Nintendo reports how sales of some of its sagas have improved on Switch

This is how sales of sagas like Kirby, Metroid or Pikmin have improved in the current generation.

Yesterday, Nintendo Switch updated its sales figures to move even closer to becoming the best-selling console in history. However, the company’s success lies not only in its hardware, as the consolidation of a large player base has led to a marked improvement in the sales of its franchises. The indisputable fact is that Mario Kart 8 DeluxeThe enhanced version of the game for Wii U sold just under 8.5 million copies, while the hybrid version managed to sell 64.27 million copies. Nevertheless, The most revealing data are also from less consolidated sagas.

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Nintendo said that although the saga Pikmin has sold 1.78 million copies on Wii U with the third part, the amount of remastered Pikmin 1+2, Pikmin 3 Deluxe and Pikmin 4 has already been received. 7.86 million units sold. For my part, Kirby managed to sell 5.62 million games of the previous generation, and now this figure has almost tripled from 15.08 million units.

Happening Metroid It also stands out because if the digital offerings of the saga on Wii U have reached 0.98 million copies sold, the saga is already reaping the benefits. 4.99 million units sold

on Nintendo Switch for the launch of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, the franchise’s triumphant return.

Finally, the case Xenoblade Chroniclesa saga that was born on the Wii but has collected 1.41 million copies sold along with Xenoblade Chronicles X, which will now be released on Nintendo Switch. However, the remaster of the original game and its two sequels added 7.17 million copies sold on the hybrid console.

Latest Nintendo Switch sales

Everything indicates that Nintendo Switch could surpass PS2’s 160 million salesand this is one of the obvious reasons why its life cycle is lengthening. In its latest financial report, Nintendo said that despite a slight decline in hardware and software sales at the start of the fiscal year, the console maintains an active user base in its eighth year. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe leads software sales, followed by Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Pokémon Scarlet and Purple. Other data of interest include: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom debuted with 2.58 million copies sold.

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