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Super Mario Party Jamboree was the best selling game of Q3

Nintendo's earnings release for the 3rd quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31st 2025 has been published, this covers the three month period from October 1st to December 31st 2024. Nintendo shipped 4.82 million units of Switch hardware and 53.70 million units of Switch software bringing lifetime totals to 150.86 million for hardware and 1359.80 million for software.

Year over year quarter 3 hardware sales are 2.08 million down from 6.90 million and software sales are 13.17 million down from 66.87 million.

Six titles sold over one million units this quarter, these were new releases Super Mario Party Jamboree (6.17 million) and Mario & Luigi: Brothership (1.84 million) plus Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (3.08 million), Nintendo Switch Sports (1.37 million), The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (1.33 million) and Super Mario Bros Wonder (over 1.07 million).

For the current fiscal year Nintendo have modified their Switch forecast from 12.5 million down to 11.0 million for hardware and from 160 million down to 150 million for software.

Hardware

Switch Hardware Q3: 4.82m
Regional Split Q3: Japan 1.19m, Americas 1.71m, Europe 1.48m, Other 430k
Model Variants Q3: Standard 1.48m, Lite 760k, Oled 2.57m

Switch Hardware Total: 150.86m
Regional Split Total: Japan 36.82m, Americas 57.83m, Europe 39.00m, Other 17.22m
Model Variants Total: Standard 96.18m, Lite 25.27m, Oled 29.41m

Global Shipment History (millions)

Software

Switch Software Q3: 53.70m
Regional Split Q3: Japan 11.36m, Americas 21.61m, Europe 17.14m, Other 3.59m
Tie Ratio Q3: 11.14

Switch Software Total: 1359.80m
Regional Split Total: Japan 266.81m, Americas 591.06m, Europe 395.90m, Other 106.03m
Tie Ratio Total: 9.01

Global Shipment History (millions)

Nintendo reports sales data for software charting in the top 10 or that has sold one million or more units within the current fiscal year (from 1 April 2024).

Software Top 10

Total sales followed by the previous total then sales added to the total in Q3

• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: 67.35m (64.27m) + 3.08m
• Animal Crossing New Horizons: 47.44m (46.45m) + 990k
• Super Smash Bros Ultimate: 35.88m (35.14m) + 740k
• Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild: 32.62m (32.29m) + 330k
• Super Mario Odyssey: 29.04m (28.50m) + 540k
• Pokémon Sword/Shield: 26.60m (26.44m) + 160k
• Pokémon Scarlet/Violet: 26.38m (25.69m) + 690k
• Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom: 21.55m (21.04m) + 510k
• Super Mario Party: 21.10m (20.98m) + 120k
• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe: 18.06m (17.77m) + 290k

New Releases

• Super Mario Party Jamboree: 6.17m New!
• Mario & Luigi: Brothership: 1.84m New!

Others

• Nintendo Switch Sports: 15.74m (14.37m) + 1.37m
• Super Mario Bros Wonder: 15.51m (13.44m) + 2.07m (Q1+Q2+Q3)
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom: 3.91m (2.58m) + 1.33m
• Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door: 2.06m (1.94m) + 120k
• Luigi's Mansion 2 HD: 1.80m (1.57m) + 230k

Million Sellers not updated this quarter (1st party published)

