Nintendo Switch sales halve and profit tumbles as successor device awaited

Nintendo said sales of its aging Switch console almost halved in the April-June first quarter and profit slumped, falling far short of estimates.

The Kyoto-based gaming company sold just 2.1 million units of the Switch, which is in its eighth year, during the quarter but maintained its full-year sales forecast for 13.5 million units.

The company has said it plans to make an announcement about a successor device in the current financial year.