Additional Nintendo sales numbers from France and more
Le Figaro has another, Nintendo-specific report up on its website. Most of the information concerns sales figures in France, but there are a few notes outside of that as well.
Here’s an overview as to what’s mentioned in the article:
– 3DS down 6 percent in 2015 compared to 2014
– Wii U down 4 percent in 2015 compared to 2015
– 5 Nintendo titles were in the top 20 overall game sales for France last year
– Mario Kart 7 sold over 225,000 copies in 2015
– New Super Mario Bros. 2 sold 180,000 copies
– Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer sold 250,000 copies
– Nintendo didn’t expect the success of Happy Home Designer in France
– Nintendo was targeting young girls in 2015 with games like New Style Boutique 2
– That game sold 130,000 units in one month
– Splatoon sold over 300,000 copies
– Over 1 million amiibo figures sold in France last year
– That’s twice the amount as in 2014
– Animal Crossing amiibo cards have sold over 250,000 packs
– More game launches with amiibo planned for this year, such as Wolf Link and Twilight Princess HD
– Zelda Wii U, Fire Emblem Fates, Bravely Second, Dragon Quest VII, Dragon Quest VIII are all big games this year
– Yo-kai Watch is another key game
– Yo-kai Watch supposedly didn’t do well in North America despite Nintendo’s marketing
– Games are still the most important to Nintendo, but the company is diversifying (Universal Studios, etc.)
– Nintendo is teaming up with clothing companies like Vans (shoes), Undiz (women’s underwear/pajamas)