• Ring Fit Adventure: 15.38m
• Pokémon Let's Go: 15.07m
• Pokémon BD/SP: 15.06m
• Pokemon Legends Arceus: 15.00m
• Luigi's Mansion 3: 14.25m
• Splatoon 2: 13.60m
• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury: 13.47m
• Mario Party Superstars: 12.89m
• Splatoon 3: 11.96m
• Super Mario 3D All-Stars: 9.07m
• Super Mario Maker 2: 8.42m
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land: 7.52m
• Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening: 6.63m
• Clubhouse Games: 4.64m
• Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze: 4.62m
• Mario Tennis Aces: 4.50m
• Kirby Star Allies: 4.38m
• Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword HD: 4.15m
• Fire Emblem Three Houses: 4.12m
• Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity: 4.00m
• 1-2 Switch: 3.74m
• Pikmin 4: 3.48m
• Paper Mario Origami King: 3.47m
• Yoshi's Crafted World: 3.35m
• Super Mario RPG: 3.31
• Metroid Dread: 3.07m
• New Pokémon Snap!: 2.74m
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2: 2.74m
• Arms: 2.72m
• Mario Strikers Battle League: 2.63m
• Mario Golf Super Rush: 2.48m
• Pikmin 3 Deluxe: 2.40m
• Captain Toad Treasure Tracker: 2.35m
• Octopath Traveller: 2.08m
• Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle: 2.00m
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon DX: 1.99m
• Big Brain Academy Brain vs Brain: 1.94m
• Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition: 1.91m
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3: 1.91m
• Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe: 1.82m
• Miitopia: 1.79m
• Mario Kart Live Home Circuit: 1.73m
• Fire Emblem Engage: 1.68m
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: 1.60m
• Pokkén Tournament DX: 1.54m
• Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01 Variety Kit: 1.42m
• Metroid Prime Remastered: 1.36m
• Wario Ware Get it Together!: 1.34m
• Astral Chain: 1.33m
• Dr Kawashima's Brain training: 1.27m
• Bayonetta: 1.24m
• Bayonetta 2: 1.23m
• Princess Peach Showtime! 1.22m
• Game Builder Garage: 1.15m
• Mario Versus Donkey Kong: 1.12m
• Bayonetta 3: 1.09m
• Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes: 1.00m

Nintendo Switch hardware shipments compared to some other platforms (millions of units)

Financial Highlights

 

[SweetTooth]

Switch (8 Years old) sold more than Series YTD in one quarter.

Let that sink in

 

[kazuyamishima]

A few things:
- Jamboree and Mario + Luigi Brotherhood Numbers are spectacular.

- I saw a lot of people predicting between 5.5 to 6.5m units sold for this Quarter so the numbers look low considering that regions like Australia, Canada and many more are flooded with the Mario Wonder/Mario Kart 8 bundles.

- 54m. games sold in the quarter also look low.

 

[RCU005]

Can’t believe Mario Kart 8 Deluxe just keep selling. It makes perfect sense for Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 with it (even with a rumored bundle/special edition console).

What innovations does Mario Kart 9 need to have in order to keep the huge momentum?

As for hardware, the Switch is still having strong sales. Of course not as high, but it’s so amazing. I believe the Switch has never had a price cut, only sales promotions.

That has to make it clear for Nintendo to not price the Switch 2 over $399. They need to keep momentum for the hardware, as well as Mario Kart 9 and their other software. They need to not make a mistake right now.

 

[SweetTooth]

A few things:
- Jamboree and Mario + Luigi Brotherhood Numbers are spectacular.

- I saw a lot of people predicting between 5.5 to 6.5m units sold for this Quarter so the numbers look low considering that regions like Australia, Canada and many more are flooded with the Mario Wonder/Mario Kart 8 bundles.

- 54m. games sold in the quarter also look low.

Switch is carried by Japan sales at this point. Still spectacular performance in its 8th year

 

[Synastry]

Switch (8 Years old) sold more than Series YTD in one quarter.

Let that sink in

Yup the sells of a old and dead platform.

Then you have the switch still selling decent.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Incredible performance. This generation has truly been a return of the king moment for Nintendo.

Can't wait for switch 2 later this year.

 

[pulicat]

Mario Party Jamboree outsold Veilguard, Outlaws, and FF7 Rebirth combined.

 

[onQ123]

Switch (8 Years old) sold more than Series YTD in one quarter.

Let that sink in

That's also probably more than the other Handhelds on the market right now lifetime sales

 

[Boy bawang]

Considering that there was never a price drop, and even arguably a price increase with the OLED model, the switch really is the most successful videogame system of all times.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Mario Party Jamboree outsold Veilguard, Outlaws, and FF7 Rebirth combined.

 

[Mattyp]

$2.8 billion in revenue for the quarter.
Profit down to around $824 million.

For the bottom numbers people are chasing.

