With Nintendo’s financial results for the last fiscal year already published, new data related to the sale of games has been revealed. Although we usually talk about titles in the top 10, this time more attention is drawn to the performance of Metroid Dread, Pokémon Legends: Arceus Y Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
Of the games that hit the market between April 2021 and March 2022, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl it was the most successful launch of the last year, and all thanks to its 14.65 million units. Then we meet Pokémon Legends: Arceuswhich hit the market in January of this year, and reached 12.64 million copies in just over two months.
On the other hand, Kirby and the Forgotten Land it managed to sell 2.1 million units during its first two weeks. Metroid Dread has reached 2.9 million copies, thus surpassing the 2.84 million Metroid Prime, and positioning Mercury Steam’s work as the most popular installment in this saga.
Other games that stand out are Mario Party Superstarswhich arrived in October 2021, and already has more than 6.8 million copies sold. New Pokemon Snap exceeds 2.4 million units. Despite the mixed reception of Mario Golf: Super Rushthe game already has 2.3 million copies worldwide. Big Brain Academy: Brain Vs. Brain has reached 1.5 million. For its part, WarioWare: Get It Together! It has 1.2 million units.
Total, there is talk of 822.18 million software units sold in total on the Nintendo Switch, an incredible amount. You can check the list of the 10 best-selling games on the console below:
–Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 45.33 million
–Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 38.64 million
–Super Smash Bros Ultimate – 28.17 million
–The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 26.55 million
–Pokemon Sword / Pokemon Shield – 24.27 million
–super mario odyssey – 23.5 million
–Super Mario Party – 17.78 million
–Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Pokemon Shining Pearl – 14.65 million
–Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! – 14.53 million
–Ring Fit Adventure – 14.09 million
On related topics, the Switch already exceeds 107 million units sold worldwide. Similarly, a new Indie World Showcase will take place tomorrow.
Editor’s Note:
It’s good to see that sales of Nintendo games are still high. At this rate, Kirby and the Forgotten Land is sure to become the most popular installment in the series, only three million units short of surpassing the Game Boy installment.
Via: Nintendo