Nintendo Q3 results for fiscal year 2023 (Switch hits 122.55 million sold)

Nintendo has just shared their Q3 results for Fiscal Year 2023, and we’ve combed through the data for all the juicy details. We’ve got a complete breakdown of the sales results, hardware totals, future software release dates and more. You can find all of those details below.

FINANCIAL RESULTS

MODIFIED FORECAST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023

• Nintendo looks to maintain Switch momentum by continuing to convey the appeal of the Switch family of systems
• a “rich variety of appealing titles” are also planned for Switch release by other software publishers
• Nintendo will work to energize the Switch by continuously adding new titles to those are already available
• Nintendo plans to encourage even more people to continue to enjoy playing Switch

GAME SALES INFO

• Pokémon Scarlet/Violet have sold 20.61 million
• Splatoon 3 has sold 10.13 million units
• Nintendo Switch Sports has sold 8.61 million units
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold another 6.66 million units in this quarter for a cumulative total of 52 million units
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land sold another 3.47 million units in this quarter for a cumulative total of of 6.12 million units
• the total number of million-seller titles during this period was 27, including titles from other software publishers
• total software sales declined 4.0% year-on-year to 172.11 million units, affected to some extent by the decline in hardware sales

HARDWARE SALES

• hardware units sold declined 21.3% year-on-year to 14.91 million units
• Nintendo says this is mainly due to a shortage of semiconductors and other component supplies that impacted production until around late Summer

MILLION SELLERS UPDATE

• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has sold 52 million units
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons has sold 41.59 million units
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has sold 30.44 million units
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has sold 29.00 million units
• Pokémon Sword/Pokémon Shield have sold 25.68 million units
• Super Mario Odyssey has sold 25.12 million units
• Pokémon Scarlet/Pokémon Violet have sold 20.61 million units
• Super Mario Party has sold 18.79 million units
• Ring Fit Adventure has sold 15.22 million units
• Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!/Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! have sold 15.07 million units
• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe has sold 14.75 million units
• Pokémon Legends: Arceus has sold 14.63 million units
• Luigi’s Mansion 3 has sold 12.44 million units
• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury has sold 10.83 million units
• Splatoon 3 has sold 10.13 million units
• Mario Party Superstars has sold 9.38 million units
• Nintendo Switch Sports has sold 8.61 million units
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land has sold 6.12 million units
• Mario Strikers: Battle League has sold 2.47 million units
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has sold 1.81 million units
• Bayonetta 3 has sold 1.04 million units

DIGITAL SALES

• sales of downloadable versions of packaged software for Switch performed well
• revenue related to Nintendo Switch Online increased
• digital sales reached 310.0 billion yen, up 21.5% year-on-year

SWITCH SOFTWARE RELEASE CALENDAR