Nintendo expects to sell 13.5 million Switch units this year

Nintendo expects to sell 13.5 million Switch units this year

Nintendo said on Tuesday it expects to sell 13.5 million Switch consoles in the financial year ending March 2025.

The Kyoto-based gaming company last year sold 15.7 million units of the hybrid home-portable device, which launched in 2017. Nintendo lifted its full-year forecast to 15.5 million units in February.

Nintendo has extended the lifecycle of the Switch console with hit titles such as "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom", with the market focused on the timing and prospects for next-generation hardware.

The company is seen as having a thin pipeline for this year, with announced titles including "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door" later this month and "Luigi's Mansion 2" in June.

Nintendo shares closed up 2.4% ahead of earnings and have gained 5.4% this year.