Nintendo’s executives gave a slide show that told the state of the Nintendo Switch game console.
The Switch has been the mainstay of Nintendo’s hardware strategy since 2017. It combined the portable gaming device with the home living room console, and players have loved that versatility. Here’s the story of the Switch in 15 slides.
Nintendo pointed out that the Switch user community has grown to 127 million annual players, reaching new heights every year since the launch.
Nintendo’s strategy to make the Switch into a global phenomenon.
Online play has lagged other platforms, but it has steadily grown.
The Switch’s online capability has led to bigger digital sales, reducing dependence on expensive cartridges.
The biggest game companies have embraced the Switch. That was never a given, but high volumes of device sales brought in the big players.
Indie game companies have taken their games to the Switch.
Nintendo has taken the Switch to new markets around the world.
Maio has been a smash on the Switch.
Nintendo’s big first-party titles, made in-house at the company, have driven huge volumes on the Switch.
Pokémon sales have reached 99 million on the Switch. That’s an incredible attach rate of two out of every three devices sold.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie earned $1.3 billion at the global box office, and it spurred sales of Switch games. So Nintendo has commissioned more movies.
Nintendo has also raised awareness among non-gamers by taking gaming into theme parks around the world.
But what goes up must come down. Switch sales are finally starting to slow down.
And now Nintendo is openly talking about launch a successor to the Nintendo Switch that will be backward compatible with Switch titles.
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