Nintendo has cut its ambitious annual Switch sales forecast despite enjoying a strong Christmas Q3 quarter. The Japanese games giant recorded a 104.21 billion JPY ($958 million) net profit on revenue of 608.39 billion JPY ($5.59 billion) between October and December 2018. Revenue was up 26 percent year-on-year, which is an impressive feature given that quarter was […]
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Nintendo’s profit jumps 88% as it nears 20 million Switch sales
Nintendo released its latest earnings report today and the headline is that the company has now sold nearly 20 million Switch consoles. The actual number is 19.67 million as of the end of June, so add July sales and the 20 million milestone is likely to have already been hit. Either way, it has easily […]
View More Nintendo’s profit jumps 88% as it nears 20 million Switch salesThank Nintendo’s failed Wii U for the Switch’s wild success
In the video game industry, it’s largely believed that you should never count Nintendo out. The legacy home console company usually has a method behind its madness.
Wednesday morning, Nintendo revealed that its newest console has outsold its last one…
Nintendo’s Switch took just 10 months to outsell the Wii U
Nintendo’s Switch has only been on sale for 10 months but already it has outsold its predecessor, the Wii U, the flop that heralded Nintendo’s first step into hybrid gaming. The Japanese tech giant shifted a little over 13.5 million Wii U consoles across its entire lifecycle, and today Nintendo revealed that the Switch has reached 14.86 million sales to date. Business was so… Read More
Nintendo’s bringing DIY robots and more to the Switch using cardboard
Nintendo’s big new surprise interactive experience for the Switch is now official, and it’s basically a maker kit for the portable console which uses cardboard component pieces to allow people to build a range of different creations and play with them using the console to power games that interact with the DIY components. NintendoLabo is like a next-level Lego, with kits that let… Read More
Nintendo Switch is the fastest-selling video game console ever in the U.S.
Nintendo has managed to sell so many of its Nintendo Switch console that it’s become not only its own fastest-selling console, but also the fastest selling in the U.S. ever, beating the record set by the Wii back during its launch. The Switch has sold over 4.8 million units in its first 10 months of availability, which beats out the Wii’s 4 million sold during the same initial… Read More
Crunch Report | Square Announces the $999 ‘Professional’ Register
Square announces its new $999 professional Register, GameStop begins a rental subscription pass and Nintendo says Switch will beat the Wii U in sales. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
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