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[Steve Holt]

Sell-through units are 15 million according the financial report?

Pretty incredible.

I remember the hype around Switch 1, with it's launch with Zelda and excitement around Super Mario Odyssey which was releasing shortly afterwards. Seemed unstoppable then.

Switch 2, didn't have the same launch titles and no word on the next Mario yet, and to still have these kind of numbers is hard to make sense of. Looking forward to their next direct.. please have a new Mario!

 

[Mownoc]

Holiday was slower than Switch 1's first holiday quarter as expected.

Good results regardless, but them not changing the forecast from 19m is strange.

That means they are only expecting to ship around 1.63m this quarter? The Switch 1 shipped 2.93m the same quarter in 2018.

 

[Baemono]

Barely 2:1 software:hardware attach ration seems…low? Are they counting bundled MKW in this? Because if so…

They don't'count Switch 1 games

 

[blacktout]

Its still carried by its initial launch numbers, it sold through 15m which is clearly showing slowing momentum that Nintendo is expecting in their forecast.

What do you mean? Nintendo revised their forecast up from 15 million to 19 million last quarter and are holding at 19 million now, which they will almost certainly reach. This isn't a sign that they're expecting "slowing momentum." It's a sign that its sales exceeded their initial expectations and are at least meeting their revised expectations.

 

[Emmy Ator Best]

Its still carried by its initial launch numbers, it sold through 15m which is clearly showing slowing momentum that Nintendo is expecting in their forecast.

Nintendo raises their forecast
On pace to hit it and even surpass it
This means momentum is slowing

 

[Codes 208]

Wii U didn't even get to crawl, it was born and then immediately attacked by wolves and angry cavemen with spiked clubs.

Switch 2 seems to have flown out of the womb by comparison.

Not sales-wise but more of functionality. The wii u was more like an in-between for the wii and switch (with the switch basically being a fully dedicated wii u gamepad with detachable controllers that also act similarly to wiimotes)

 

[Mozza]

They reached their original 10 month Switch 2 estimate (15M units) after only 7 months - in sell-through. With an additional 2.37M to boot when counting sell-in. All despite a, supposedly, "stumbling" holiday season..

No change in the forecast either, so it seems to be on pace to reach the revised 19M forecast by March. Might even beat it, which is pretty insane.

Not so sure some on here actually thought it would stop based on any real evidence, Spain excluded !!.... they simply hoped it would stop lol..

 

[LordOcidax]

What do you mean? Nintendo revised their forecast up from 15 million to 19 million last quarter and are holding at 19 million now, which they will almost certainly reach. This isn't a sign that they're expecting "slowing momentum." It's a sign that its sales exceeded their initial expectations and are at least meeting their revised expectations.

He obviously doesn't how to read a financial report.

 

[LordOcidax]

Holiday was slower than Switch 1's first holiday quarter as expected.

Good results regardless, but them not changing the forecast from 19m is strange.

That means they are only expecting to ship around 1.63m this quarter? The Switch 1 shipped 2.93m the same quarter in 2018.

WTH with this weird takes…

 

[Mozza]

Its still carried by its initial launch numbers, it sold through 15m which is clearly showing slowing momentum that Nintendo is expecting in their forecast.

Please feel free to tell me which successful console did not sell all that well at launch. At this point you guys are not just moving the goal posts slightly, you are shifting them to another country...... Spain most likely lol.

 

[Mownoc]

WTH with this weird takes…

What's the weird take? My post is literally just Nintendo's statements with no personal opinion.

 

[J Required]

You guys love high-fiving each other in these threads, but maybe try actually engaging with opposing opinions for once?
Nobody is denying the Switch is doing fantastic numbers. It's been a monster success.

But will it keep this trajectory forever? Of course not. Eventually the numbers will drop below peak Switch sales.

So what happens then? Do we suddenly retreat into JP-only threads to keep the high-fives going?

What do you mean? Nintendo revised their forecast up from 15 million to 19 million last quarter and are holding at 19 million now, which they will almost certainly reach. This isn't a sign that they're expecting "slowing momentum." It's a sign that its sales exceeded their initial expectations and are at least meeting their revised expectations.

The forecast is conservative to begin with, its smart to do that than to miss the forcast. Typical tactic by corporations

 

[Baemono]

Its still carried by its initial launch numbers, it sold through 15m which is clearly showing slowing momentum that Nintendo is expecting in their forecast.

That's not console sales work though

 

[Mozza]

WTH with this weird takes…

Like I have always said some of the takes on here............. Just Wow !

