Monster Hunter Rise has second biggest launch for the series in the UK, physical sales twice the size of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
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New information has been shared regarding the initial performance of Monster Hunter Rise in the UK.
As reported by GamesIndustry, it’s now the second biggest launch for the franchise in the region. Monster Hunter Rise’s launch sales are 43% lower than World, though it’s important to remember that Rise is on just one platform and digital data isn’t included.
As another comparison, physical sales are more than twice the size of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate on 3DS.
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Famitsu software sales (3/15/21 – 3/21/21) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 37,396 / 555,517
2. [NSW] Densha de Go!! Hashirou Yamanotesen – 24,393 / NEW
3. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 20,275 / 2,052,117
4. [NSW] Jack Jeanne – 15,827 / NEW
5. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 14,865 / 2,466,941
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 11,925 / 3,738,387
7. [NSW] Apex Legends Champion Edition – 11,665 / NEW
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 10,397 / 4,208,669
9. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 9,516 / 6,699,716
10. [NSW] Minecraft – 9,320 / 1,861,643
Famitsu sales (3/15/21 – 3/21/21)
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UK software sales – March 22, 2021
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Famitsu software sales (3/8/21 – 3/14/21) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 41,734 / 518,121
2. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 25,287 / 2,031,842
3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 18,802 / 2,452,076
4. [NSW] A-Train: All-Aboard! Tourism – 16,179 / NEW
5. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town – 12,917 / 248,990
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 12,231 / 3,726,462
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 10,947 / 4,198,272
8. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 10,055 / 6,690,200
9. [NSW] Bravely Default II – 9,720 / 122,622
10. [NSW] Minecraft – 8,690 / 1,852,323
Famitsu sales (3/8/21 – 3/14/21)
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has best first-year sales of any Nintendo game in Europe
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has set the sales charts on fire since its launch a year ago, and the game has now set another record. In an announcement today, it’s revealed that the title is the fastest-selling Nintendo game ever launched in Europe.
Nintendo of Europe president Stephan Bole noted in a statement today:
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UK software sales – March 16, 2021
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UK sales for February 2021
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The UK sales report for February 2021 is in. Once again, Nintendo had a pretty good month.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury was the best-selling game in the region while Switch games overall accounted for 51 percent of all games sold. Additionally, Nintendo was the top performing boxed publisher thanks to three games in the top five – Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Mario Kart 8: Deluxe being the other two.
Switch hardware sales continue to perform strongly. Thus far in 2021, console sales are up 81 percent.
Here’s a look at the top twenty best-selling games of February:
Switch lifetime dollar sales have surpassed the DS in the U.S., now Nintendo’s second best-selling platform in tracked history
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According to the latest NPD report, total lifetime dollar sales of Switch hardware have surpassed the DS in the United States. The system is now Nintendo’s second best-selling platform in U.S. tracked history. Only the Wii ranks higher.
It’s also worth mentioning that Switch is currently the seventh best-selling hardware platform in lifetime U.S. dollar sales.
In February, Switch was again the best-selling hardware platform in both units and dollars in the U.S. The console’s unit and dollar sales were the highest for any hardware platform in a February month since the Wii in February 2009.
