Splatoon 3 helps lift Nintendo Switch sales 36% in Japan

Game hardware bounces back from year-earlier slump, magazine's data shows

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Splatoon 3, launched in September, set a new Japanese sales record for Switch games in the days following its launch. (Photo courtesy of Nintendo)

KENTO HIRASHIMA, Nikkei staff writer

OSAKA -- Sales of Nintendo's Switch game systems grew an estimated 36% on the year in Japan last quarter, buoyed by the September release of the blockbuster shooter sequel Splatoon 3.

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