Nintendo Switch sales nearly hit 20 million as software boosts profits

From CNET: The Nintendo Switch has sold 19.67 million units and strong software has boosted the company's profits, its quarterly earnings report revealed Tuesday.

The Switch, which launched in March 2017, sold 1.88 million units between April and the end of June. Its software sold 17.96 million units in the same period. This represents a 4.4 percent drop for the console and a 120.8 percent increase for software on a year-on-year basis.

Sales of digital software, which includes downloadable versions of games and add-in content, hit 18.5 billion yen ($166 million), an 8 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

The company's operating profit was 30.5 billion yen ($274 million) and its revenue was 168 billion yen ($1.5 billion).

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