Zelda: Breath of the Wild becomes the best-selling Zelda game ever
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild has reached a major milestone. Based on the latest information provided within Nintendo’s financial results, disregarding re-releases and remakes, it’s now the best-selling entry ever.
On Switch, Nintendo confirms that Breath of the Wild has sold 8.48 million copies. Another 1.5 million units have been sold on Wii U. Essentially, it is at nearly 10 million copies sold.
Zelda: Twilight Princess was the previous record holder for the series. It had sold 8.85 million copies worldwide.
Nintendo 2017 fiscal year earnings results – Switch sales at 17.79 million worldwide
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Today, Nintendo announced its full 2017 fiscal year earnings results. We’ll be rounding up all of the important pieces of information below.
Nintendo million sellers – April 2018 – Kirby Star Allies already at 1.26 million
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As part of its latest financial results, Nintendo has updated its listings of million sellers across various platforms, including Switch games.
Among the highlights, Kirby Star Allies is already at 1.26 million as of March 31. That’s despite the fact that the game only launched last month.
Have a look at the latest numbers below.
Media Create sales (4/16/18 – 4/22/18) – Nintendo Labo debut sales
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 34,165
PS4 Pro – 8,967
PS4 – 4,480
New 2DS LL – 4,191
Vita – 2,892
New 3DS LL – 2,842
2DS – 439
Xbox One – 59
Xbox One X – 57
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 36,308
PS4 – 9,491
New 2DS LL – 4,564
New 3DS LL – 3,366
Vita – 2,921
PS4 Pro – 1,473
2DS – 616
Xbox One – 55
Xbox One X – 17
And here are the software charts:
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March 2018 NPD: Neon Switch the best-selling hardware item of the month and 2018 thus far
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We have one final tidbit from this month’s NPD, and this time we have some news regarding hardware sales.
NPD analyst Mat Piscatella confirms that the Switch 32GB with neon red/blue Joy-Con is the best-selling hardware item of March in the United States. Moreover, it’s the top-performing hardware release in 2018 thus far.
The latest NPD report also had encouraging news for software sales, as it was revealed that Kirby Star Allies has the franchise’s best debut ever in the US.
March 2018 NPD: Kirby Star Allies has best debut month of sales in franchise history
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Kirby Star Allies landed fourth in its first month on the NPD chart. There’s much more to the game’s placement, however.
Based on the latest data from NPD, Kirby Star Allies had the strongest debut month of sales in the U.S. in the history of the franchise. It experienced a 90 percent better debut month than Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland, which was the previous record holder.
Specific sales data for Kirby Star Allies has not been provided by the NPD or Nintendo.
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March 2018 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, 3DS, through 2018, last twelve 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 March, we also have a list of the games that have sold the best through 2018 and over the past twelve months. Continue on below for the full results.
March 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 March 2018. The results can be found below.
UK software sales (Week ending 4/21/2018) – Switch/Wii U/3DS charts
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This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Switch
1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
2. Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
4. Splatoon 2 – Nintendo
5. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
6. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – Ubisoft
7. Kirby Star Allies – Nintendo
8. FIFA 18 – EA
9. Just Dance 2018 – Ubisoft
10. Pokken Tournament DX – Nintendo
Wii U
1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
2. Just Dance 2018 – Ubisoft
3. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
4. Minecraft: Wii U Edition- Nintendo
5. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
6. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
7. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Warner Bros. Interactive
8. Lego City Undercover – Nintendo
9. Splatoon – Nintendo
10. Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed – Sega
3DS
1. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
4. Detective Pikachu – Nintendo
5. Pokemon Ultra Moon – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Ultra Sun – Nintendo
7. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
8. Miitopia – Nintendo
9. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
10. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track