Nintendo's Financial Results for Q1 of 2023 are here, Nintendo breaks record with 3rd best FY in Nintendo history.

Nintendo Switch shipped 3.07m million units this quarter, down from 4.11m units last year.
The system finished the fiscal year with 17.97 million units.
Nintendo expect to ship 15m consoles in the next fiscal year (ending March 2024). pic.twitter.com/y0isZtitNF

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Breakdown of Switch numbers by model:
• The base Nintendo Switch shipped 910k units (representing 30% of shipment this quarter)
• Nintendo Switch OLED shipped 1.53m units (50%)
• Nintendo Switch Lite shipped 620k units (20%) pic.twitter.com/Y6nhO0jdDh

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Fire Emblem Engage sold over 1.61m copies in its first quarter.
This is a slower start compared to Fire Emblem: Three Houses which sold around 2.29m in the same timeframe.
But that make Engage the 4th bestseller in the series to date. pic.twitter.com/2uwfeVErFk

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Metroid Prime Remastered ship over 1.09m units in less than 2 months.
Instantly become the 9th best-selling title in the franchise. pic.twitter.com/nMitFKSd3z

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe ship 1.46munits in about 5 weeks.
That’s faster than the original game performance (1.21m in 4 weeks).
It’s also ahead of Kirby Star Allies first quarter. pic.twitter.com/xcz9fdzO96

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Pokemon Scarlet / Violet ship 1.49m copies in the first 3 months of the year, now over 22.1m units in total.
That’s more than Pokemon Sword / Shield 2nd quarter (1.31m).
On track to surpass the 2nd generation and become the 3rd best-selling Pokemon title. pic.twitter.com/oavbVxzVg4

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Splatoon 3 ship 540k units during the three-month period.
With over 10.67m units to date, it’s now approaching Splatoon 2 total sales. pic.twitter.com/f7t799JWL5

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe shipped 1.79m copies in the first 3 months of the year.
Total sales are now over 53.79m units and counting.
Together with the Wii U version, the title now exceeds 62.25m units worldwide. pic.twitter.com/U7le4DMZFA

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Animal Crossing: New Horizons now totals 42.21m units. With 620k copies added in the first three months.
More than all previous entries combined. pic.twitter.com/4ybX8ErOzx

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Xenoblade 3 sold another 50k units, which bring total sales to 1.86m units.
That’s the fastest seller in the franchise as well as the 2nd best seller in the series, behind Xenoblade 2. pic.twitter.com/uS7wHQixxw

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Kirby and the Forgotten Land ship an additional 340k units.
The platformer reaches over 6.46m units to date, it is the bestselling Kirby game ahead of Kirby’s Dream Land (5.13m). pic.twitter.com/0UDmH8Drd7

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Nintendo Switch Sports ship another 990k units, now totals over 9.6m units worldwide. pic.twitter.com/Crv889MY65

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Bayonetta 3 is now over 1.07m units shipped worldwide with over 30k copies in the last 3 months.
It will need an extra 370k units to reach Bayonetta 2 total. pic.twitter.com/RSRcSguten

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Pokemon Legends Arceus has now surpassed 14.83m units.
Over 200k copies have been distributed in 3 months. pic.twitter.com/skNT4jaMO7

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Mario Party Superstars now totals 10.17m units. With 790k copies sold in this quarter alone.
Very similar trajectory compared to Super Mario Party.
It is the 2nd bestseller in the Mario Party franchise. pic.twitter.com/KGHoOXhcJE

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Mario Strikers: Battle League is now over 2.54m units (+70k units this quarter).
Will eventually become the bestseller in the franchise with long terms sales. pic.twitter.com/7LhEEItbGk

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate maintain a good pace with 650k copies shipped this quarter.
Now over 31.09m units shipped worldwide.
It is the bestselling title in the franchise, as well as the biggest fighting game of all-time. pic.twitter.com/XbKIFdHvmd

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sold another 810k units this quarter.
The Switch version is now over 29.81m copies.
Together with the Wii U edition, the game surpasses 31.51m units. pic.twitter.com/jv7MY947Up

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Super Mario Odyssey shipped 640k units in the three-month period. It’s now seating at 25.76m units in lifetime sales.
That’s the bestselling 3D Mario game, doubling the number 2 (Super Mario Galaxy – 12.8m). pic.twitter.com/6uIq61ZKL6

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Pokemon Sword / Shield shipped a total of 25.82m units (+140k units this quarter).
This is the 2nd best-selling Pokemon game, behind only the first generation. pic.twitter.com/YQy5Ky2s5D

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Super Mario Party sold 350k units in the last 3 months. Lifetime sales are now up to 19.14m units.
Mario Party Superstars has been taking a big proportion of its sales. pic.twitter.com/n9Tx3F84H7

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe continue its run and is now at 15.41m units in total sales (+660k copies in 3 months).
Almost triple the 5.82m units of the Wii U version. pic.twitter.com/IS82uq06MO

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Luigi’s Mansion 3 is over 12.82m units sold. That’s another 380k in the last 3 months.
Almost double the total sales of Luigi’s Mansion 2 (6.47m). pic.twitter.com/uYRfPAV9fZ

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury surpass 11.38m units.
That’s an additional 560k copies in 3 months. pic.twitter.com/DP7XITCH5U

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All 60 known 1st party million sellers on Nintendo Switch (Nintendo published only)
• Fire Emblem Engage debut at #48
• Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe debut at #52
• Metroid Prime Remastered debut at #57
Better quality here : https://t.co/vV7UHXSqnFpic.twitter.com/ycAOP10mfE

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

41.85m Switch games were shipped this quarter.
The family of system shipped a total of 1.036b units of software.
Including 213.97m units during this fiscal year, exceeding the 205m forecast.
Nintendo is forecasting 180m units for the next fiscal year (ending March 2024). pic.twitter.com/srQ8khDNDH

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Digital Sales represent 95.2 billion ¥ for 56.7% of video game software sales for Nintendo.
Which is a new record in proportion. pic.twitter.com/s4unW1gtzj

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Nintendo Research & Development spending reach ¥31.6b It's a new record for a fiscal year at ¥110b. pic.twitter.com/KqBtLVYbfP

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Looking at Net Sales, Nintendo surpass its forecast by ¥1.67b. Compared to the previous year, it’s a small decrease overall.
In more details, software sales and hardware sales follow the decrease in units. pic.twitter.com/mYFCfPmO8c

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023

Metroid Prime Remastered ship over 1.09m units in less than 2 months.

Instantly become the 9th best-selling title in the franchise. pic.twitter.com/nMitFKSd3z

— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 9, 2023