This is the fiscal year starting April 1, 2021 and ending March 31, 2022. According to the company’s partners and suppliers, Nintendo forecasts to sell a total of 250 million games during that period, compared to 205 million copies during the current fiscal year. With that, Nintendo would again break a record.
According to Serkan Toto of consultation bureau Kantan Games, the prediction has to do with new hardware and ‘blockbuster games’ during the rest of the year. Bloomberg previously reported that a more powerful Switch model with an OLED screen will appear in the second half of 2021.
Nintendo has the full line-up for 2021. not disclosed. The biggest upcoming titles are Monster Hunter Rise, New Pokémon Snap, Mario Golf: Super Rush, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.