February 2014 NPD: Wii U sells about 82,000 units
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 22 Comments
In its monthly NPD response, Nintendo revealed that Wii U sales increased by 25 percent in February compared to the year prior. That statistic allows us to determine a rough estimate of the number of consoles the company sold across the US last month.
So how much did the Wii U sell? About 82,000, based on the calculation. That’s not a whole lot, but Nintendo seems to be pleased that sales are up as a whole.
February 2014 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S. – Bravely Default in the top 10
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of February 2014. The results can be found below.
- Call of Duty: Ghosts (360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4, Wii U, PC)
- The Lego Movie Videogame (360, PS3, 3DS, Wii U, Xbox One, PS4, Vita)
- NBA 2K14 (360, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, PC)
- Thief (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
- Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)
- Battlefield 4 PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
- Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (360, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Wii U, PC)
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, 360)
- Minecraft (360)
- Bravely Default (3DS)
Kojima wants Snake in the new Smash Bros., but it’s not likely to happen
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 69 Comments
Don’t count on seeing Snake in the new Super Smash Bros. games.
Hideo Kojima briefly touched on the possibility of the character returning for the Wii U and 3DS titles during a live-stream event held earlier today. He essentially shot down the idea, noting that he doesn’t think it’s likely to happen.
Kojima’s comments in full:
I’m not working on that game so I don’t know, but I don’t think that’s likely. I don’t know. Well if Mr. Sakurai is watching this, please use Snake.
February 2014 NPD: Nintendo’s response, Wii U and 3DS sales up
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 8 Comments
Nintendo has issued its monthly response to the latest NPD report. Last month, Wii U and 3DS both experienced positive sales.
On Wii U, hardware sales rose by 25 percent over the same month last year. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze sold 130,000 copies between physical and digital sales. In total, Wii U software sales are up 180 percent over the same month in 2013.
3DS also saw an increase in software sales – 25 percent specifically. Bravely Default was a success for Nintendo having sold over 200,000 copies in a little over three weeks.
You can find Nintendo’s full NPD response below, which includes more information about the company’s sales performance in the US last month.
Japan: Wii U sales outpacing PS4 through first three weeks
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 11 Comments
Wii U hasn’t been lighting up the Japanese sales charts, but something about the system’s performance may surprise you. Through their first three weeks of availability, Nintendo’s console has actually outsold the PlayStation 4.
Check out a comparison between the two below:
Wii U
| Week | Dates | Sales |
| Week 1 | December 3-9, 2012 | 308,142 |
| Week 2 | December 10-16, 2012 | 126,916 |
| Week 3 | December 17-23, 2012 | 122,843 |
| – | – | 557,901 |
PS4
| Week | Dates | Sales |
| Week 1 | February 17-23, 2014 | 309,104 |
| Week 2 | February 24-March 02, 2014 | 65,685 |
| Week 3 | March 03-09, 2014 | 35,294 |
| – | – | 410,083 |
PS4 supply may be constrained in Japan, though that’s likely not the only reason for lower-than-expected sales. This is also another sign that the impact of consoles continue to decline in the territory. As IGN points out, even the 3DS and PS Vita haven’t reached the same heights as their predecessors.
More: Japan, Media Create, sales
Image: Evolution of the motion sensor bomb in Super Smash Bros.
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, Images, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
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European One Piece: Unlimited World Red boxart
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Thanks to LetsPlayWiiU for the tip.
Taiko no Tatsujin Wii U adding more Nintendo songs
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment
A new wave of Nintendo songs are heading to Taiko no Tatsujin Wii U.
The game will soon be receiving Balloon Fight’s Balloon Trip song, Dr. Mario’s Fever, and a song from The Legend of Zelda. NES Remix tunes will also be offered.
All of the new songs will be available on March 19 for free.
More: Bandai Namco, Japan, Taiko no Tatsujin Wii U
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (3/13/14)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 3 Comments
Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
The tiny Motion-Sensor Bomb is hard to see. If you get any closer, it’s dangerous. I warned you.
Famitsu’s most-wanted games (3/12/14)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
The latest Famitsu most-wanted games chart is as follows:
01/03. [PS3] Persona 5 (Atlus, Winter 2014) – 991 votes
02/01. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix, TBA) – 799 votes
03/02. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 772 votes
04/06. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, Fall 2014) – 689 votes
05/05. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4 (Tecmo Koei, 03/20/14) – 625 votes
06/07. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix, TBA) – 528 votes
07/08. [3DS] Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth (Atlus, 06/05/14) – 504 votes
08/12. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria (Namco Bandai, TBA) – 474 votes
09/04. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami, TBA) – 452 votes
10/14. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Jigoku-Hen (Namco Bandai, 04/10/14) – 392 votes
11/22. [PS3] The Last Remnant (Square Enix, itscomingpromise) – 322 votes
12/19. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo, 2014) – 316 votes
13/16. [Wii U] Hyrule Warriors (Tecmo Koei, 2014) – 297 votes
14/18. [3DS] Game Center CX 3-Chome no Arino (Namco Bandai, 03/20/14) – 292 votes
15/11. [3DS] Bravely Second (Square Enix, TBA) – 290 votes
16/21. [PS4] Watch Dogs (Ubisoft, 2014) – 289 votes
17/10. [3DS] New Love Plus+ (Konami, 03/27/14) – 285 votes
18/13. [PS3] The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks, 2014) – 284 votes
19/15. [PS4] The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks, 2014) – 276 votes
20/27. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (Konami, TBA) – 274 votes
21/20. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 2014) – 257 votes
22/17. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (Square Enix 04/24/14) – 239 votes
23/25. [3DS] Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson (Marvelous AQL, 08/07/14) – 216 votes
24/23. [PSV] Freedom Wars (SCEJ, Summer 2014) – 199 votes
25/24. [PSV] Hatsune Miku Project Diva F 2nd (Sega, 03/27/14) – 170 votes
26/29. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Jigoku-Hen (Namco Bandai, 04/10/14) – 169 votes
27/— [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment (Namco Bandai, 04/24/14) – 167 votes
28/26. [PS3] The Last Guardian (SCEJ, TBA) – 159 votes
29/— [3DS] Hero Bank (Sega, 03/20/14) – 153 votes
30/— [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Side Stories (Namco Bandai, 05/29/14) – 151 votes
Total votes: 11,316
