Nintendo is expecting another big holiday season this year thanks to evergreen titles like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. According to CEO Shuntaro Furukawa, Switch sales are “continuing at a good pace”. Games like Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and Super Mario 3D All-Stars should boost sales. Here’s what he had to say:
“We continued to see strong demand for Nintendo Switch hardware through the summer and into October, especially in the major regions of Japan, the U.S. and Europe, and we believe sales are continuing at a good pace. The year-end sales season is extremely important when viewed from a perspective of overall sales volume, and we want to achieve a high number of sales during this period. Although we may not have the kind of first-party titles that will record massive sales immediately after release this year like we did with last year’s Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, or Super Smash Bros. Ultimate the year before that, we are nevertheless looking to make this another big holiday season. This is thanks to the many consumers, including those new consumers who developed an interest in Nintendo Switch because of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, picking up our new titles, titles released in conjunction with the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary and our evergreen titles.”
The Switch is definitely surpassing 70 million come the end of December and Nintendo will share more details in early 2021. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news and updates!
