Active Switch players a million, Nintendo explains lower subscription rate
Between July 2021 and June 2022, 104 million people played on the hybrid console.
During yesterday, Nintendo It has released its financial results for the last quarter, which, among other things, leaves very illuminating data on the sales of its games and the most successful games in the history of the platform, along with a new Switch sales figure.
It has 104 million active users last yearHowever, there are more details that need to be removed from the financial report. And it’s so striking 104 million people played Switch last yearthat is, between July 2021 and June 2022. This figure is calculated taking into account users who have connected, agreed to provide statistics and have used at least one game.
Therefore, accounts used for anything other than just accessing the eShop or playing games are not included here. As we said, the number is staggering because there are 111 million consoles scattered around the world, so 104 million comes from accounts that are actively playing Switch and it shows Nintendo is in good form.
Subscriptions managed
Despite this extraordinary number of active players on the platform and the option to access the Switch Online + Expansion Pack being used by more and more users, the Nintendo Switch Online subscription rate remains moderated with regard to the results of other periods.
This doesn’t seem to concern Nintendo too much, as the company explains that this low growth in subscribers is due to the following. there are more and more consoles in homes or by userso more machines use the family package or account sharing for up to 10 subscribers.
More Switches in the same houseThe Big N platform is selling more and more games in digital format, so with the arrival of the game, more and more people are expected to opt for such services. games with a strong multiplayer componentespecially if they are from Nintendo.
For example, Splatoon will launch on September 3, so data for the next quarter will be more illuminating on this and better explain whether subscriptions continue to moderate or tend to accelerate again.
Source: 3D Juegos
