Nintendo financial results briefing live blog – January 30, 2020
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Nintendo’s financial results briefing is just now getting underway. Analyst David Gibson is in attendance per usual, and is sharing information from the event. We’ll update this post with all of the tidbits as they come in below.
Switch has outsold the SNES
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Switch has reached another major sales milestone. With Nintendo reporting today that total hardware sales stand at 52.48 million, it has outsold the SNES. Total SNES sales sit at 49.10 million.
Aside from the SNES, Switch previously outsold the Wii U, GameCube, and N64. Those systems moved 13.56 million, 21.74 million, and 32.92 million units respectively.
Switch should next surpass the original NES, which sold 61.91 million units.
Nintendo million sellers – January 2020 – Pokemon Sword/Shield over 16 million, Luigi’s Mansion 3 over 5 million, Ring Fit Adventure over 2 million, Astral Chain / Marvel over 1 million
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Thanks to Nintendo’s latest financial results, we’re able to get a look at the company’s latest million sellers.
Several titles appear for the first time. Pokemon Sword/Shield has crossed 16 million units, while Luigi’s Mansion 3 is also doing well at over 5 million. We also see Ring Fit Adventure over 2 million while Astral Chain and Marvel Ultimtae Alliance 3 have crossed 1 million.
Here’s the full lineup:
Nintendo financial results – January 30, 2020 – Switch hardware sales at 52.48 million
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Nintendo today reported its latest financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. The company has provided sales updates across the board, including the latest on Switch.
Here’s the full roundup:
Famitsu software sales (1/20/20 – 1/26/20) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [PS4] Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Sega, 01/17/20) – 39,719 (196,712)
2. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 39,217 (622,646)
3. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 37,950 (335,308)
4. [PS4] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (Bandai Namco, 01/17/20) – 25,669 (115,206)
5. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo, 12/27/19) – 12,875 (120,573)
6. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 10,827 (1,233,493)
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 9,927 (3,532,729)
8. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 9,008 (2,746,682)
9. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 10/31/19) – 6,065 (584,812)
10. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 5,915 (3,301,208)
Famitsu sales (1/20/20 – 1/26/20)
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Nintendo’s mobile games have earned $1 billion in lifetime player spending
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According to a Sensor Tower report, Nintendo games on mobile have generated over $1 billion in lifetime revenue from global player spending on the App Store and Google Play. Total downloads are also at 452 million worldwide.
Fire Emblem Heroes accounts for $656 million of the total, or 61 percent. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp comes in second with 12 percent followed by Dragalia Lost in third at 11 percent. Mario games round things out with Mario Kart Tour at 8 percent, Super Mario Run at 7 percent, and Dr. Mario World at 1 percent.
Atelier Ryza has sold 350,000 copies, expected to become series’ best-selling entry soon
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Koei Tecmo announced today that Atelier Ryza sold 190,000 copies worldwide in the December quarter. Since launch, it has moved over 350,000 units in total.
Atelier Sophie is currently the series’ best-selling entry at 370,000 units, but that’s expected to change soon. Koei Tecmo said that Atelier Ryza “will probably be the best-hit Atelier game”.
The Wall Street Journal reports that “Koei Tecmo has boosted efforts to sell more of its games outside Japan on various platforms” in order to maximize sales.
UK software sales – January 27, 2020
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Top 20 best-selling games in the US every year between 1995 and 2019
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NPD Group has shared some interesting information about video game sales in the United States. We have a look at the top twenty best-selling titles starting out at 1995, going all the way up to 2019.
Below are the full results:
