Overview of sales for major 3DS titles
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This information comes from Nintendo’s investors briefing as stated by president Tatsumi Kimishima…
This slide shows the major Nintendo 3DS titles and the total units shipped worldwide. The amounts shipped over the fiscal year ended March 2016 are indicated in the red boxes.
Even titles that were released quite a while ago have seen sales of around one million units this year. The Nintendo 3DS has a rich selection of evergreen titles that are popular with consumers, and we believe that the lineup offers plenty to enjoy for consumers who have purchased the hardware recently as well.
Kimishima on 3DS Nintendo Selects / Happy Price Selections, similar promotions to come
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This information comes from Nintendo’s investors briefing as stated by president Tatsumi Kimishima…
At the last financial briefing, we discussed the strong performance of the Nintendo Selects discount titles, which were launched in October in the European market. This sales performance has not seen much impact from seasonal variation, as these titles have continued to sell well since the start of the calendar year.
The red bar in the graph shows the total sell-through for the eight Nintendo Selects titles, while the gray bar represents the total sell-through for the same titles over the same period one year before.
The Nintendo Selects titles have achieved total sell-through of over 700,000 units. By changing the value prospects for the consumer, we have been able to reach a wider audience, even for titles that had seen a lull in sales.
We have also launched similar promotions in Japan and the U.S. In Japan, the title is “Happy Price Selection.” Compared to the sell-through for the same period in the prior year, sales have increased greatly and the ratio of female and young consumers has risen, expanding the audience for these titles.
Nintendo feels it is important to provide good value to our consumers without devaluing the overall price of our software. Therefore, we will not overuse these types of promotions, but we do feel these discounts can provide an excellent chance for consumers to find fresh discoveries among our rich back catalog. These promotions will be part of our efforts to maintain the popularity of the Nintendo 3DS platform in 2016 and beyond.
Kimishima talks European 3DS software sales
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This information comes from Nintendo’s investors briefing as stated by president Tatsumi Kimishima…
This graph shows the Nintendo 3DS first-party software sell-through in Europe, compared with the same period over the last two years.
In Europe, Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon was released in February, and Nintendo Selects was kicked off last October. These titles continue to perform well, but the sales trends for first-party software as a whole remain slightly under the trends for 2014. We plan to release Fire Emblem Fates in Europe in May.
Tomodachi Life has been a major title that recently surpassed two million sales in Japan. In the European market, this title was localized into various languages, and was launched in June 2014.
Since then, we have seen excellent long-term performance from this title, and it has gradually closed the gap over the last two years, recently surpassing the sales in Japan.There are few titles competing in this space within the industry, and we believe that bringing out the full potential of this kind of title, which appeals to female consumers, will help our products be enjoyed by wider consumer demographics.
Kimishima talks 3DS sales
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
This information comes from Nintendo’s investors briefing as stated by president Tatsumi Kimishima…
The worldwide sell-through for Nintendo 3DS systems has surpassed 56 million, reaching an installed base that is sufficient to provide profits for the software business.
There is some variation by region, but we have seen an increase in the percentage of young consumers and female users in Japan, North America, Europe, and other regions.
As for our recent situation, we have been seeing positive signs in Nintendo 3DS software sales in all regions since the start of the calendar year.
This graph shows the Nintendo 3DS software sell-through in Japan from the start of the year through last week, compared with the same period over the last two years.
The sell-through since the start of the calendar year has been lower than in the past two years, but titles that have launched in March and April, such as Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 from SQUARE ENIX and YO-KAI SANGOKUSHI (Japanese title) from Level-5, have increased play activity for young consumers over the spring break and the start of the new school year, leading to a rise in sales.
More Kirby: Planet Robobot footage
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We have another round of footage from Kirby: Planet Robobot’s Japanese release. Two videos with tons of gameplay are below.
37 minutes of Kirby: Planet Robobot footage
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Kirby: Planet Robobot launched in Japan today, and players are starting to get their hands on the game. That naturally means that plenty of footage is appearing online. Here’s 37 minutes of gameplay:
Amazon: Save $20 on the Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash amiibo bundle
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The Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash amiibo bundle is currently on sale at Amazon. It started out at $40, but can now be had for $20.
You can find Amazon’s product page here. Note that orders may take an extra day or two to process.
More: Amazon, Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash, sale
Monster Hunter Generations live stream #3
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Capcom is back once again with another live stream for Monster Hunter Generations. Since it’s auto-playing on Twitch, we’re posting it after the break.
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Scans roundup – Etrian Odyssey V, Zero Time Dilemma, Kirby: Planet Robobot
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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Etrian Odyssey V, Zero Time Dilemma, and Kirby: Planet Robobot. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.
Inti Creates wants to make the Azure Striker Gunvolt games available physically in the west
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In Japan, Azure Striker Gunvolt and Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 will be distributed as a physical package this summer. But what about North America and Europe?
Inti Creates provided an update on the situation through its blog, and mentioned that the company hopes to make something similar available in the west. They’re currently “working on securing a partner” to make this happen.
Inti Creates’ full comments are as follows:
Now, as for North America and Europe, we do not have any official announcements regarding a physical version of the game or a decided release date at this time. However, rest assured that as soon as we do have an announcement, we’ll make it right away.
