According to Nintendo analyst Hideki Yasuda won’t announce a successor to its popular Nintendo Switch console until the end of the calendar year. Meanwhile Nintendo moderates forecasts of their annual income and reduces them by 10%.
“You don’t want to be distracted from the important shopping season at the end of the year,Yasuda told Reuters. He’s probably talking mostly about pre-Christmas shopping, where the gaming industry is very popular. stimulates sales. Neither does Nintendo, for that matter. released several big games on the service console, for example The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom or upcoming Mario and Luigi: Brotherhood.
In the first half of this fiscal year, starting in March, Nintendo sold 4.7 million switches. For comparison, they were sold during the same period last year. 6.8 million. So, console sales are significantly reduced and based on this, the Japanese company adjusts its profit forecasts and reduces them by 10%.
Total Switch sales increased to 146.04 million units. It is the third most popular console in the world. Nintendo DS (154 million) and PlayStation 2 (160 million) are ahead of Switch.
Source :Indian TV
