Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Odyssey, Super Mario Party, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe see big sales increases in the UK
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The week of Black Friday sales has come to an end, and GamesIndustry has an early report on the latest data from the UK.
Last week, several Switch titles saw big increases. Zelda: Breath of the Wild rose the most by 111%. Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario Party were right behind having increased 110%. Finally, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was up 98%. Along with Black Friday week, new Switch adopters from Pokemon’s release likely played a factor.
Speaking of Pokemon, after their launch week, sales for Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee understandably fell. The two dropped 43% and 55% respectively.
Adobe: Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee named one of Black Friday 2018’s top-selling products
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Adobe Analytics tracks e-commerce transactions across 80 of the top 100 US retailers. Today, the company reported early information about Black Friday 2018 sales.
According to Adobe, the top five products purchased online in the United States were Laptops, LOL Surprise dolls and accessories, Fingerlings baby pet toys for kids, God of War on PlayStation 4, and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee. CNET further indicates that the new Pokemon games were top-selling products at retail in general during Black Friday.
Pokemon: Let’s Go is already confirmed to have sold over three million copies worldwide in its first three days.
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee sales split and sell-through rates in Japan
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Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu launched last week around the world, including in Japan. In just three days, it sold over 650,000 copies in the country. Sales trackers have since provided additional information on how the games sold.
You may recall that over in the UK, the Pikachu version was significantly more popular than Eevee. But in Japan, the split was pretty close. Dengeki has Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu at 332,193 copies sold and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee at 270,929 units.
According to Media Create, the Pikachu version sold through 62.96% of its initial shipment. Eevee was slightly lower at 51.80%.
Media Create software sales (11/12/18 – 11/18/18) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [NSW] Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee! #
02./00. [PS4] Fallout 76 #
03./03. [NSW] Super Mario Party
04./02. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
05./00. [PS4] Hitman 2
06./01. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion
07./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
08./04. [PS4] Red Dead Redemption II #
09./07. [NSW] Splatoon 2 #
10./06. [NSW] Minecraft
11./08. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
12./00. [PS4] Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs: Steam Dungeon #
13./10. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey #
14./12. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
15./11. [PS4] Marvel’s Spider-Man #
16./14. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies
17./00. [NSW] RPG Maker MV Trinity
18./16. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun!
19./00. [PS4] RPG Maker MV Trinity
20./00. [PSV] Shiro to Kuro no Alice: Twilight Line #
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Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Eevee sell three million units worldwide in first three days
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Following up on last night’s reveal of the Japanese sales numbers for Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee during its launch week, The Pokemon Company has confirmed that the two games have already surpassed three million units sold worldwide over that same stretch.
According to the company, this marks the best debut week for a Switch title to date. With 664,198 copies confirmed to have sold in Japan, it is presumed that the other 2.3 million units sold were from North America and Europe combined. In addition, it is expected that these sales figures include both physical and digital sales.
Media Create sales (11/12/18 – 11/18/18)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 200,850
PS4 – 8,922
PS4 Pro – 8,867
New 2DS LL – 4,189
Vita – 1,877
New 3DS LL – 1,788
2DS – 622
Xbox One X – 119
Xbox One – 45
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 54,235
PS4 – 8,154
PS4 Pro – 7,927
New 2DS LL – 4,243
Vita – 1,869
New 3DS LL – 1,681
Xbox One X – 360
2DS – 294
Xbox One – 46
And here are the software charts:
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Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Eevee sell 664,198 copies in Japan in first three days
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Thanks to Famitsu, we now have sales data for Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee in Japan. In its first three days, the two games sold 664,198 copies. This figure accounts for physical copies, download cards, Poke Ball Plus bundles, and Switch bundles. Digital sales are not included.
Pokemon: Let’s Go had the second best debut of any Switch game. It only trailed Splatoon 2, which managed to sell slightly more at 670,000 units.
Understandably, Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee provided a huge boost to Switch sales. The console sold 180,585 units – or three times more than the previous week.
Super Mario Party now the third fastest-selling Mario Party game in the United States
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As reported by the NPD today, Super Mario Party ranked fifth in the United States software sales charts for October. We have a bit of additional insight into the game’s performance.
Super Mario Party has become the third fastest-selling entry in the franchise based on the first two months in market. It only trails the original Mario Party and Mario Party 8.
Super Mario Party also charted in September, coming in at #9.
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October 2018 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, 3DS, through 2018
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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 October, we also have a list of the games that have sold the best through 2018. Continue on below for the full results.
October 2018 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 October 2018. The results can be found below.
