Nintendo’s latest financial results for the 2016 fiscal year are in. We’ll be rounding up all of the important pieces of information below.

– The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild recorded sales of 2.76 million units
– The total units sold including the Wii U version is 3.84 million units
– “1-2-Switch has been generating buzz.”
– Switch hardware: 2.74 million
– Switch software: 5.46 million
– Pokemon Sun/Moon sales: 15.44 million
– Super Mario Maker for 3DS sales: 2.34 million
– Kirby: Planet Robobot – 1.36 million
– Pokemon GO drove 3DS sales outside of Japan
– 3DS sales during this period was 7.27 million units (7% increase on a year-on-year basis)
– 3DS software sales volume reached 55.08 million units (14% increase on a year-on-year basis)
– Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Wii U: 1.08 million units
– Wii U software sales volume during this period was 14.8 million units (46% decrease on a year-on-year basis)
– Wii U hardware decreased to a sales volume of 760 thousand units (77% decrease on a year-on-year basis)
– Super Mario Run “elicited a fantastic response from consumers worldwide”
– Fire Emblem Heroes “is being enjoyed by both long-time fans of the Fire Emblem series and consumers who have never played the series on dedicated video game systems.”
– amiibo: 9.1 million units for figure-type and 9.3 million units for card-type
– Fewer offerings of downloadable content, so digital sales were also down to a large extent on the same period last year
– Operating profit: 489.0 billion yen against net sales of 29.3 billion yen (of which 359.0 billion yen, or
73.4% of the total sales, were overseas sales)
– 50.3 billion yen share of profit of entities accounted for using the equity method related to The Pokémon Company and other investments, resulting in an ordinary profit of 20.2 billion yen
– Due to the sale of the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball, Nintendo recorded gain on sales of investment securities totaling 64.5 billion yen as extraordinary income, meaning that the net profit attributable to owners of parent was 102.5 billion yen

Cita:Regarding Nintendo Switch, we will maintain buzz about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch, which are off to a phenomenal start, and release Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in April and ARMS in June worldwide. We will release Splatoon 2 in July. Splatoon 2 exemplifies the concept of Nintendo Switch, enabling consumers to play anywhere, anytime, and with anyone, and will bring competition between consumers to new levels of excitement. In addition, we will maintain favorable conditions surrounding Nintendo Switch by providing a continuous stream of appealing third-party titles across varying genres. We aim to stimulate the platform and expand sales going into the holiday season this year.

Total sales volume for the Nintendo 3DS hardware worldwide has surpassed 66 million units and it has developed into a platform that we can rely on for software sales.

We will release Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia overseas in May (April in Japan) and plan to release Ever Oasis and Hey! Pikmin in June and July. Furthermore, this year is Kirby’s 25th anniversary, so we are planning to release downloadable titles and a new multiplayer action game for Nintendo 3DS. Third-party developers have also announced major titles for Nintendo 3DS. During this period we will continue striving to maintain the momentum of the platform and to reach a broader audience, including females and children, across the world.

In the smart-device business, we released three game applications during this period, each with different playstyles and profit models. We were able to present opportunities for consumers who had never played Nintendo games before and those who live in regions we had previously been unable to reach to experience Nintendo’s intellectual property (Nintendo IP) and the different worlds featured in Nintendo games. Going forward we will endeavor to expand our smart-device business by making use of the experience we have gained so far to provide new game applications, while also focusing on continued operations for our released applications so that consumers can enjoy playing them for a long time.

Based on these efforts, we project a net sales of 750.0 billion yen, an operating profit of 65.0 billion yen, an ordinary profit of 60.0 billion yen and a net profit attributable to owners of parent of 45.0 billion yen. Unit sales of the major products used for the forecast are listed on page 15 under the heading of “(4) Consolidated sales units, number of new titles, and sales units forecast” in the “Others” section. Exchange rate assumptions for the major currencies used for the forecasts are 105 yen per US dollar and 115 yen per euro.

Million Sellers

Switch
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 2.76 million pcs.

Wii U
Mario Kart 8 – 8.31 million pcs.
New Super Mario Bros. U – 5.68 million pcs.
Super Mario 3D World – 5.60 million pcs.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 5.20 million pcs.
Nintendo Land – 5.17 million pcs.
Splatoon – 4.80 million pcs.
Super Mario Maker – 3.95 million pcs.
New Super Luigi U – 2.95 million pcs.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – 2.17 million pcs.
Mario Party 10 – 2.09 million pcs.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 1.08 million pcs.

