Splatoon 3 Tops 5 Mil. in Japan, Switch Sports Over 7 Mil. WW in Latest Financials

The latest financial data from Nintendo for Fiscal Year 2023 Quarter 2 (FY2023 Q2) have been revealed. All sales data is for the period between April 1 to September 30, 2022. Half way through the fiscal year, 15 titles have reached the 1 million mark, 11 of which are Nintendo published titles. Splatoon 3 is at the head of the pack with 7.90 million units sold worldwide - 5.01 million of which were sold in Japan alone. This was followed by Nintendo Switch Sports (now over 6 million units sold), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Kirby and the Forgotten Land. 

Below, you can see the top 11 Nintendo published titles and their sales numbers for the 2023 Fiscal Year Q1-2 (April 1 - September 30, 2022):

(all numbers in millions)

Title | Q1-Q2 Sales | Overall

Splatoon 3 | 7.90 | 7.90

Nintendo Switch Sports | 6.15 | 6.15

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 3.07 | 48.41

Kirby and the Forgotten Land | 2.61 | 5.27

Mario Strikers: Battle League | 2.17 | 2.17

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | 1.72 | 1.72

Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 1.53 | 40.17

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 1.35 | 29.53

Pokémon Legends: Arceus | 1.28 | 13.91

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | 1.22 | 27.79

Mario Party Superstars | 1.19 | 8.07

Here are the current top ten best sellers for the Switch (as of September 30, 2022): 

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 48.41 million

2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 40.17 million

3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 29.53 million*

4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | 27.79 million*

5. Pokémon Sword / Shield | 25.37 million*

6. Super Mario Odyssey | 24.40 million

7. Super Mario Party | 18.35 million

8. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl | 14.92 million

9. Ring Fit Adventure | 14.87 million

10. Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu / Eevee | 14.81 million

*This number has been adjusted to reflect a revision of sales units in previous years.

Hardware sales are down compared to the same period last year. You can find the complete breakdown of all Switch models for Q1-Q2 below:

Nintendo Switch (original model) | 2.23 million

Nintendo Switch OLED Model | 3.53 million

Nintendo Switch Lite | 0.92 million

The Switch is now sitting at 114. 33 million units sold, up from 111.08 during the last report. For more on the FY 2023 Q1 report, check out our article here.

Source: NCL