Nintendo Switch sales hit 55.7 million as company grows annual revenues 9% to $12.31 billion

Nintendo reported that its full-year sales for the fiscal year ended March 31 were $12.31 billion, up 9% from $11.30 billion a year earlier.

To date, Nintendo has sold 55.7 million Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite consoles, and 20 million of those were sold in the past year. Operating profit was $3.31 billion, up 41% compared with $2.34 billion a year earlier. Net profit was $2.43 billion, up 33.5% compared with $1.82 billion a year earlier. It was a strong year, and games in the Pokémon and Animal Crossing franchises helped drive the success.