Some games don’t age for Nintendo . There are precisely few titles that continue to sell more than a million copies a year, a long time having passed since their launch. We could therefore say that these deliveries are a real gold mine for the company. Does any specific one come to mind? Let’s review the most outstanding ones.
Nintendo Switch, a machine to sell old games
Nintendo may not have the release rate that we would like it to have. The novelties in the Japanese brand are often told by dropper and behind are the years when they were so successful with Wii and DS that there was not a month that a great title did not come out for their consoles.
However, Nintendo is not exactly doing badly with its Switch console . Many developers release high-selling games in a short space of time and then fall into oblivion. With original Nintendo titles, this is not often the case. It does not matter the months that pass, the years or even that the title comes from a previous console.
Sales continue to occur, and they are not exactly few, as up to 14 titles of the company have already more than 1 million units sold since April 2021 . The fashion of remastering is a real gold mine for Nintendo and they are knowing how to take advantage of it.
Old games that are a hit on Switch
In the trajectory of the big N there are a good number of titles that the Japanese firm can be proud of … especially now that they are enjoying a second youth on Switch. These are some of the most outstanding games in that sense and their millionaire sales.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
It originally came out for the Nintendo Wii at the end of 2011. In February 2021 it was announced during a Nintendo Direct that a new remastering of this video game would be released for the Nintendo Switch. Although they described it as if it were a remake , the truth is that the video game was simply adapted to the current console to play with Joy-Cons, the quality of the graphics was slightly improved and the framerate was raised to 60 images per second . A great business, because it has already sold 3.6 million copies .
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
He was unlucky enough to come out 2014 for the Wii U , one of Nintendo’s most unsuccessful consoles. It knew how to defend itself well, becoming the best-selling game on that platform. But Nintendo did not know enough, so it included the DLC in the video game and relaunched it for Switch in 2017. In recent months it has sold a whopping 3.34 million units .
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nintendo doesn’t force you to play “Breath of the Wild” if you have the Switch, but it should. It has nearly two million copies sold this year and will continue to make a profit for a long time to come.
Pokémon Sword and Shield
Zacian and Zamazenta tend to drop their rings every time Pokémon Sword and Shield is talked about on the Internet. The lifelong fan eagerly detests these two titles, but reality says something very different.
Game Freak probably knows by now that Sword and Shield are nowhere near the best pair of Pokémon games. But we doubt that this phenomenon will keep them awake. They have more than a million and a half copies sold since April.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
The case is exactly the same as that of Mario Kart 8. Its official launch was at the end of 2012 for Wii U. In 2019 it was improved and ported to Switch. Since then it has not stopped generating sales. Specifically, they have more than a million sales in 2021.