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Nintendo France shared various sales figures in an interview with Le Figaro. You’ll find them rounded up below.

– 2.9 million 3DS sold in France so far
– Sales are 65% for the 3DS XL, 30% for the 2DS (and probably 5% left for the OG 3DS)
– 50% of the best-selling games in 2013 were on the 3DS
– Pokémon X and Y sold 660k so far (retail and eShop)
– Animal Crossing : New Leafk sold 450k so far
– Monster Hunter Ultimate sold 100k so far
– Bravely Default sold 60k total (40k at the end of 2013), still selling.
– Fire Emblem Awakening sold 70k so far.
– Mario Party : Island Tour sold 70k so far.
– Yoshi’s New Island sold 60k so far.

– 340k Wii U sold so far
– Super Mario 3D World sold 125k so far.

– Wii : over 6m so far
– Last Year : 130k (mostly Wii Mini)
– Wii Mini : 15k this year.

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A Pokemon Center in Paris will temporarily open next month – between June 4th and June 21st. Those who visit the location will have an opportunity to download a unique Pokemon.

For the first time, the special Poke Ball-patterned Vivillon will be distributed. It comes in at level 12 and features the Stun Spore, Gust, Light Screen and Struggle Bug moves.

It’s unclear if the event will be available outside of France at this time.

Pre-order Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire now.

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Nintendo deputy general manager Philippe Lavoué has revealed a variety of hardware and software sales for France as part of an interview with publication Challenges. He additionally commented on more general topics such as smartphones, the competition, and teased “unannounced surprises” for Wii U.

Here’s a summary of what was shared:

– 3DS: 1 million+ (64% plus year over year) YTD (over the expectations)”
– 2DS: 180k
– Pokemon X and Y: 584k YTD
– Wii U sold 178k in 2013 in France
– 3D World: 98k YTD
– 12.5 million active Wii players in France in 2013, hopes to convert them
– Market study: 10 million French gamers potentially interested in Mario Kart 8
– No to smartphones, focus on quality and differentiation
– Japanese million seller Puzzle and Dragons proves that traditional gaming and smartphone games can coexist
– Concerning Xbox One and PS4: it’s not all about specs
– Estimates that over 50% of sold Wii U games are by third-party
– Games turned the 3DS around, MK8, SSBU, DKCTF and unannounced surprises will help the Wii U in 2014

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Nintendo of France deputy general manager Philippe Lavoué shared updated Wii U and 3DS sales figures for the country while speaking with JDLi.

According to Lavoué, Wii U’s life-to-date hardware sales stand at 175,000 in France as of the middle of November.

As for 3DS, the system’s life-to-date sales come in at 2,150,000 units. The 2DS accounts for 30 percent of the 3DS’ total sales. 3DS possesses a market share of 50 percent of all systems at the moment.

It’s also worth mentioning that 3DS software sales rose from 850,000 to 1,700,000 year-over-year during the same timeframe.

Additionally, Pokemon X and Pokemon Y collectively sold 220,000 copies in its first three weeks of availability.

We also have the following (Google translated) comments from Lavoué:


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