According to data from the Japanese game information magazine “Famitsu”, Nintendo Switch Japan’s domestic sales in June increased by 68% year-on-year to 380,000 units, setting a record high.
Nikkei believes that thanks to the popularity of the new “Legend of Zelda” and “Mario”-themed movies, coupled with the favorable factors of the depreciation of the yen in terms of exchange rates, the demand for tourists to Japan has increased significantly, so this record can be achieved.
The game-related person in charge of the Japanese home appliance chain Shangxin Denki said: “Since the end of the long holiday in May, the number of overseas tourists visiting the store has increased, and more and more people have bought Switch.”
Nikkei believes that it is rare for a game console like Switch, which has entered its seventh year, to hit a record high in single-month sales.
Nintendo recently announced the report for the last fiscal year, with a turnover of 1.6016 billion yen and it is expected to sell 15 million Switch units in the fiscal year ending March 2024. game console.
As of March 31, 2023, Switch sales reached 125.62 million units. Nintendo said hardware sales fell 22.1 percent year-on-year to 17.97 million units, below its sales target of 21 million units set at the beginning of the year (later revised to 18 million units), as officials said shortages of semiconductors and other components affected production.
