Although the epidemic has caused many industries to face hardships, as people spend more time at home, the game industry has set many sales records in the adversity. Last year, Nintendo Switch, with its “Animal Crossing” (Animal Crossing) craze, sold Switch and Switch Lite consoles. The company said a few days ago that it will raise its annual financial forecast for the coming year, and pointed out that there is no plan to launch a new model of Switch at the emergence stage to prevent shortage of parts and shortages.
Nintendo released last year’sFinancial Report, Referring to a total of 24.1 million Switches and 7.3 million Switch Lite units sold in the first three quarters of fiscal 2020, confirming that Switch consoles have accumulated sales of 79.87 million units, surpassing the 3DS in 2011 and becoming its fifth best-selling console in history. Nintendo estimates that sales volume will continue to rise in 2021, so it raised its revenue target from 1.4 trillion yen to 1.6 trillion yen. It is expected that net profit during the year will hit a record high.
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said at the financial report held on Monday (1st) that the necessary quantities of chips and other parts required by the host have been secured, but due to the demand exceeding expectations, there may still be out of stock situations. And he also said that the current sales volume of Switch is still a record high in history, and is expected to continue in the future, so there is no plan to launch a new model at this stage.
source:IGN Japan
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