Nintendo is closing and re-releasing its mobile Animal Crossing spinoff on the same day, and the new, paid version will function the same as the original.

Hardware and software sales took a hammering during the first quarter, but Nintendo still thinks it can sell another 13.5 million consoles before the fiscal year is out.

Beating out the NES' lifespan by a single day, the Switch has affirmed itself as Nintendo's biggest console ever.

The Japanese company believes avoiding production hiccups will combat scalpers.