Switch Shipments Reach 19.67 Million Units on June 30, 3DS Ships 72.89 Million Units - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 August 2018 / 3,775 Views
Nintendo has released its latest hardware and software figures for the Switch and 3DS through June 30, 2018.
Shipments figures for the Nintendo Switch reached 19.67 million units as of June 30, while the Nintendo 3DS hit 72.89 million units shipped.
Breaking down the hardware figure even further, 7.81 million Switch consoles have been shipped in the Americas, 4.89 million in Japan, and 6.97 million in the rest of the world.
Breaking down the 3DS: 25.37 million units have been shipped in the Americas, 24.76 million in Japan and 22.76 million in the rest of the world.
As for software 86.93 million games have been shipped on the Nintendo Switch and 367.84 million games on the Nintendo 3DS.
Here are the top 10 best-selling Switch first-party titles:
- Super Mario Odyssey – 11.17 million
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 10.35 million
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 9.32 million
- Splatoon 2 – 6.76 million
- 1-2 Switch – 2.45 million
- ARMS – 2.01 million
- Kirby: Star Allies – 1.89 million
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – 1.42 million
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – 1.40 million
- Mario Tennis Aces – 1.38 million
Nintendo forecasts it will ship 20 million Switch consoles in the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, and 100 million Switch games.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Nearly 20 million shipped in 15 months. I love my switch and these are great numbers. Anxious to see what Smash and Pokémon add to the year end total.
I think that's 16 months. There's 4 months from March 3rd to July 3rd.
The cut off is june 30 not july 3rd but it is pretty close to 16 months
Impressive first party software numbers, but that 20 million hardware forecast is looking increasingly out of reach, especially with another weak quarter coming up
Kirby Star Allies is doing really well. I'll probably pick it up if they ever issue a price drop.
On sale right now at Best Buy for 40.
Lol Sold!