 

[J Required]

Please feel free to tell me which successful console did not sell all that well at launch. At this point you guys are not just moving the goal posts slightly, you are shifting them to another country...... Spain most likely lol.

Ok, since its selling better than everything, what is your LTD for it?

 

[LordOcidax]

You guys love high-fiving each other in these threads, but maybe try actually engaging with opposing opinions for once?
Nobody is denying the Switch is doing fantastic numbers. It's been a monster success.

But will it keep this trajectory forever? Of course not. Eventually the numbers will drop below peak Switch sales.

So what happens then? Do we suddenly retreat into JP-only threads to keep the high-fives going?



The forecast is conservative to begin with, its smart to do that than to miss the forcast. Typical tactic by corporations

 

[Mownoc]

Like I have always said some of the takes on here............. Just Wow !

Please point out what's weird about my "take" because I don't even give a "take".

Nintendo forecast 19m for fiscal year which means 1.63m forecast this quarter. What are you two freaking out about.

That's just math based on Nintendo's own forecast lmao.

 

[Baemono]

Holiday was slower than Switch 1's first holiday quarter as expected.

Good results regardless, but them not changing the forecast from 19m is strange.

That means they are only expecting to ship around 1.63m this quarter? The Switch 1 shipped 2.93m the same quarter in 2018.

I believe it's worse to miss your forcast rather than being too conservative from an IR perspective

Like when Sony forecasted to sell 21 million PS5 and sold only 20.8, and you had Xbox chills writing articles on how Sony missed its sales target

 

[MrJangles]

155m S1 sales. I wonder what line that other mob are readying when they announce they've actually sold 170m units of their console back in the day.

Impressive S2 hardware numbers, software is low but to be expected as there's nothing really worth buying for it.

 

[Mozza]

You guys love high-fiving each other in these threads, but maybe try actually engaging with opposing opinions for once?
Nobody is denying the Switch is doing fantastic numbers. It's been a monster success.

But will it keep this trajectory forever? Of course not. Eventually the numbers will drop below peak Switch sales.

So what happens then? Do we suddenly retreat into JP-only threads to keep the high-fives going?



The forecast is conservative to begin with, its smart to do that than to miss the forcast. Typical tactic by corporations

The mental gymnastics have already begun lol.. You guys sound like that loser NintenDeen on YouTube lol...

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Looks like they sold 7M units in the last quarter, which means they only need to move another 1.6M to hit their 19M target for the fiscal year which is easily achievable.

 

[J Required]

Please point out what's weird about my "take" because I don't even give a "take".

Nintendo forecast 19m for fiscal year which means 1.63m forecast this quarter. What are you two freaking out about.

That's just math based on Nintendo's own forecast lmao.

So it's either constant congratulations or "you're trolling"?

Thats their motto. Lol

Edit: the numbers are great btw, fantastic even

 

[MrJangles]

Imagine trying to say anything negative about the switch 2 sales performance lmao.

Jose and Juan are readying a Spanish sales thread as we speak

 

[daclynk]

OHH SHIIT.
here they come.gif

 

[Mozza]

Bring on Spain as quick as you can............. We need some copium quickly.

 

[Emmy Ator Best]

But will it keep this trajectory forever? Of course not. Eventually the numbers will drop below peak Switch sales.

So what happens then? Do we suddenly retreat into JP-only threads to keep the high-fives going?

What happens? The same thing that happened when the PS5 fell behind the PS4 with the difference that they don't even have the Japanese sales thread.

 

[Mozza]

Please point out what's weird about my "take" because I don't even give a "take".

Nintendo forecast 19m for fiscal year which means 1.63m forecast this quarter. What are you two freaking out about.

That's just math based on Nintendo's own forecast lmao.

Like I have stated in many threads before, people on here have taken isolated sales figures and have tried multiple times to suggest the Switch 2 would bomb, or there was no demand. This was despite the fact it was outpacing the original Switch by almost 50%, and Nintendo had increased their own sales projections for the fiscal year to 19 million units.. I know some of you are still trying to cope with all this, and are desperate to convince people it was based on real evidence and not just some strange obsession with Nintendo, but at this point it's hard to think otherwise.

By the way I did not signal anyone out personally, so your quick reply to defend yourself says a lot lol...

 

[Mownoc]

By the way I did not signal anyone out personally, so your quick reply to defend yourself says a lot lol...

You quoted a post that quoted and talked about my "take".

 

[Warspite]

 

[LordOcidax]

Looks like they sold 7M units in the last quarter, which means they only need to move another 1.6M to hit their 19M target for the fiscal year which is easily achievable.

