Dragon Quest XI sells over 2,000,000 copies in Japan within first two days
Posted on 7 years ago by Andrew in 3DS, News | 69 Comments
Famitsu has reported that Dragon Quest has sold a total of 2,080,806 copies in Japan within the first two days of the game’s release. The 3DS version of the game sold 1,130,468 copies, while the PlayStation 4 version sold 950,338 copies.
The copies sold also include the sales from the Dragon Quest XI Double Pack Hero’s Sword Box, New Nintendo 2DS XL Dragon Quest Liquid Metal Slime Edition, and PlayStation 4 Dragon Quest Loto Edition.
Dragon Quest XI is out now in Japan but will also be releasing next year in the west under the name “Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age”.
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Layton’s Mystery Journey sold through 75% of its initial shipment in Japan
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 6 Comments
Splatoon 2 wasn’t the only notable game to have released in Japan last week. Layton’s Mystery Journey also saw its debut. Dengeki reports that the game sold through 75 percent of its initial shipment.
That’s not too shabby of a number, and we also have to remember that the game was distributed on mobile. Dengeki does point out though that first week sales were less than Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy’s debut of 128,000 at launch. It went on to sell 283,000 copies on the whole.
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Japan’s best-selling games of June 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 8 Comments
The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of June 2017. You can check out the full results below.
Splatoon 2 sold through 65% of its initial shipment in Japan
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Splatoon 2’s release helped boost overall software sales in Japan last week. Between July 17 and July 23, there was a 251.55 percent increase at a total of 987,000 copies sold on the whole.
Switch also sold about 100,000 units. It was the second best week for the system – only behind the initial launch – and also raised overall Japanese hardware sales to 169,000 units. Sales were up 128.18 percent from last week.
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Japan’s top 100 best-selling games for the first half of 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii, Wii U | 42 Comments
This week’s issue of Famitsu has a listing of the top 100 best-selling games in Japan for the first half of 2017. Eight Nintendo-related games are in the top ten alone, including Monster Hunter XX, Pokemon Sun/Moon, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
The full results are as follows:
001. [3DS] Monster Hunter XX – 1.640.005 / 1.640.005 (Capcom) – {18/03/2017}
002. [3DS] Pokémon Sun / Moon – 527.862 / 3.774.084 (Pokémon Co.) – {18/11/2016}
003. [SWI] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 501.614 / 501.614 (Nintendo) – {28/04/2017}
004. [SWI] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 460.480 / 460.480 (Nintendo) – {03/03/2017}
005. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS – 397.656 / 1.141.044 (Nintendo) – {01/12/2016}
006. [PS4] Resident Evil 7: biohazard – 324.066 / 324.066 (Capcom) – {26/01/2017}
007. [PS4] NieR: Automata – 311.906 / 311.906 (Square Enix) – {23/02/2017}
008. [3DS] Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! – 263.790 / 395.853 (Nintendo) – {22/12/2016}
009. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki – 215.297 / 724.964 (Level 5) – {15/12/2016}
010. [SWI] 1 2 Switch – 200.807 / 200.807 (Nintendo) – {03/03/2017}
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Media Create software sales (7/17/17 – 7/23/17) – Top 50
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [NSW] Splatoon 2 #
02./00. [3DS] Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaire’s Conspiracy
03./02. [3DS] Hey! Pikmin
04./00. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko, Dokonan Desu?
05./01. [PS4] Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
06./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
07./00. [NSW] Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star #
08./07. [NSW] Arms
09./03. [PS4] Gundam Versus #
10./08. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
11./10. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
12./00. [PS4] Under Night In-Birth Exe:Latest
13./04. [3DS] Ever Oasis
14./12. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross
15./15. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition #
16./00. [NSW] Cars 3: Driven to Win
17./14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
18./00. [PSV] World Election #
19./13. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
20./25. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
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Media Create sales (7/17/17 – 7/23/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 45 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 98,999
PS4 – 23,841
New 2DS LL – 17,717
New 3DS LL – 13,108
PS4 Pro – 7,037
Vita – 4,545
2DS – 2,300
New3DS – 1,020
Wii U – 176
PS3 – 142
Xbox One – 77
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 2DS LL – 43,315
Switch – 31,906
PS4 – 28,569
New 3DS LL – 12,101
PS4 Pro – 7,649
Vita – 4,655
2DS – 1,901
New 3DS – 1,242
Xbox One – 200
Wii U – 146
PS3 – 129
And here are the software charts:
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Nintendo Q1 financial results (FY3/2018) – Switch at 4.7 million shipped total
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 110 Comments
Nintendo’s financial results for the first quarter, which covers April through June 2017, are now in. The latest data covers sales for Switch and 3DS, overall results for the company, and more. We’ve rounded up the relevant information below.
Splatoon 2 sells nearly over 671,000 physical copies in Japan within first three days
Posted on 7 years ago by Andrew in News, Switch | 47 Comments
Famitsu has just reported that Splatoon 2 has sold 670,955 physical copies in Japan within the first three days of the game’s release . This makes Splatoon 2 the biggest debut for a Switch title and highest selling Switch title to date in Japan.
Comparing the sales from the first game, Splatoon for Wii U had sold 156,610 physical copies in Japan within its first four days of release. Now that is really impressive and fresh.
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NBA Playgrounds has sold over 500,000 copies
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 7 Comments
NBA Playgrounds has been a hit for developer Saber Interactive. Since launch, the basketball game has sold more than 500,000 units across all platforms. A specific breakdown of platform sales were not mentioned, though it has done very well on the eShop charts.
Saber CEO Matt Karch said in a statement:
“NBA Playgrounds has been a labor of love for us at Saber, so it’s hugely gratifying to see the game strike a chord. Its success has paved the way for us to consider creating other arcade-style sports titles. We’ve worked tirelessly since release to refine the game and deliver the free content we promised, and we’re going to keep supporting it. I want to thank the community for their ongoing feedback, specifically players on Switch, who had to wait so long for the full experience they deserve.”
Saber has another update in the works for NBA Playgrounds. As mentioned earlier today, it will add 33 new players including current stars such as J.R. Smith and Chris Paul, dominators from recent eras like Baron Davis and Tim Duncan, old-school legends Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, and even some modern-day sports gaming YouTubers like Agent 00 and Shake4ndBake. Additionally, packs will be better balanced to reduce the number of duplicates players open. A three-point contest mode with online play will be added in as well, along with a new rebounding system and fully functional friend invites to matches.
Source: Saber Interactive PR
