Nintendo’s Switch console sold almost a million units in France in 2022 and has totaled more than 7 million sales since its release in March 2017, we learned from the video gaming giant on Sunday. Data for other devices, such as Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox series, will be released shortly by the Syndicate of Leisure Software Publishers’ annual study.
Thanks to the 987,000 Switches sold last year, the Nintendo console brings its total of 7.1 million sales in France, beating the previous “record” set by the Nintendo Wii with a total of 6.3 million units, explained Philippe Lavoué, General Manager of AFP , to AFP France. Other data underline the strong presence of the console among consumers: “10.5% of the 67 million French are equipped with a Switch”, according to the manager.
On the gaming side, Nintendo recaptured first place in the sales ranking for 2022 thanks to “Pokémon Arceus”, dethroning the annual edition of the football simulation “Fifa” on PlayStation 4. The Switch also placed nine titles in the top 10, again thanks to the ending 2022 appearing new Pokémon games (“Pokémon Violet” and “Pokémon Scarlet”, which together exceed 700,000 copies), 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 has achieved “a historic year”, emphasizes Philippe Lavoué. “This is unprecedented for a franchise in France”.