The enthusiasm for Switch don’t get out of breath. The console from Nintendo has sold nearly a million copies in France in 2022, bringing its total to more than 7 million sales since its release in March 2017, the video game giant announced on Sunday.
Thanks to the 987,000 Switch sold last year, the console of Nintendo brings its total to 7.1 million sales in France, surpassing the previous “record” held by the Wii with 6.3 million units in total, explained Philippe Lavoué, general manager of Nintendo France. Other data underlining the strong presence of the console with consumers: “10.5% of the 67 million French people are equipped with a Switch”.
A “historic year” for Pokémon
On the games side, Nintendo regained first place in the sales ranking for the year 2022 thanks to Pokémon Arceusdethroning the annual edition of the football simulation Fifa on PlayStation 4. The Switch also placed nine titles in the Top 10, once more thanks to new games Pokémon released at the end of 2022 (Pokemon Purple et Pokémon Ecarlate which together exceed 700,000 copies in total), but also to other older ones such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe or Animal Crossing : New Horizons. With three titles in the Top 10 of the market, Pokémon is also achieving “a historic year”, underlines Philippe Lavoué. “It’s unheard of for a franchise in France.”
Data for other devices, such as Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series, will soon be disclosed by the annual study of the Syndicate of Leisure Software Publishers.
