Switch sales ignite holiday 2020 with third straight quarterly record

Nintendo Switch sales hit a new all-time high in Q3, leading to the third consecutive record-breaking quarter in a row.

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Four years in, the Nintendo Switch is more popular than ever. 2020 has been monumental for Nintendo, and the vital holiday period is no different: In Q3, which ends in December, Nintendo sold an astronomical 11.57 million Switch consoles. These results weren't just a new high for Q3 sales, but historical quarterly volume: Q3 had more console sales than any other quarter since the Switch launched in March 2017.

The handheld-console hybrid has now sold over 79 million units worldwide, including the Switch Lite, which has now sold nearly as much as the Wii U.

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This marks the third straight quarter in a row of record Switch sales. In FY2021's first three quarters, the Switch has outsold FY2020's yearly total--and Nintendo still has one quarter left to rack up unit sales. Nintendo has raised its hardware sales forecast to 26.5 million on this outperformance.

Switch hardware generated 57.5% of Nintendo's dedicated gaming revenues, or $3.324 billion.

Thanks in no small part to landmark Switch hardware sales, Nintendo will break new earnings thresholds in Fiscal Year 2021 and establish a record for its Switch generation.