Zelda: Link’s Awakening sold 430,000 copies in its first three days in Europe
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The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening had a strong debut in Europe, as Nintendo has said that the game sold 430,000 copies in its first three days. To put it another way, that’s over 100 games sold per minute.
As previously reported, Zelda: Link’s Awakening is the fastest-selling Switch game in Europe this year. We also know that it sold around 150,000 copies sold in its first week in Japan.
Source: Nintendo PR
Untitled Goose Game has sold over 100,000 copies
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Untitled Goose Game has been a success for House House. Since launch, the game has sold in excess of 100,000 copies, the developer has confirmed. Its success has ensured that the team can “can keep making video games as long as we like now,” co-creator Nico Disseldorp told ABC News.
House House hasn’t stated how many units Untitled Goose Game has sold on Switch specifically. However, it has been a top seller on the eShop since launch.
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Famitsu software sales (9/23/19 – 9/29/19) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition (Limited Edition Included) (Square Enix, 09/27/19) – 303,204 (New)
2. [PS4] Code Vein (Bandai Namco, 09/27/19) – 60,843 (New)
3. [PS4] Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout (Koei Tecmo, 09/26/19) – 53,428 (New)
4. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo, 09/20/19) – 45,775 (187,150)
5. [PS4] Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (Falcom, 09/26/19) – 45,378 (New)
6. [PS4] FIFA 20 (Electronic Arts, 09/27/19) – 43,751 (New)
7. [PS4] World of War Z (H2 Interactive, 09/26/19) – 27,872 (New)
8. [PS4] Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition (Capcom, 09/06/19) – 26,324 (346,239)
9. [NSW] Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout (Koei Tecmo, 09/26/19) – 25,538 (New)
10. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 14,731 (644,445)
Zelda: Link’s Awakening is Europe’s fastest-selling Switch game of 2019 thus far
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We previously heard that The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening was the fastest-selling Switch game in the UK of 2019 to date. The same can now be said for Europe as a whole. Nintendo itself confirmed the news on Twitter today.
Nintendo has not yet shared information about the performance of Zelda: Link’s Awakening in North America. However, we do know that it opened with around 150,000 copies sold in its first week in Japan.
Famitsu sales (9/23/19 – 9/29/19)
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UK software sales – October 1, 2019
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Dragalia Lost ends first year having generated $106 million
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Dragalia Lost just celebrated its first anniversary a few days ago. The game has been pretty successful for Nintendo, as it’s the company’s third highest grossing mobile game at $106 million in total player spending from 3.2 million downloads. However, August 2019 was its lowest grossing month to date at just over $3 million generated.
Fire Emblem Heroes is Nintendo’s biggest revenue earner on mobile at $618 million. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp follows next at $111 million.
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Zelda: Link’s Awakening sold through 60% of its initial shipment in Japan
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The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening sold around 140,000 copies in its first week in Japan. According to Dengeki, the game sold through 60 percent of its initial shipment.
Dengeki examined the game’s sales closer by comparing the debut of Link’s Awakening to Breath of the Wild. The latter Zelda title sold 204,000 copies in its first week before going on to sell over 1.22 million units overall (and counting). Like that game, Link’s Awakening could maintain long-term sales.
Japan’s best-selling games of August 2019
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This week’s issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of August 2019. You can check out the full results below.
Switch Lite has second best debut of any system revision in Japan
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Earlier this week, Famitsu reported that the Switch Lite sold 177,936 units in its first week. That was a great debut for Nintendo, as the 3DS XL was the only other system revision with a better start.
Here’s a full comparison of all system revision launch sales:
