TOKYO, May 7 Reuters Nintendo said on Tuesday it expects to sell 13.5 million Switch consoles in the financial year ending March 2025.

The Kyotobased gaming company last year sold 15.7 million units of the hybrid homeportable device, which launched in 2017. Nintendo lifted its fullyear forecast to 15.5 million units in February.

Nintendo has extended the lifecycle of the Switch console with hit titles such as The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, with the market focused on the timing and prospects for nextgeneration hardware.

The company is seen as having a thin pipeline for this year, with announced titles including Paper Mario The ThousandYear Door later this month and Luigi39;s Mansion 2 in June.

Nintendo shares closed up 2.4 ahead of earnings and have gained 5.4 this year.

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Reporting by Sam Nussey; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Tom Hogue

Source Reuters