Famitsu sales (12/9/19 – 12/15/19)
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Pokemon GO one of the highest-grossing mobile games of 2019 and of the past decade
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Pokemon GO not only had a good 2019, but is also one of the better-performing mobile games of the past decade. New information from mobile data and analytics firm App Annie has it in the top ten for highest-grossing releases of 2019 along with the last decade as a whole.
Here are the mobile revenue rankings for 2019:
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UK software sales – December 16, 2019
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November 2019 NPD: Switch was the best-selling hardware platform of the month
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Continuing the trend over the past few months, Switch was again the best-selling hardware platform in the United States for November. It also remains the best-selling platform of 2019.
Hardware spending for the industry as a whole has been decreasing over the past year. Having said that, Switch is showing year-to-date hardware sales growth.
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November 2019 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, 3DS, year-to-date, last 12 months
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Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. Along with the best-sellers on Switch and 3DS specifically for the month of November, we also have a list of the games year-to-date and have sold the best over the last 12 months. Continue on below for the full results.
November 2019 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of November 2019. The results can be found below, which includes the debut of Pokemon Sword/Shield.
Pokemon Sword/Shield have highest launch month dollar sales of any Pokemon release in the U.S.
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According to the latest NPD report, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield saw the highest launch month dollar sales of any Pokemon release in U.S. history. The previous launch month high was set by Pokemon Sun/Moon.
In the U.S. last month, Pokemon Sword was the third best-selling game. Pokemon Sword/Shield Double Pack came in at #4, followed by Pokemon Shield at #5. Combining the SKUs would put Pokemon Sword/Shield at #2 overall for November.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate now the best-selling fighting game of all time in the U.S.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was already confirmed to be the best-selling fighting game of all time as far as worldwide sales go. The Switch game had reported sales of 15.71 million, surpassing Street Fighter II’s total of 15.5 million.
Smash Bros. Ultimate has also now reached a similar milestone specifically in the United States. As revealed by the latest NPD sales data, it has become the best-selling fighting game of all time in the country. Super Smash Bros. Brawl previously held that title.
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Famitsu software sales (12/2/19 – 12/8/19) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 201,838 (2,224,881)
2. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 10/31/19) – 34,122 (319,297)
3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 16,128 (328,511)
4. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 15,335 (1,038,091)
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 14,623 (2,557,915)
6. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Sega, 11/01/19) – 15,159 (77,180)
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 13,959 (3,362,447)
8. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 13,872 (1,177,650)
9. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 12,284 (720,268)
10. [NSW] Tsuri Spirits Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 11,521 (243,913)
Switch estimated to have sold over 50,000 units at launch in China
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Switch has finally debuted in China, and it seems to be off to a decent start. Niko Partners estimates that the system sold over 50,000 units on release date.
JD.com, an online retailer, said Switch sold through more than 20,000 units via its website. 47 percent of buyers were aged between 16-25. TMall also sold through 10,000 units by 10 AM and saw 75 percent of its buyers under the age of 30.
Niko Partners believes that Switch sales will increase to 100,000 units by the end of 2019. It could surpass the PS4 as China’s leading console by 2022 when accounting for both legal and grey market sales.
