Dear Reader:
Nintendo Q1 2018 results - 4.7M Switch LTD/67M 3DS LTD, Pokemon Switch 2018 or later, release calendar & more
Net Sales: ¥154,069 million ($1.38 billion), 148.6% increase YoY
Operating Income: ¥16,208 million ($145 million)
Profit: ¥21,260 million ($190 million)
Nintendo Switch
Hardware: 1.97 million for the quarter/ 4.7 million LTD
Software: 8.14 million for the quarter/ 13.6 million LTD
3DS
Hardware: 950k for the quarter/ 67.08 million LTD
Software: 5.85 million for the quarter/ 355.1 million LTD
Wii U
Hardware: 13.56 miilion units total
Software: 99.97 miilion units total
Smart Device, IP related income: ¥9,062 million
Made $81 million from Smartphone games not including Pokémon GO
Made $29.4 million from Pokémon GO
Arms sold 1.18M total
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold 3.54M total
Zelda: Breath of the Wild sold 3.92M total
1-2 Switch sold 1.22M total
There are no revisions to 3DS/Switch hardware sales projections
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild sold 1.16 million units worldwide during the quarter
- Switch hardware and software during this period came to 1.97 million units and 8.14 million units respectivel.
- Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia has been a popular title
- 3DS hardware sales were 0.95 million units (1% increase on a year-on-year basis)
- 3DS software sales were 5.85 million units (31% decrease on a year-on-year basis)
- amiibo sales were approximately 1.60 million units for figure-type and approximately 1.30 million units for card-type
- sales of the digital versions of packaged software and downloadable content on Nintendo Switch showed steady growth
- Switch total digital sales of 11.0 billion yen (41% increase on a year-on-year basis)
- smart device and IP related income was 9.0 billion yen (450% increase on a year-on-year basis)
- several big titles from other software publishers planned for this period on Switch
- strong third-party titles on the way for Nintendo 3DS
- in the smart device business, Nintendo will introduce new game applications while also focusing on continued operations