3DS
Pokémon X/Pokémon Y – 16.11 million pcs.
Pokémon Sun/Pokémon Moon – 15.44 million pcs.
Mario Kart 7 – 15.22 million pcs.
Pokémon Omega Ruby/Pokémon Alpha Sapphire – 13.74 million pcs.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 11.27 million pcs.
SUPER MARIO 3D LAND – 11.27 million pcs.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 10.97 million pcs.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – 8.72 million pcs.
Tomodachi Life – 5.70 million pcs.
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon – 5.31 million pcs.

Nintendo Switch:

Nintendo shared some key statistics about Switch and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as part of its financial results today.
First, total hardware sales for Switch stands at 2.74 million worldwide. The system has also moved 5.46 million software units.

Switch generated the most sales in the Americas with 1.2 million units. Next up was Europe at 940,000 units. Japan rounds things out with 600,000 units.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has seen “immense popularity,” Nintendo says. It sold 2.76 million copies on Switch alone, and 3.84 million with Wii U included.

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Nintendo sube su apuesta a 10 millones de Switch en este nuevo año fiscal

As expected Nintendo has published its annual financial reports, and the initial documentation gives some sense of how strong the Nintendo launch has been. The sales in March have surpassed expectations, though the projected sales for this current financial year are perhaps best described as 'solid' rather than wildly optimistic.

To start with the March sales of Nintendo Switch, the initial stated target prior to launch had been two million units, but high demand prompted Nintendo to work on pushing extra stock into stores. Some estimates had placed sales nearer 2.4 million units, but Nintendo has confirmed that the official figure of shipped consoles in March was 2.74 million units, beating official and unofficial projections.

For this current financial year - 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018 - Nintendo is estimating that it'll ship 10 million Nintendo Switch consoles, which would take the lifetime to date up to just under 13 million. This is below some of the bolder predictions of recent weeks. There are a couple of factors to consider - Nintendo may opt for a sensible number in order to manage expectations, or may expect some quieter periods in the financial year in which hardware sales slow down. To be clear 10 million units is a solid number, but below the 12 million+ units that 3DS would typically ship in a good year during its peak.

Time will tell on how Switch performs over the full year, but Nintendo can certainly justify being pleased about its launch results.

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Nintendo recognised approximately ~$180 million in profit from Pokemon Go alone.

Impressive.

— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) April 27, 2017

Nintendo sold 0 Wii U's in the last 3 months.

In other words, 13.56 million is the final lifetime to date sales for Wii U.

— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) April 27, 2017

Note that Nintendo Switch hardware was 2.74 million and Zelda Switch software was 2.76 million.

So 1:1 ratio basically. Unheard of.

— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) April 27, 2017

Nintendo plan to ship 10 million units of hardware in FY17/18 and 35 million units of software in the same timeframe.

Cumulative 12.74m

— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) April 27, 2017

I: "Will there be SNES classic?"- Nintendo chief: "nothing to talk about it now."

— Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) April 27, 2017

Nintendo: Mario Run, iOS and Android together, almost there to reach 150 million downloads.

— Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) April 27, 2017

Nintendo chief: # of Fire Emblem downloads less than 1/10 of Mario, but revenue is bigger than Mario.

— Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) April 27, 2017

0 Wii U en 3 meses. Eso sí es un logro

Resumen en castellano:

Nintendo ha publicado esta mañana sus resultados para el último año fiscal (que terminó el día 31 de marzo) con un tono de importante optimismo basado en la superación de todas las predicciones de ventas de su nueva consola. Si los analistas y la propia Nintendo habían estimado que para esta fecha se hubiesen vendido unos dos millones de consolas Switch, la cifra de 2,74 millones alcanzada ha impulsado una importante revisión en las cifras de la compañía japonesa.

Las ventas de Switch se han repartido desde su lanzamiento en 1.200.000 unidades en el mercado americano, 600.000 en Japón y 940.000 para el resto del mundo (Nintendo no suele especificar cifras para Europa en estos informes). Las ventas de juegos para la consola han acompañado, con casi tres millones de unidades en América, 890.000 en Japón y 1.710.000 en el resto del mundo. En este apartado destaca por supuesto The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, que según los informes de Nintendo ha vendido 2,76 millones de unidades en Switch (y más de un millón en Wii U) en poco más de un mes, superando incluso la cifra de consolas vendidas.

Los resultados financieros de Nintendo han completado un buen año a pesar de los costes de producción y marketing de la nueva consola (que han reducido los beneficios operativos en un 10% con respecto al año anterior) gracias en parte a la buena salud de la familia 3DS: además de superar los 15 millones de unidades de Pokémon Sol y Luna, Super Mario Maker alcanzó los 2,34 millones y Kirby: Planet Robobot los 1,36 millones. La creciente popularidad de la franquicia Pokémon también contribuyó a un incremento en las ventas de las portátiles del 7% con respecto al pasado año y un 14% de crecimiento en cuanto a sus juegos. Wii U continuó su inevitable declive, solo ralentizado por las buenas cifras del canto del cisne que pudimos escuchar en su última (pero gloriosa) visita a Hyrule.

