Switch continues to sell well and Nintendo has increased profits by 44%

. Consoles sales declined slightly, with Switch having sold 1.9 million units during the period. The 4.4% reduction is however not considered problematic, quite the contrary – it shows a strong demand for the platform as it matures on the market, since the second quarter of Last year was marked, precisely, by the arrival of the device to stores around the world.

Meanwhile, in the field of software, the business is still very close. There were 17.9 million games marketed between April and June 2018, something for Nintendo shows that the platform's user base is already well consolidated, with the line of exclusive current enjoyable owners of the video game at the same time

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The remastering of Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze was the sales champion of the period, with 1.4 million copies sold since May. In second place was Nintendo Labo whose kits moved 1.39 million units; Mario Tennis Aces released in June, appears in third place with 1.38 million units sold. In total, between consoles and games, Nintendo 's sales totaled $ 1.5 billion, an increase of 9.1% over the same period last year.

This total also contributed to a total of 1.9 million NES Clbadic Edition sold only in the last days of June, when the clbadic console has been relaunched with pomp and circumstance. Widely expected by fans after a depletion in its original version, the handset should continue to contribute to good numbers outside the Switch segment, showing that the demand for the brand, especially, remains stronger than ever.

Nintendo 's board of directors sees the rest of the year with good eyes, mainly due to the arrival of new large as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Pokémon Let's Go . In September, the company also launches Switch 's online service, which should lead to good subscription wins for multiplayer access and exclusive features.

Big N quotes competition and big games en route to rival consoles a "difficult" end of the year for her. Nevertheless, it has maintained its optimistic outlook unchanged for 2018, which should reach the end of the year with total profits of $ 1.4 billion and sales of $ 10.7 billion.

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With the new Nintendo also updated the list of the most sold games of Switch, showing that even after months in the stores, some of the best platform games continue to # 39, attract attention as big sellers. In the top 3, without change, with Super Mario Odyssey in the lead, followed by remastering Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of Nature ]

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe : 10.35 million Mario Kart 8 Deluxe : 10.35 million [LaLegendedeZelda:TheShaledLeather: 9.32 million;