What this is
Both Nintendo bases count packaged titles' digital versions and hardware bundles; the results count excludes download-only titles and DLC, which no mainline title is. At 31 Mar 2020 Sword/Shield is 17.37m on both the year to March 2020 results and the IR to date list.
Where it comes from
Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes:
- ReportedTitle-year units year to March 2023, year to March 2023 (to 31 Mar 2023)22.10
- ReportedTitle-year units year to March 2020, year to March 2020 (to 31 Mar 2020)17.37
- FiledText: units basis change, year to March 2023 vs to date June 2026
Show the working
- 17.37/15.44 = 1.125
- 22.10/15.44 = 1.431
- 24.27-17.37 = 6.90
- 27.26-24.27 = 2.99
- 28.46-22.10 = 6.36
- 16.34-15.44 = 0.90
- 13.09-12.79 = 0.30