Nintendo Switch paid members have exceeded 36 million, with an annual increase of more than 10%.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens for the handwritten clues delivered by the Stone Gate of Destiny! CTOnews.com, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) at Nintendo's recent earnings conference, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa revealed that Switch had more than 36 million online paid members as of the end of September, up from 32 million at this time last year, up more than 10 percent from a year earlier.

Switch's online subscription service allows users to play online multiplayer games, NES and Super NES games, as well as cloud storage and other services. Nintendo has also added a new expansion pack level to the service, and players who buy higher-level services will be able to play Nintendo 64 games, including Legend of Zelda: flute of time, Mezura's Mask, Super Mario 64, and so on.

Nintendo also said it is working with DeNA to set up a new joint venture called Nintendo Systems, which will strengthen Nintendo's digital business by developing and creating new value-added services to further strengthen its relationship with consumers.

CTOnews.com learned that Switch shipped 3.22 million consoles in the fiscal second quarter to the end of September, bringing its cumulative sales to more than 114.33 million. However, Nintendo cut its forecast for Switch console sales in fiscal 2022 to 19 million from 21 million.