Just a few days later, Nintendo launched the Nintendo Switch OLED model with a larger screen and additional features. However, it’s also worth noting that these figures run until September 30, 2021. Nintendo attribute some of this decline to the relatively high sales the year prior due to the phenomenal success of Animal Crossing New Horizons at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the figures, unit sales for the Nintendo Switch family including Lite declined by 34%. It’s not been quite so rosy on the hardware front, however.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons meanwhile netted 2.22 million sales in six months even before this week’s update and expansion. The previous record holder for the series was 2008’s Mario Kart Wii, which managed to reach 37.38 million copies sold.Įlsewhere, other first party Nintendo Switch games continued to sell well, with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD netting 3.60 million in the six month period. That version launched on the Wii U in May of 2014. It’s perhaps even more impressive considering the game was an enhanced re-release of Mario Kart 8. Added to current sales figures, this means the game has sold a hopping 38.74 million units worldwide since 2017. As spotted by Video Games Chronicle, the racer had sold 3.34 million units for the six months ending September 30, 2021. Jin Kazama is the main protagonist of the Tekken series, who also served as one of the two main antagonists (along with Kazuya Mishima) in Tekken 6. The milestone was confirmed in the company’s latest financial results published earlier today.
Nintendo has confirmed that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has now become the best selling entry in the series ever.