Switch Lite and Link’s Awakening Sales are Booming with Success
Posted on November 01 2019 by John Piland
Nintendo’s fiscal earnings for the period ending on September 30th were recently released, revealing unit totals for the Switch Lite and Link’s Awakening during their first 11 days.
The Switch Lite sold approximately 1.95 million units, helping Nintendo land a whopping 4.98 million total Switch sales this half of the fiscal year. For reference, these numbers are up 50% over the 3.19 million units sold in 2018’s first fiscal half. This last season has pushed the total lifetime sales of the Nintendo Switch to 41.67 million.
Nintendo hopes to make 18 million sales by the end of the fiscal period in March 2020, and they may well be on track to reaching that goal if 2018’s holiday sales are anything to go off of.
When it comes to The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, the game sold a hefty 3.13 million units, bringing it close to The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds‘ lifetime sales of about 4 million within less than two weeks.
What are your thoughts on Nintendo’s current sales numbers? Let us know in the comments.
Source: Nintendo
John has been a Zelda fan for over 10 years now and is proud to say the series has had a major impact on his life (and wallet). After years of going to Zelda Dungeon for guides or the latest news on the series, John achieved their dream when they joined the writing team in 2019; John can hardly believe how long it’s been. A librarian, he loves meticulously arranging his library of Zelda games and collectibles. After what felt like an eternity of waiting for Tears of the Kingdom, John looks forward to the future of the Zelda franchise with enthusiasm, whether that’s the upcoming movie, a new spin-off/remake, or the next big game.