At this rate they probably going to end up around 20-21M this fiscal year… Which is insane considering is just only 10 months.

 

[Mozza]

You quoted a post that quoted and talked about my "take".

False....... I quoted a post and meme from LordOcidax...

If he was directing a comment at yourself, I was not really aware.

 

[Mozza]

At this rate they probably going to end up around 20-21M this fiscal year… Which is insane considering is just only 10 months.

That of course will be spun as shipped not sold through......... The fact retailers would in effect be buying stock to replace unsold stock, seems to have escaped many on here and the usual YouTube grifters lol.

 

[Baemono]

What happens? The same thing that happened when the PS5 fell behind the PS4 with the difference that they don't even have the Japanese sales thread.

Come on now, PS5 sales are pretty much on par with PS4 sales so far.

We'll have the Sony results soon (I was expecting them today so probably next Thursday), we'll see if the 1.7 million gap is still there. But in the grand scheme of things, a 2 million gap when we're talking consoles selling 115-120 million isn't that important

 

[Felessan]

Should be 7.01mio for the quarter
Less than Switch1 first holiday quarter (7.23mio), even though perception of Switch2 started much stronger (it's continuation of strong platform instead of weak 3ds)

Oh no no no no no! I need an explanation from you guys
Gamer79
MisterXDTV
Ebrietas
Landr300
Subzero83
you SWORE to me that after a good launch sales slowed down and no one wanted a Switch 2 anymore. But the numbers clearly say that not only Nintendo will hit their 19 million target by March, most likely they will surpass it. I bet all my savings on the Switch 2 flopping what am I gonna do now? You're gonna pay for this!

Launch numbers keep fans happy, but dynamic ain't that great

 

[Radical_3d]

Some people don't understand that having an under performing holidays and being a record selling console aren't mutually exclusive.

 

[Robb]

Can't find any sales info on Metroid Prime 4: Beyond so I assume it didn't manage to break a million units on neither Switch nor Switch 2 separately..

Hopefully RETRO still gets another shot at it.

 

[Emmy Ator Best]

Come on now, PS5 sales are pretty much on par with PS4 sales so far.

We'll have the Sony results soon (I was expecting them today so probably next Thursday), we'll see if the 1.7 million gap is still there. But in the grand scheme of things, a 2 million gap when we're talking consoles selling 115-120 million isn't that important

There's only one little problem. Their main competitor, Xbox, completely collapsed. What's their excuse for not selling much more than they are? Nintendo doesn't have this HUGE advantage.

Launch numbers keep fans happy, but dynamic ain't that great

Nintendo revised their forecast in early November. It's not thanks to the launch anymore.

 

[Warspite]

Someone is claiming Kirby air riders sold 1.76 million which is the bigger shock.

Edit:

IR Information : Sales Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units

www.nintendo.co.jp

 

[Mownoc]

Someone is claiming Kirby air riders sold 1.76 million which is the bigger shock.

Kirby sold poorly in the west but did really well in Japan. They love Kirby over there.

 

[squallbr]

Good to See Nintendo and Sony doing well

 

[J Required]

What happens? The same thing that happened when the PS5 fell behind the PS4 with the difference that they don't even have the Japanese sales thread.

PS5 will end up selling more than PS4 when its all said and done.

 

[Warspite]

Kirby sold poorly in the west but did really well in Japan. They love Kirby over there.

It fell off the charts with only doing 0.5m in Japan must have done a bit better worldwide than was expected.

 

[Robb]

The Duskbloods is completely absent from any of the slides/material from what I can see. Delay incoming?

 

[Mozza]

Good to See Nintendo and Sony doing well

It's always a better industry when you have two console manufacturers performing well.

 

[Hyper_hyper]

19 mil. in this fiscal year is pretty much a done deal.

On the other hand +160 mil. for NSW is maybe out of PS2 reach. I dunno

 

[Banjo64]

Z-A selling nearly 4m units on Switch 2 alone (not including the Switch 1 version) seems to be a really impressive number.

 

[Emmy Ator Best]

PS5 will end up selling more than PS4 when its all said and done.

Are you a believer that GTA VI will give the PS5 a second launch?

 

[playbignbox]

17 million in 7 months.
Some comments in that thread about how much the Switch 2 will sell compared to the PS5 will age like milk, Michael Pachter level of analysis lmao

 

[IAmRei]

And we are near for RE9 and maybe monster hunter (like rumor ive heard few moment ago) they could boost more sales

 

[J Required]

Are you a believer that GTA VI will give the PS5 a second launch?

Regardless of GTA6, PS5 WILL sell better than PS4 unless the world ends in 2026.