 

[SweetTooth]

$2.8 billion in revenue for the quarter.
Profit down to around $824 million.

For the bottom numbers people are chasing.

Nvidia d*ck is not cheap

 

[Killjoy-NL]

That's also probably more than the other Handhelds on the market right now lifetime sales

Probably?

What other handheld devices are there? Steamdeck? Didn't even sell more than 5M, afaik. Lol

Portal doesn't even count.

Anyway, lol at the people claiming Nintendo won't offer competition to Sony when Xbox is gone.
Switch is likely to surpass PS2 as best-selling console ever.

 

[GigaBowser]

noooww imagining what they will do with third party support ahaha Switch 2

20 millions year 1 I am known for my predictions

 

[Gilgalaad]

Switch 2 will be a monster.

 

[LordOcidax]

Hardware a bit lowered than i was expecting, but still really good. 9.54M the revised forecast is 11M it’s going to be hard to achieve. Software is in line with my expectations. Good numbers overall.

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[Vaquilla]

Switch continues to be an absolute beast, even as it approaches its 9th year on the market.

Fantastic sales for Mario Party Jamboree, and Echoes of Wisdom holding up very well also for an experimental entry.

 

[Luminoth-4545]

I'm surprised Mario Party Superstars and SM3DW + Bowser's Fury still haven't shipped a million in the past three quarters, hopefully they can get there by next quarter so we can get updates.

 

[Felessan]

Should be around 8 bln revenue for the year, probably smaller than Mihoyo now
Switch 8th year impact them heavily

 

[mèx]

150 million units sold without a price drop, insane. It's around ~4 millions behind the NDS and ~10 millions behind the PS2 (the "we found more PS2s under the rug" number).

It will catch them both in few years. Around 2027 most likely... with a price cut maybe?

 

[SweetTooth]

150 million units sold without a price drop, insane. It's around ~4 millions behind the NDS and ~10 millions behind the PS2 (the "we found more PS2s under the rug" number).

It will catch them both in few years. Around 2027 most likely... with a price cut maybe?

It has also lasted longer without a successor. PS2 had 5.5 Years before PS3 dropped. Switch is going into 9th year without a successor.

Sony could reach similar numbers for PS5 if it kept selling it till 2029 with no successor

 

[ハトリス]

Yeah, those PS2 sales only add up to 147.34m. LTD magically 160m... lol

 

[Warspite]

Yeah, those PS2 sales only add up to 147.34m. LTD magically 160m... lol

You forget about those Elbonian sales

 

[SweetTooth]

Yeah, those PS2 sales only add up to 147.34m. LTD magically 160m... lol

You forget about those Elbonian sales

 

[Exede]

When they'll make a nice price cut when the Switch 2 arrives, Sony needs to dig out another few million PS2 sales for it to keep the best selling console of all time.

 

[Astray]

When they'll make a nice price cut when the Switch 2 arrives, Sony needs to dig out another few million PS2 sales for it to keep the best selling console of all time.

Or they just.. stop producing it lol.

Permanent price cuts are probably never happening again for the foreseeable future.

 

[Hudo]

Yeah, those PS2 sales only add up to 147.34m. LTD magically 160m... lol

Sony have done this a couple of times, pulling additional millions of PS2 sales out of their asses.

 

[Rawbutt Jellybean]

It has also lasted longer without a successor. PS2 had 5.5 Years before PS3 dropped. Switch is going into 9th year without a successor.

Sony could reach similar numbers for PS5 if it kept selling it till 2029 with no successor

6.5* years. Also PS2 was in production until 2013 and sold like 40 million units after the PS3 came out.

PS2 might be my favorite console of all time but it's about to be passed in sales no matter how you choose to cope.

 

[mèx]

It has also lasted longer without a successor. PS2 had 5.5 Years before PS3 dropped. Switch is going into 9th year without a successor.

Sony could reach similar numbers for PS5 if it kept selling it till 2029 with no successor

That's true, but the PS2 had severe price cuts: 299 (2000) -> 199 (2002) -> 179 (2003) -> 149 (2004) -> 129 (2006, PS3 launch) -> 99 (2009, just to clean the remaining stock most likely).

