Nintendo squeaks past Switch sales target but forecasts further slide
by Sam Byford from The Verge - All Posts on (#5Z25Z)
Illustrations by Alex Castro / The Verge Nintendo shipped 4.11 million Switch consoles in its January-March quarter, bringing its total to 23.06 million for the financial year, just enough to meet its revised forecast of 23 million. The company had originally predicted 25.5 million units for the year, then 24 million, before reaching its final forecast three months ago. The figure represents a 20 percent decline on the previous year's figure of 28.83 million consoles shipped, with Nintendo citing shortages of semiconductors and other components.
Nintendo has now shipped 107.65 million Switch consoles in total since its launch in March 2017. It's the company's most successful home console, having recently overtaken the Wii, though if you consider it a handheld system it still...