Nintendo sold 3.43 mln Switch units in Q1

Different models of the Nintendo Switch are seen on display in a GameStop in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

TOKYO, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.T) said on Wednesday it sold 3.43 million units of its Switch console in the April-June quarter.

That compared to 4.45 million units in the same period a year earlier.

The Kyoto-based gaming firm maintained its forecast to sell 21 million units in the year through end-March 2023.

It sold 23.06 million units last year.

Reporting by Sam Nussey; Editing by Christopher Cushing

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