With the current sales trajectory, PS5 won't reach the Switch numbers in the same time frame. It might come on top in the EU though.

 

[Luminoth-4545]

Should be around 8 bln revenue for the year, probably smaller than Mihoyo now
Switch 8th year impact them heavily

They were $16B in revenue in 2022, so there sales have halved in 2 years.

 

[SweetTooth]

They were 16B in revenue in 2022, so there sales have halved in 2 years.

 

[Luminoth-4545]

With Nintendo's official report we know that 11.50 million Switch's were shipped in calendar year 2024, a big drop from 16.81 million in 2023.

JP: 3.48 million
NA: 3.97 million
EU: 2.85 million
OT: 1.19 million

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

• Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity: 4.00m
• Metroid Dread: 3.07m

Happy to see both games continuing to sell pretty well!

• Astral Chain: 1.33m

Wish Astral Chain had better legs since it's one of my fav Platinum games. Still praying for a sequel!

Edit: I now see that the sales for these titles weren't updated this quarter.

 

[pulicat]

I'd like to remind everyone again when comparing PS2 vs NSW.

PS2 total profits = $2 billion
NSW total profits= $25 billion

Majority of PS2 hardware sales were sold at below $150 price points thus lowering the margins it received per units.

NSW vs all PS era hardware

PS1 total profits= $3 billion
PS2 total profits = $2 billion
PS3 total profits = -$4 billion
PS4 total profits = $9 billion
PS5 total profits = $10 billion
Total PS hardware profits = $20 billion

Nintendo Switch is undoubtedly the most successful gaming console of all time.

 

[SweetTooth]

I'd like to remind everyone again when comparing PS2 vs NSW.

PS2 total profits = $2 billion
NSW total profits= $25 billion

Majority of PS2 hardware sales were sold at below $150 price points thus lowering the margins it received per units.

NSW vs all PS era hardware

PS1 total profits= $3 billion
PS2 total profits = $2 billion
PS3 total profits = -$4 billion
PS4 total profits = $9 billion
PS5 total profits = $10 billion
Total PS hardware profits = $20 billion

Nintendo Switch is undoubtedly the most successful gaming console of all time.

Damn PS5 is generating profits on pace with Switch despite being a higher end console .. Impressive numbers for Sony.

Thank you for highlighting this achievement.

 

[mèx]

I wish we got updated numbers for all games.

I'm curious about how the Xenoblade games are faring. Xenoblade 2 must have reached 3M by now. Last number should be from Q4 2022.

Bring back the CESA white paper...

 

[Warspite]

I wish we got updated numbers for all games.

I'm curious about how the Xenoblade games are faring. Xenoblade 2 must have reached 3M by now. Last number should be from Q4 2022.

Bring back the CESA white paper...

Is Xenoblade 2 still getting produced? I know it will be on the eshop but it will be buried under everything else.

 

[TheGodfather07]

Amazing numbers for the switch. I wonder what total sales will be? Only 10m now to catch PS2! Can it top out ay 170m or is that too much considering the switch 2 is round the corner now. Also why are prople salty about the PS2 number? The 155m was reported one year before it was officially discontinued. You think it sold 0 consoles in that year? It literally cost nothing remember? We even have the exact final number.

 

[SweetTooth]

Amazing numbers for the switch. I wonder what total sales will be? Only 10m now to catch PS2! Can it top out ay 170m or is that too much considering the switch 2 is round the corner now. Also why are prople salty about the PS2 number? The 155m was reported one year before it was officially discontinued. You think it sold 0 consoles in that year? It literally cost nothing remember? We even have the exact final number.

Haven't you heard? Sony is creating those sales from thin air. Lol

 

[pulicat]

Damn PS5 is generating profits on pace with Switch despite being a higher end console .. Impressive numbers for Sony.

Thank you for highlighting this achievement.

Tbf, it should've been PS4 at $11.33 billion profits and PS5 at $7.67 billion as shown on Sony earning reports but somehow Sony decided not to counting the profits of 9 months during CY2020 for PS4 when PS5 wasn't available yet on the market lol.

