Nintendo Switch sales surpassed 10 million units in Japan as of November 3, according to the Nintendo’s internal sales data.
The figure includes sales of both the flagship Switch and the Switch Lite console, which launched on September 20.
Nintendoclaimed in October thatNintendo Switchsales had topped10 million units in Europeand15 million in North America.
In its first half financial report released at the end of October, the company saidSwitch Lite salesreached almost two million units in 11 days.
The company also said that global Switch sales were approaching 42 million units. It expects to sell 18 million Switch units during the current financial year ending in March 2020. Should it achieve its target, the system would surpass lifetime sales of the SNES (49.1 million units).
Nintendo presidentShuntaro Furukawarecently told investors that Switch Lite is attractinga higher percentage of female first-time buyersthan the flagship model did prior to the handheld’s release.
He alsodiscussed the possibility of future remake titles, following the success ofThe Legend of Zelda: Link’s AwakeningandPokemon: Let’s Go on Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo will release major Switch exclusivePokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield on November 15.
A limited editionPokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Switch Lite consolewill also be released in November.
