of Animal Crossing, which I did expect. Zelda just keeps going. Pokemon is as high as had been in the early days. Ring Fit flew by 10M. Too much to mention. I can’t even begin to imagine what the Switch numbers are going to look like when it’s all said and done years from now.

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cosmic_drift on 06 May 2021

I am actually quite impressed with Link's Awakening's sales. If I'm correct it is currently the best selling stand-alone, 2D Zelda game! I think it's safe to say that Breath of the Wild has expanded the Zelda fanbase a great deal.

EDIT: The original Legend of Zelda on the NES still holds the crown for best-selling 2D Zelda, so I was wrong.

Speaking of which, I never thought I'd see the day where Zelda would outsell Pokemon of all things.  What alternate dimension are we living in?

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Link_Nines.XBC on 06 May 2021

The way the Switch and its games print money for Nintendo truly is on another level.
MK8DX is just unstoppable, not even AC can with it at this point,
Also, nice to see Xenoblade DE surpassed 1.5M,



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