Nintendo targets a record year in Switch, game sales

A filepic of a Nintendo store display in Japan. The company makes some of the biggest blockbuster games on its platform, which contribute significantly to profit and also spur hardware adoption. — AFP

Nintendo Co is gearing up for record software and Switch sales in the coming year, a much stronger performance than investors are projecting, according to the company’s partners and suppliers.

Kyoto-based Nintendo is planning for sales of its signature Switch game console to be flat or slightly higher in the fiscal year ending March 2022, boosted by the introduction of a version with an OLED display, according to executives at allies including component suppliers, software publishers and retailers. Analysts have forecast console sales would decline next year.