Acerca de sus primeros títulos para móviles Super Mario Run y Fire Emblem Heroes, la compañía no ha sido demasiado detallada, citando una buena acogida para ambos juegos y la atención recibida por fans y novatos en el caso del segundo. Sin embargo, en las tablas de detalle de cifras de ventas sí podemos ver la evolución de este mercado para la compañía, que señalaba un total de 47 millones de euros en ventas para el anterior año fiscal (donde solamente Pokémon GO participaba en este apartado) y ha subido hasta casi los 200 millones de euros en los últimos doce meses.

El informe incluye todavía menos datos dedicados a las NES Classic Edition, de la que solamente se menciona su popularidad. En cuanto a los Amiibo, su crecimiento se ha estancado aparentemente por el menor número de títulos compatibles y nuevos modelos lanzados, manteniendo cifras por encima de los 9 millones de unidades vendidas tanto para las figuras como para las cartas.

Las previsiones de Nintendo para el año que acaba de comenzar se muestran muy optimistas (y las de los analistas especializados incluso las superan) en base al impulso inicial y la demanda percibida para Switch, así como por los planes de lanzamiento de títulos para ella y para la incombustible familia 3DS. De esta forma, la compañía proyecta mejorar en un 120% sus beneficios operativos hasta los 535 millones de euros apoyándose en la venta de más de 13 millones de unidades de Switch, una cifra que de cumplirse rompería el récord de más de 7 años correspondiente al mejor período de la generación Wii/DS. Por supuesto, este tipo de previsiones no garantizan que finalmente se alcancen las cantidades, aunque cabe destacar que las compañías japonesas suelen pecar de conservadoras en este aspecto.

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Aunque histórico, el ratio 1:1 de Breath of the Wild con Switch no sorprende. En el lanzamiento de Wii U no hubo nada de esa envergadura, pero al menos se podía elegir entre Nintendo Land, ZombiU y New Super Mario Bros U. En Switch, o comprabas Zelda, o no tenía sentido comprarla (1-2-Switch no deja de ser una curiosidad, no se compara ni mucho menos a Wii Sports o incluso Nintendo Land).

Breat of the Wild ha sido la definición perfecta de "vendeconsolas".

Las ventas de 3DS y sus juegos han subido de un año a otro, a pesar del anuncio de Switch. Bastante interesante también

Kimishima: Hay muchos juegos sin anunciar que van a lanzar las ventas de Switch

Nintendo CEO said repeatedly there are "more unannounced titles" that should boost Switch itself's sales. Can't wait E3! (but I'm not going)

— Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) April 27, 2017

Más declaraciones en el WSJ:

“We have done a lot of things to raise awareness about how the Switch experience can offer something new, and I am just relieved that consumers seem to have accepted it.”

“It is surprising that Zelda is doing so well, but it also proved what we have been saying is right: A good game title will spur sales of the platform device,”

Todo marcha. 

Para empezar,  las ventas de Switch  en unos meses de lanzamiento tan atípicos demuestran que hay mucho interés por su concepto y por el hardware. 

Zelda es un espaldarazo a la idea de que juegos buenos y profundos venden muchas consolas y mucho software. 

Cuanto mejor le vaya,  más años aguantará en el mercado,  más invertirán para sus juegos y será mejor para todos sus usuarios. 

Me alegra de que los datos hayan superado las expectativas de la compañía porque eso animará a los inversores y a desarrollos más costosos y variados.

(27-04-2017 14:26)zothenr escribió:Kimishima: Hay muchos juegos sin anunciar que van a lanzar las ventas de Switch

Nintendo CEO said repeatedly there are "more unannounced titles" that should boost Switch itself's sales. Can't wait E3! (but I'm not going)

— Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) April 27, 2017

Más declaraciones en el WSJ:

“We have done a lot of things to raise awareness about how the Switch experience can offer something new, and I am just relieved that consumers seem to have accepted it.”

“It is surprising that Zelda is doing so well, but it also proved what we have been saying is right: A good game title will spur sales of the platform device,”

Bueno...
Esto es lo que han estado diciendo estos años con 3DS y WiiU, y a lo mejor esas cosas sin anunciar eran un Codename STEAM o un Federation Force...
Que ojo, deseo mucho que tengan bajo la manga un saco de vendeconsolas, pero que me lo digan sin enseñarlos es como si no me dicen nada.