The Nintendo Switch Successor Will Be Announced by March 2025
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Nintendo revealed that their next console to succeed the Switch will be announced within this fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2025. The statement about the new console was made by Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa.
“We will make an announcement about the successor of Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year.” says Furukawa. This is the first official announcement by Nintendo about the successor of the Switch.
He also announced the next major Nintendo Direct will be in June and will be focused on the Switch’s software titles for the second half of 2024. There will be no mention of the new console during the June Direct.
Nintendo Switch now over 141 million units sold
Nintendo also announced during their financial report that the Nintendo Switch is now over 141 million units sold, with a total of 1.96 Switch hardware and 35.72 million software (games) were sold in the last three months. This is data as of March 31, 2024.
In the report, they also revealed the top selling Switch titles of all time.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 61.97 million
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 45.36 million
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 34.22 million
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 31.85 million
Super Mario Odyssey – 27.96 million
Pokemon Sword / Pokemon Shield – 26.27 million
Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet – 24.92 million
Super Mario Party – 20.66 million
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 20.61 million
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 17.45 million
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