PS4 is more profitable than any console in video game history

Beating out the Wii and the PS2

www.gamesradar.com

PS4 more profitable than any console in video game history!

This was part of the recent Sony earnings report but a caveat that is so significant, I believe it deserves it's own dedicated thread as it is a moment in gaming history. Surpassing the profitability of PS2 is insane... "PS4 is now the most profitable console in video game history," having...

www.neogaf.com

Sony Q2 FY2020 (July-Sept) Results - PS4: 1.5m (LTD: 113.6m) / PS4 is now the most profitable console in video game history / Profits +61.4% YoY

*The US Dollar figures have been converted from Japanese Yen with exchange rate provided in Sony fiscal reports Source 1 / Source 2 Highlights : Over $4.77B Revenue and $0.988B Profit between July-September 2020 (Q2 FY20) 2nd biggest Revenue ever for PlayStation (and for any platform holder)...

www.resetera.com

 

[TheGodfather07]

Haven't you heard? Sony is creating those sales from thin air. Lol

Yeah it's just silly. 160m is the final number. Deal with it and stop being childish. It says right there march 2013 was end of production. 155m was reported early 2012.

Edit: I just gotta poke fun at xbox here. PS2 sold more in its 12th year than xbox series did in 2024. Its 4th year on the market.

 

[mèx]

Is Xenoblade 2 still getting produced? I know it will be on the eshop but it will be buried under everything else.

No, but these "minor" games are still selling some units (digital) every year. For example, Xenoblade 2 sold ~260K units in 2022 (last number we know).

 

[Robb]

Slightly lower than I expected, but still very impressive to see it break the 150M mark. First system to do so since the DS back in 2012.

And it’ll surely fly past the DS this year to become Nintendos best selling system ever.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership (1.84 million)

This is a great start! I thought I’d be waaay lower tbh.

 

[Astray]

With Nintendo's official report we know that 11.50 million Switch's were shipped in calendar year 2024, a big drop from 16.81 million in 2023.

JP: 3.48 million
NA: 3.97 million
EU: 2.85 million
OT: 1.19 million

I think they delayed the Switch 2 for far too long and these are the results.. They went too conservative with it for some reason.

Maybe the Switch 2 games weren't ready?

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Is Xenoblade 2 still getting produced? I know it will be on the eshop but it will be buried under everything else.

Both XC2 and Torna were reprinted a few months ago in NA, and I believe it never run out of print in Europe.

If you're from NA, I suggest you get both copies (XC2 and Torna) sooner rather than later if you haven't done so already, as in the past they went out of print, with copies selling for $70 to $80 on ebay.

 

[Warspite]

Slightly lower than I expected, but still very impressive to see it break the 150M mark. First system to do so since the DS back in 2012.

And it’ll surely fly past the DS this year to become Nintendos best selling system ever.


This is a great start! I thought I’d be waaay lower tbh.

I am interested to see what a truly backwards compatible Switch 2 does to the Switch 1 sales. Its not like the Switch 1 in its 7 years has seen a price drop, is it a case when the Switch 2 is out, everyone moves onto it or waits for Stock of it and then the Switch 1 sales drop accordingly.

 

[Warspite]

Both XC2 and Torna were reprinted a few months ago in NA, and I believe it never run out of print in Europe.

If you're from NA, I suggest you get both copies (XC2 and Torna) sooner rather than later if you haven't done so already, as in the past they went out of print, with copies selling for $70 to $80 on ebay.

I was one of those that pick up Torna during the reprint.

 

[Luminoth-4545]

 

[TheGodfather07]

I am interested to see what a truly backwards compatible Switch 2 does to the Switch 1 sales. Its not like the Switch 1 in its 7 years has seen a price drop, is it a case when the Switch 2 is out, everyone moves onto it or waits for Stock of it and then the Switch 1 sales drop accordingly.

Has any Nintendo system had good legs after a successor was released? I could see sales falling off hard as we get closer to the Switch 2 launch.